SLTriathlon Training

Second life is taking cyber training to a whole new level! One of my favorite places to visit is SL is SLTriathlon (32, 40, 21). Read more about SLTri in the article "Attention Avatar Athletes" in this week's The Looking Glass. Below is a snippet from a YouTube video RL creator, IronRav (or Wolfgang Spaatz in SL) produced, explaining the concept of SLTri:



You can also check out his full YouTube video.

I had the great pleasure of attending a cycling class last week at SLTri, lead by super instructor and RL Triathlete and Coach, Suzy Spaatz. I've worked out in-world plenty of times, but never like this! Such a warm and welcoming environment. Suzy gave me a water bottle and helped me get comfortable on the bike. It was a packed class, almost every bike was taken.

The music was fantastic - driving songs to keep any avatar motivated. And Suzy never missed a beat, always challenging us with different drills (on and off the bike). The classes are LIVE on Tuesdays and Thursdays at noon. Definitely worth checking out!

In class, I also had the pleasure of meeting Mo Hax, a regular attendee of SLTri cycling classes. As a dedicated cyclist both in RL and SL, he incorporates SLTri classes into his training. Mo sets up his at-home turb0-trainer and synchronizes his rides with the class. Sometimes, he puts his computer keyboard on the handlebars to chat with the class while cycling!

If you have some time this week, IM or stop in to chat with Suzy or Wolfe. SLTri club, whose membership is growing fast (about 330 so far) will be celebrating their 1 year anniversary soon. Expect to see some amazing additions to their services this year!

See y'all at the next Economan, SLTri's virtual triathlon.

Economan SL Triathlon!

What a great way to start the month of December: cheering on the athletes at the Economan SL Triathlon! It was encouraging to see the athletes tackling the challenging course on a brisk winter morning. Two laps of swimming, 2 laps of cycling, 1 lap of running! Because I had never participated in a SL Tri before, I opted to cheer from sidelines. Naturally, I brought my camera and took pictures of the event. Unfortunately, most of them didn't turn out too well because the athletes whizzed by me so fast!

If you would like to find out more about the SL Triathlon club, check out their landmark (Kona Island 39, 47, 23). Their studio offers a workout room, spinning classes (Tuesdays and Thursdays at noon), yoga and meditation spaces, and a retail shop for gym clothes and Nike shoes!

Good job to everyone who successfully completed the race!
I look forward to competing next month!