http://www.lisanorden.com Lisa Nordén, elite triathlete Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:59:57 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I'm in Falun. I live in a prison. I've just survived two days of testing. Racing the World Final in Budapest will be like a dream after this.... I forgot how much these tests hurts. It's not for long, but the pain is very present when it comes. And to do it again, again ... http://www.lisanorden.com/lactate-hurts/ The reason to leave Davos? I guess going down for altitude 10days + of Budapest is a good one. Preparing for a 10k run in Stockholm is another. Or get to Falun for a block of testing in the lab. But that wasn't the reason I that came to my mind today when I ... http://www.lisanorden.com/one-good-reason-to-leave-camp-davos/ Wow, what a day! Won the first ever sprint World Championship gold medal today in Lausanne. I'm a WORLD CHAMPION!!! On my bed next to me is a gold medal... need to look at it every once a while to belive it's true. I had a great day. Swam exteremly well. Got away on the bike. Got ... http://www.lisanorden.com/world-champion-in-lausanne-today/ Imust admit I'm not a big fan of the amount of World Championships titles there are triathlon. For me there is one and only that matters. The ITU WCS medals that is. Thats the olympic version of triathlon. That's the pinacle of the sport. Thats where the deep high class field is. Not taking ... http://www.lisanorden.com/lausanne-sprint-world-champs/ Another podium! The 2nd place in todays ITU World Champsionship Series race put me in 3rd position in the overall standings. This means that I'm now in the running for a medal! The race was solid. One of my best I think. I just lacked three seconds in the end. Three seconds ... http://www.lisanorden.com/podium-times-in-kitzbuhel/ Challenge Copenhagen is coming up. So is Alexandar's showdown in the Danish capital. Aleksandar will wear the number #1 in the race. It doesn't really mean anything. You don't get a head start or faster legs. Aleksandar decided to give it a bigger meaning. Watch the video. Shows he is of ... http://www.lisanorden.com/who-is-number-one/ Great job by Fraser Cartmell today! Winning the Ironman UK is a big one in the bag. ENJOY YOUR DAY FRASER! http://www.lisanorden.com/fraser-cartmell-im-uk-winner/ It's been an emotional roller coaster over the past week. From a surprise win in Hamburg to a disappointing 20+ place in London. None what really what I expected of myself coming into the races. I was going down to the two races thinking I'd be able to squeeze out two solid, ... http://www.lisanorden.com/roller-coaster-week/ A picture say more than a 1000 words... The beer was sticky. The victory sweet. Sweet as to put it the aussie way. I finally got to win a sprint. Not sure how it happened. I didn't think I was in great shape. But I love Hamburg. And I love the Hamburgians! They always ... http://www.lisanorden.com/sprint-victory-in-hamburg/ Name: Vicky Holland Born(year/city): 1986, Gloucester, UK Continent: Europe Homepage: www.vickyholland.com Team(s): Beauvais Triathlon and D-Squad I guess! Strength [in triathlon]: Hmmmmm I'd say my swim is my biggest strength at the moment Weakness [in life]: Where to begin....! Vicky, You are about to walk out on the pontoon in the Hamburg World Championship Series race wearing number ... http://www.lisanorden.com/interview-feature-vicky-holland/