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Pulmonary Embolism Kills Triathlete

A news report about the Ironman Philippines 70.3 triathlon race last week caught my attention. A relay participant, Ramon Igana, Jr., 44 years old, died during the bike portion... Read more

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Olympic Medalists Reflect Multicultural Britain

The endless debate about whether Multicultural Britain is working was silenced tonight as 3 Olympic gold medalists showed the value of a diversity. 3 Olympic Athletes from 3... Read more

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Five Things You Didn’t Know About Usain Bolt, the World’s Fastest Man

Usain Bolt parties with three ladies after his 100m win. Photo credit: Usain Bolt’s Twitter feed. The background Usain Bolt won the London 2012 100 meter final... Read more

The 06 August 2012 by Periscope
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Heart Rate Training for Clueless People (Like Me)

Whoever said patience is a virtue definitely trained with a heart rate monitor before they started spewing out quotes. There are 3 reasons I am late to the part... Read more

The 14 August 2012 by Brisdon
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Let Me Show You My Boy Shorts

Yesterday was a weird day. Weird, I tell you. I had woken up in the night nauseous. Not like I was going to puke at any moment, but just that feeling of being... Read more

The 21 August 2012 by Brisdon
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Get Your Ass Over the Pass

Did I tell you I was doing the 200-mile Wild West Relay this weekend? We leave tomorrow. Being a Wild West theme, I am either dressing up as Jesse James (I... Read more

The 02 August 2012 by Brisdon
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Switching Sides

Today I ran. Tempo. 6 miles. 5:30 a.m. 157 average heart rate. Now, onto more critical matters. Two nights ago, Ken and I switched sides of the bed. You may... Read more

The 28 August 2012 by Brisdon
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Olympic Medalists Reflect Multicultural Britain

The endless debate about whether Multicultural Britain is working was silenced tonight as 3 Olympic gold medalists showed the value of a diversity. 3 Olympic... Read more

The 05 August 2012 by Jodylan89
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Marathon Safety

With the unfortunate deaths over this past weekend at two triathlons, I've had several conversations with athletes about the general issue of sports-related... Read more

The 15 August 2012 by Lcreswell
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I’m Like An Old Porsche

I only have a minute because I am racing out the door to go to Costco before the weekend rush hits. I need for there to be enough samples left for me, and I... Read more

The 24 August 2012 by Brisdon
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I Knee-d Your Advice

Sometimes things happen that really make me question myself. I’m not sure if I’m getting older or just more stupid, but here's what happened today: I love, love... Read more

The 29 August 2012 by Brisdon
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Can You Become a Faster Runner? Probably.

Last year I put on a running workshop at a local gym. I thought most people would want to know about injury prevention and how to not crap themselves while... Read more

The 31 August 2012 by Brisdon
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