To improve your HDL level and your overall cholesterol, you definitely want to avoid trans fats, which are commonly found in hard margarines, baked goods and fried fast foods. Conversely, you want to consume more healthy fats like those found in avocado, olive oil, nuts and salmon.
Super sprints, a newer sport sanctioned by the governing body USA Triathlon, is fast and short, as the name suggests. The distances come in at the lowest end of the short-distance triathlon and range from 0.2 to 0.25 miles in the water, 5 to 8 miles on the bike and 1 to 2 miles running.
The ideal approach to complete the 112 mile Ironman cycling leg is to evenly split or descend the second half. I have been back from IMWI for 2 weeks now and have had time to decompress from my race and analyze many aspects of the entire race of other athletes. The same issue always comes to my mind instantly: The bike portion of an Ironman! There is one major problem with the way so many age groupers complete the bike portion of an IM race: They go out way too hard and then suffer the last 40 miles, which then seriously affects their run!