Ever hear of ball lightning? For some strange reason, a ball of an electric charge will skitter along the ground causing an awesome effect – as in anyone who sees it stands in awe. Scientists still argue whether they exist or not. Research shows that rarely, every now and then
Copyright: Nancy Clark MS RD CSSS Sept 2023 Of all the questions athletes ask me, “What about sugar…?” is at the top of the list. You likely have been bombarded with messages that sugar is evil, feeds cancer, causes obesity, ruins health, and should be avoided at all costs. Yet,
Operation M/S/F (Mask/Snorkel/Fins) Improving Your Swim By Jeff HardistyImproving Your Swim If you’re like me, God help you. Aside from that I want to share with you how I improved my swimming. I just completed Ironman Lake Stevens 70.3, and this time the swim was my best event. I
It was October, and I was back home after completing Ironman Indiana 140.6. It brought back memories of completing Rev 3 Cedar Point in 2010, my first and only other full iron distance race. Back then, I was 34 and after all the training all summer, I looked and felt
No one wants to think they could tear their ACL, and yet this injury happens to a lot more people every year than you might think. While ACL injuries might be common storylines in professional sports, even non-athletes can wind up tearing them. Knowing how to deal with it immediately
BeginnerTriathlete spoke with Race Director Craig Thompson, owner of Greenswell Events, which recently acquired Ohio multisport racing company HFP Racing. We asked what triathletes should know about race directors like him, and what we can do better as participants to support the sport we love. Question: Most triathletes are pretty
Should You Ditch Your Caliper Brake Bike for a Disc Brake Bike? I listened to the zingers bounce back and forth between cyclists like Ping- Pong balls; each cyclist had their own opinion and a flurry of information to support it. If you want to fire up a little conversation between die-hard cyclists,
It seems like yesterday when I started training for an iron distance race at Cedar Point amusement park in Ohio, two hours from my home. But it was actually 11 years ago. Two weeks ago, a friend I trained with in 2010 forwarded information to me about a new Ironman
USA Triathlon — Tokyo July 23, 2021 Happy Tokyo 2020 Opening Ceremony Day! The five members of the 2020 U.S. Olympic Triathlon Team are onsite in Tokyo and have been getting settled into the Athlete Village. We have medal contenders in all three events (Men’s Individual, Women’s Individual and Mixed Relay) and
Has he lost his mind?Can he see or is he blind?Can he walk at allOr, if he moves, will he fall?– ‘Iron Man’ by Black Sabbath The lyric pretty much portrays me as an athlete. I used to run the bases pretty fast, but anything more than a double
Updated December 2021 It’s that time of year when we encourage everyone to remember what it was like when we were new, and to spare a kind word for the newbies who will crowd into the gym. Except in many places, we are not crowding into the gym. It’s enough