Since everyone’s attention is focused on the Vancouver Winter Olympics, I thought this would be an excellent opportunity to highlight some rather compelling images from the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics.
First, here are the two gold medal winners for the marathon event:
Next, we have the two gold medal winners in the triathlon event:
Finally, here [...]
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The NYT published the article “Slimmer Doesn’t Always Mean Fitter” last week which brings up the very important topic of weight loss and endurance training. It discusses the quite common practice among endurance athletes of cutting more and more weight in favor of achieving a faster PB (personal best) – the idea being less [...]
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I’ve been following Mark Sisson’s blog, Mark’s Daily Apple, for quite some time. I first heard about it a few years ago, and I was quite surprised when I read a bit more about his background.
As it turns out, he’s a former competitive endurance athlete with a storied career that includes a [...]
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Dr. Daniel Lieberman, a Harvard professor of evolutionary biology and an avid runner, recently published a study that concluded that running barefoot is more healthy for you than using running shoes. And while I agree with the barefoot part, I’m not too convinced about this part of Dr. Lieberman’s beliefs:
Lieberman has looked at the [...]
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In the “I don’t know how I missed this earlier” category, here’s a great video from Leslie Thomas at Swim Art on how to properly sight in the open water:
Check out the whole thing!
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I’m a big fan of Hammer Nutrition products, and one of the biggest benefits you get as a purchaser is a free subscription to their highly informative newsletter, Endurance News.
One of the more noteworthy articles in the November 2009 issue is “Off-Season Supplement Suggestions.” Hammer mostly uses the piece as a forum [...]
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Have you ever wondered what it’s really like to swim the English Channel? In this podcast, we speak with Todd Paul and his trainer Craig Strong who spent the better part of 2009 preparing for what’s considered by many to be the ultimate long distance swimming challenge.
Join us in this [...]
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For many of you, the Chicago Triathlon or Chicago Marathon was the culmination of an endurance sports season that began back in March or April. And while you’re probably still doing “semi-regular” runs, rides, and/or swims, I’ll bet you’ve noticed your motivation levels plummeting over the past couple of weeks. I can’t blame [...]
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Craig forwarded me a very detailed e-mail describing Todd’s Channel crossing. It’s an absolutely amazing story of an amazing feat. I’ve copied and pasted it in its entirety below and interspersed some of the photos that Craig provided as well.
Read the whole thing and prepare to be inspired!
P.S. Be sure to also listen [...]
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There’s a great piece in today’s Wall Street Journal that references the Chicago Triathlon. It highlights an all-too-common phenomenon that, in my opinion, is one of the major shortcomings to emerge from the explosive growth of endurance sports:
As the baby boomers who fueled marathon and triathlon crazes enter their 50s and 60s, [...]
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