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Swim Report – April 25, 2009 – Holy Smokes, It's Almost Summer!

April 25, 2009 By srhernan

It was 68F at 5:30am, so the ride out to L1 was reminiscent of a July morning. For the first time since early November, IRead More

Fructose-Sweetened Beverages Linked to Heart Risks

April 22, 2009 By srhernan

Here’s an interesting blurb from an article in today’s New York Times: A controlled and randomized study has found that drinks sweetened with fructose ledRead More

Swim Report – April 19, 2008 – Spring rains…

April 19, 2009 By srhernan

Chris was out at L1 this morning. Here’s his report: Well as you can see it was cloudy with a light rain this morning…temperature wasRead More

Swim Report – April 18, 2009 – New Lake Monster!

April 18, 2009 By srhernan

Dave, Chris, and new Lake Monster Carol made it out to Ladder #1 bright and early Saturday morning for a picture perfect Spring swim. TheRead More

Brown Fat Revisited – Beyond the Media Hype

April 13, 2009 By srhernan

Let’s start off with a sampling of headlines that hit the mainstream media news sources over the last two weeks: “Can Brown Fat Make YouRead More

Swim Report – April 12, 2009 – Happy Easter!

April 13, 2009 By srhernan

While Spring has ushered in steadily rising lake temperatures, it has also brought us some pretty hefty winds that have made everything touch-and-go out atRead More

"Brown Fat" and Cold Water Swimming

April 10, 2009 By srhernan

There’s been a rash of news pieces this week pertaining to “brown fat” which is apparently a type of fat that burns calories versus storingRead More

Swim Report – April 4, 2009 – Sloth can be rewarding

April 5, 2009 By srhernan

Dave and Chis were out early at Ladder #1 on Saturday, but the place was crawling with fuzz. Apparently the City of Chicago was givingRead More

Easy Endurance Training

April 1, 2009 By srhernan

The mercury hit 55F this afternoon in Chicago, so I opted to go for a 30-minute, low aerobic run outside. This was only the secondRead More

Triathlons can pose deadly heart risks

March 30, 2009 By srhernan

Dave sent me a link to a very compelling article on how triathletes are much more prone to sudden death incidents than marathoners. Practically allRead More

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