What's Your Best Infinit Story? Share It and Win!

Every day we hear from customers who've had incredible experiences with Infinit Nutrition... More importantly, we get to hear the great 'story behind the story' details of personal triumphs, visits to far-away race-day destinations, and triathlon, endurance running, and mountain bike challenges conquered. Starting today, we're opening up comments at InfinitLoop.com to let you broadcast your absolute best 'Infinit Story' to all the other readers of our blog.

It's easy, just submit your story using the 'comments' section below and you may find yourself featured on our back label! Stories must be submitted by 8/15/2010. First prize receives $100 in Infinit bucks *plus* a new Infinit jersey *plus* a Speedfil Hydration System ($500 value) *and* will be featured on one of our labels. Second prize is $250 in Infinit bucks, and third prize is $100 Infinit bucks. First story to post gets a free 6-Pack of our popular single serving RUN, RIDE, and REPAIR formulas, so get movin'.

Need to add a picture to make your story come to life? Send your image along with matching email or blog title to customer-service@infinitnutrition.us.

INFINIT Pro Interview - Dede Greisbauer

Last weekend I sat down with 2x Ironman Champion Dede Greisbauer during a hard weekend of training in Lake Placid New York. Dede was the top US Female at last years Ironman World Championships in Kona Hawaii. She has been a long time INFINIT user and a sponsored INFINIT athlete for 2010.

Talking about 100% liquid nutrition...



Dede talks about converting to INFINIT...



How Dede mixes for the bike...



How Dede mixes for the run...



Thanks to Dede for the time. She is an awesome athlete and a better person. Good luck to her in her preperation for the 2010 Ironman World Championships in Kona!

7/19/10 Race Report: Breckenridge 100

Time again for my hometown race the Breckenridge 100. Arguably the hardest 100 mile race in the NUE series if not the country. The 4am wakeup call was very early, by the start of the race at 6am the sun was starting to show on the climb to come.

The pace was hard from the start and I began trading pulls with Jeff Schalk, Joey Thompson and one other rider who was in tow. By the time we hit the first single track after 50 minutes of climbing Jeff had about 10 seconds on me and Joey was behind by about the same. After cresting the ridge of the Ten Mile range we started the long decent down to Copper Mountain. Then around the corner Jeff was off his bike I asked if he was OK and he said he had a flat so I continued on alone.

I came in off the first lap with a good lead on now second place rider Joey Thompson and started in on lap two I was feeling really good at this point and was really pushing, about half way through the lap on an old mining flume I got a huge nail through my tire, with a gaping hole in my tire I had to stop a throw a tube in loosing about 3 or 4 minutes. I figured Jeff would catch me now that we had both had flats but what I didn't realize was he had 2 flats and had lost about 20 minutes and it was Joey that was in chase.

At the end of the Colorado Trail section of the course I got a good view behind me and could see a rider about 2 minutes behind, it turned out to be Joey but I new I had to push hard into the third lap because of the time I had lost. By the middle of lap three I had about 6 minutes on Joey and was pushing hard just in case something happened. I came in with a time of 8:23 and the win making it 6 in a row, I really can't believe I have won this race 6 times I feel really lucky and blessed to have stayed healthy for this long and I will keep at it for as long as I can!

US National Champion Josh Tostado, Team INFINIT

Eric Deshaies Rocks Badwater; Finishes 7th Overall.

Hey Team,
I have been tracking Eric Deshaies progress at The Badwater UltraMarathon for the last day and bit -- that's right -- Eric finished the 135 miles of "the world's toughest foot race" through the desert and mountains in 29:35:46. In his very first attempt he finished in 7th!!!

Fueled by INFINIT Eric has achieved greatness again. Eric previously finished a double Ironman in 20:27, what a machine.

We are extremely proud of Eric... Congratulations!!!

Course Profile

Check his splits

Once we have a race report with images we will post; don't forget to look for Eric as the featured athlete on your next bag of custom Infinit Nutrition.

Rest well Eric!

-- Darcy

Athlete Interview - 2x IM? Pas de problem!

Check out this interview with this INFINIT athlete at the Ironman in Lake Placid NY. Double Ironman on your custom INFINIT formulation? No problem!

Athlete Interview - Jason

Sat down with Jason, an INFINIT customer for about a year. Take a listen to what he has to say about his experience...

TriSports Raves about Infinit: "This Stuff Works!"

From the official TriSports.com blog: "I was absolutely blown away – not only did I not get hungry, I didn’t cramp either (typically on a ride like this I would need to supplement with salt pills). This product is the real deal and I recommend it to anyone not in my age-group." Don't stop reading now, folks... jump over to TriSports' blog for the rest of this story and plenty of other great triathlon product reviews and information.

Infinit Nutrition and MarathonQuest in Toronto

A 16-week training program put on by Canadian Running Magazine and Brooks, MarathonQuest had its first run recently at Toronto’s High Park and Infinit was thrilled to have provided our popular 'training kit' -- featuring a single serving of Infinit RUN, a single serving of Infinit REPAIR, and a $10 gift card -- for each attending athlete. How'd the first run of the quest go? Find out for yourself by reading the event wrap-up blog located here.

Looking to tie Infinit into your training camp, upcoming event, or coaching business? We can't wait to learn more; contact us to talk about special pricing and club incentives!

Hi INFINIT!

I just wanted to take a few minutes to let you know how pleased I have been with infinit! I’ve been using my formulas since November of last year and I love it!

So far, 2010 has been a great year for me with regards to the results I’ve posted in the two triathlons I’ve done. I give a ton of credit to infinit. I raced the Turtle Crawl Olympic Distance triathlon back in May and ended up first in my age group (Female 35 – 39)! I was thrilled! I ran with my bottle of infinit on the run. I only used the water on the course to pour over my head to keep cool.

I raced the Kansas 70.3 in June and set a PR of 6:03. This was 21 minutes faster than my old PR. I’ve been competing in triathlons, mostly for fun, since 2003. I really wanted to take it up a notch this year, which is why I took the plunge with infinit! It has been a huge help! I love the taste! I don’t have to worry about supplementing it with anything else! It is just so easy!

Big props go to Michael! I did a phone consultation with him back in February when I started doing longer workouts for my 70.3. He answered all my questions and really helped me understand what I needed for my short and long workouts. He even gave me an excellent race strategy for my 70.3. It worked like a charm! I felt energized and hydrated throughout the race. I didn’t experience any of the GI issues I’ve had in the past.

I’m so pleased with my results and I just wanted to say “thanks”! Next race: USAT Age Group National Championship Race in Tuscaloosa, AL on Saturday, September 25th! Wish me luck!

Two quick notes: 1.) I gave a big “shout out” to our club members (Peachtree Tri Club) after our Partnership was announced. 2.) I recommend infinit to all the athletes that I coach. Thanks for the discount codes!


Sincerely,
Mari Fridenmaker
Vice President and Founder, Peachtree Tri Club
President, Vizsla Coaching

Note from INFINIT: we offer club discounts. Please let us know @ customerservice@infinitnutrition.us if your club has interest!

MultiSport Canada - Welland Race Update

Hey Team,
Just got back from Welland for the MultiSport Canada Triathlon weekend. Once again a series of great races over the two days. John and the MSC Team continue to create an environment that caters to all levels of athletes. The weekend was full of great performances on the flat and fast course, along with incredible stories - the most impressive involving Nigel Gray from the Toronto area.

A friend of mine went down hard today on the bike course - Rich Pady was I believe running in 3rd overall with Nigel 20 seconds back. Rich was clipped by the mirror of an oncoming van, as it came across the center line of the road. The hit was powerful and fractured Rich's humerus, when he hit the ground he was subjected to the normal road rash that in-sues when traveling at ~40 km/h. In a self-less and classy act Nigel a local pro - stopped immediately and tended to Rich for several minutes until the ambulance came to take over, not worried a bit about his race. Awesome. This is obviously a big blow to Rich's season-he is incredible shape coming off a huge year last year which included winning the overall title last year at the Triple T. Off for a while now, but he will definitely back.

The podium of today's Half was filled with stellar performance Healthy Results (Rich Pady - Coach) trained Deborah Powell first amongst the women with a 4:47:18. Wolfgang Guembel finished in a blistering 3:56:49 to lead the men, with a 2:09 bike split (41.8 km/h)- Wow.



Had the pleasure of meeting Gord Pauls who is in his final preparations for a Triple Ironman. Gord is completing 3 Ironmans in 3 days at Ironman Canada in August. Hear more and find out how you can help:



Another bright spot was Robbie Chapman, age 16 of Lancaster who finished his very first Half Ironman in 4:55. Previously Rob had only completed one Olympic-strong kid with lots of discipline, future looks bright.

Hear what they are saying:



That's all for now, will see you in Gravenhurst in 3 weeks!! Thanks for a great weekend. Remember if the Run and Ride formulations are not hitting the mark-let us customize to make it make your specific needs and flavour preferences.

-- Darcy

How to Calculate Your Sweat Rate

The goal is to see exactly how much dehydration you incur during your workout and in turn, determine your hourly fluid replacement (how much you need to drink). When you are done with this homework, you will have a hydration target that you can use in both training and racing.

1. Empty you bladder and record you weight (nude or swim suit)

2. Pre-exercise weight = ___________ lbs.(A)

3. Do your usual workout, and drink like you normally would.

4. Record the approximate volume of fluid consumed during exercise.

How much you drank = ___________ fluid ounces (E)

5. Towel dry, empty your bladder and then record your weight (nude or swim suit).

Post-exercise weight = ___________ lbs.(B)

6. Subtract your post-exercise weight from your pre-exercise weight to get the number of pounds you lost during exercise.

Weight lost = _____lbs.(A) - ______lbs(B) = ________lbs.(C)

7. To find out how many fluid ounces of water you have lost,

multiply pounds x 16 _____lbs(C) x 16 = ________ fluid ounces of water you lost during exercise (D)

8. To determine hourly fluid replacement needs, add number of fluid ounces you lost during exercise (D) to the number of fluid ounces you consumed during exercise (E) and divide by total number of hours spent training.

(_____fluid ounces (D) + ___fluid ounces (E)) ÷ ___hours =_____fluid ounces needed each hour

Conditions that will increase sweat rate include heat, humidity, and elevated heart rate (high intensity training). Athletes should measure sweat rate across several workouts to determine their fluid replacement needs in various environmental conditions.

On race day, based on the forecast, the athlete than can go back to their log and know exactly what fluid they need to plan on ingesting to prevent performance declines associated with dehydration. Deaths have occurred when the air temperature was less than 75 degrees F (24 degrees C) but the relative humidity was above 95%. Humidity levels over 75% will contribute to an increased risk of heat injury.

*Note that a factor of 1.2-1.6 can be multiplied to hourly replacement needs when heat & humidity (>75%) are extreme.

This is a key component to any athletes performance.