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Feature Articles
Find the latest feature articles here! We generally post new articles every day, and most of them can be found right here. Click on any headline below to find the full article. And be sure to click the 'view more articles' link at the bottom of the page to read articles you may have missed.
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Coach Troy interviews Olympic Triathlete, Simon Thompson
Prior to the Life Time Fitness Triathlon, Coach Troy sits with Australian professional and Olympic Triathlete Simon Thompson to discuss his switch from short course racing to long course racing and how to be effective at both. Listen to this informative interview for insights on how the pros train and race for world class competition!
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My Story: Surprise Champion Kaitlin Shiver---9-1-2009
By Endurance Planet
University of Florida 1,500 meter runner Kaitlin Shiver spent her summer training as a triathlete. And it paid off with a big surprise at the USA Triathlon age-group national championship in Tuscaloosa. Today on Endurance Planet, a My Story edition done in conjunction with USA Triathlon, we hear from the 20-year-old about the unexpected career options she has now.
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The Champion of Badwater---8-7-2009
By Endurance Planet
Who runs a record-setting marathon in 112-degree heat just to prepare for another event? His name is Marco Farinazzo of Brazil. Today on Endurance Planet we hear from the 41-year-old Army Sergeant who can now call himself, "The champion of Badwater."
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Western States Champion Anita Ortiz---7-14-2009
By Endurance Planet
If you had asked the experts in advance of the Western States 100, "Who will win?", you wouldn't have heard the name Anita Ortiz. Ortiz wouldn't have told you she'd win either. But she did win. Today on Endurance Planet we hear from the veteran mountain runner who entered her first 100-miler and surprised everyone.
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Breakaway Friday: Run For the Diamonds---7-3-2009
By Endurance Planet
This week's Breakaway Friday is a real treat. A chance to not only hear from a great tale of endurance but also an opportunity to hear from the author himself. Mark Will-Weber is a former elite runner, a coach, and a longtime writer who has spent years researching the 100-year-old Run For the Diamonds, formerly known as The Berwick Marathon. His book Run For the Diamonds...100 Years of Footracing in Berwick, Pennsylvania is the story of "a throwback event that reflects the history of running in America." . . .
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My Story: Hal Higdon---6-23-2009
By Endurance Planet
He's well-known as a writer and a runner but, at the age of 78, Hal Higdon is embracing the multi-sport lifestyle. And he's stretching himself as an author as well. While he's published thirty-four books, he's just completed his first novel Marathon. Today on Endurance Planet, a My Story edition done in conjunction with USA Triathlon, we hear from the man who believes it's good to push a bit outside your comfort zone...
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Psychological Strategies for Success---6-4-2009
By Endurance Planet
Bobby McGee is an Olympic Coach and Running Expert but also an expert on Sport Psychology and Mental Skills. He has produced world record holders & an Olympic Champion & numerous Olympians as runners, over & above his work with triathletes. No one knows better how to mentally prepare athletes for success on race day than Bobby McGee! Today on Endurance Planet we talk with McGee about psychological strategies for success in sport...
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Respect and Unfinished Business---5-26-2009
By Endurance Planet
Nothing motivates an athlete like unfinished business and a perceived lack of respect. When the U.S. 24-Hour Run National Championship is held in Cleveland later this year, Connie Gardner will be motivated by both. Gardner came heartbreakingly close to a record two years ago. Plus, she and her fellow Ohio runners don't believe they're getting the credit they're due...
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Knee Injuries
By Mark Klion, MD
One of the most common overuse injuries to the knee is "Runner's knee" or Patellofemoral syndrome. A change in normal activity like an unusually hard workout, or a longer than usual bike ride can lead to a strain around the kneecap and its' surrounding tissues. Pain occurs in the front of the knee that can be worse with activities like running, walking stairs, and even sitting at the movies with your legs bent for a long period of time.
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Hip Injuries
By Mark Klion, MD
Injuries to the hip from running can be very common. The repetitive stresses placed on your hip joint can cause strains to the tissues around the joint including the capsule or labrum, muscles in the groin, hamstring and lateral hip stabilizers, and bone. Soft tissue injuries usually get better with activity modification, stretching, strengthening and a lot of tender loving care. It is the injuries to the bone that are more difficult to manage.
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Ordinary and Extraordinary---5-21-2009
By Endurance Planet
For the vast majority of the population the thought of running 150 miles is unfathomable. A person who, for example, has a goal of running a 5k may find it difficult to relate to a person who runs an ultramarathon. But, believe it or not, both of those individuals have a lot in common. Listen to the stories of extraordinary endurance athletes and you will find that they're ordinary people...
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Individualize Your Workouts with Heart Rate
By Bob Townsend, CSCS
Life Time Endurance Coach
There is no single exercise program for everybody. All exercise programs should be custom fit to the individual. You should appreciate and respect others' training programs, but you must follow one that fits you. In group exercise programs, individuals are grouped together, follow the workout program and expect to do well. The instructor leads the group through the same intensity, duration and frequency of exercises. Some will do well and others will not.
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Marathon Training Tips
By John Schueller
Running a marathon is not for everyone nor is it something one should take on casually. Running or walking 26.2 miles requires planning and hard work to prepare you physically and mentally to insure an injury free and positive journey to a successful marathon. The time period to prepare for a marathon can vary depending on your fitness level. Someone with a high level of fitness and is an avid runner maintaining 30 or more miles per week can be ready in as few as 12 weeks but someone getting off the sofa . . .
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COACH TROY'S ENDURANCE TIP - Changing a Flat using a CO2 Cartridge
You're out on a ride and all of a sudden, you hear that dreaded sound, ppsssstttttt....the sound of a flat tire! Oh no! What do you do now?! Hopefully you're prepared with the right tools and knowledge about how to change the flat on the road so you can finish your ride. In this short videocast, Coach Troy demonstrates how to quickly change a clincher tire (tube) using a standard CO2 Cartridge. Practice this at home so that when it happens on the road, you're ready for it!
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Endurance Tip - Protect yer' Noggin'
The modern day bicycle helmet is lightweight, comfortable, well ventilated and plays the ever so important role of protecting yer noggin. In this short Endurance Tip with Coach Troy, he offers sage words of advice on proper helmet fit and tells you the about the 'two types of cyclists'. Be sure to watch this!
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Diabetes and Endurance Athletes
By Salvatore J. Tirrito M.D., F.A.C.C
Acutely, uncontrolled blood sugars lead to a situation where your blood sugar either gets too high (hyperglycemia) or too low (hypoglycemia). Low blood sugars initially may cause dizziness, difficult concentrating, sweating, and shaking but may progress to seizures, coma, brain damage and death. Just about every athlete at one point or another has experienced hypoglycemia, although most of us know it as "bonking".
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