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Gym Decisions
by Run Girl Run
posted May 7, 2010 at 3:21pm
Layout problems:Sorry for bombarding your Google Readers with random blank never ending posts yesterday. I'm not sure what happened, but when I published yesterday's post on spinning, the software pushed through about five blank posts. I think I finally g...more
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Summer Snowboard Camp Roundup
by Westbound Boarder
posted May 6, 2010 at 10:18pm
As ya’ll know already (or maybe you don’t) summer is right around the corner and for all of the shred heads out there, it can only mean one thing…you’ve got it, time to start thinking about snowboard camp. With options all across the globe (litera...more
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What's Next?
by Run Girl Run
posted May 5, 2010 at 5:54pm
Two days later, my legs are still pretty sore. It's really only my quads, which I blame completely on the hilly Frederick course.Even though I'm not completely recovered, I'm still trying to figure out what's next.As of right now I don't have any more rac...more
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Introducing Timberline Summer Snowboard Camps
by Westbound Boarder
posted May 5, 2010 at 12:26pm
It is that time of year again, the regular snowboard season is wrapping up (booo), which means it is time to start thinking about snowboard camps (!!!!!). Last year we brought you our Wicked Snow Camp Wednesdays and we have a camp to add to the mix. Fo...more
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Learning to heal
by Byline to Finish Line
posted May 3, 2010 at 12:07pm
Big sigh.
That’s the attitude today brings as thunderstorms pass through Western New York, my body starts to adjust to the whirlwind of travel and time change and my entire being wants to return to training.
Only I can’t just yet.
See, that unlucky...more
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Softball Coaching Tip - Control Your Voice
by Softball Performance Blog
posted April 26, 2010 at 9:42pm
During a fun day at the park watching my daughter play 12U softball, I was reminded of a view very important tips for coaching softball. At the field that day there was a coach that had a very loud, commanding voice. It's not that he was yelling, nor ...more
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Dialing in the bike
by Endurance Meg
posted April 24, 2010 at 3:18pm
I could go on and on about dialing it in. Start out conservative, get a feel for the terrain and route. Listen to your body and know when to engage and when not to. My training partners and I do a lot of “dialing in”- especially when we do hill repeat...more
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Softball Hitting Tip: ACT Not React
by Softball Performance Blog
posted April 23, 2010 at 9:33pm
Guest post by Ken Krause, Life in the Fastpitch Lane blog
Watch the hitters in a fastpitch softball game and more often than not this is what you will see: despite the fact that they have a $300+ club in their hands, they will let the pitchers dictate...more
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Fun times with Pepper Spray
by Chic Runner
posted April 23, 2010 at 5:53pm
People have been asking about my new Pepper Spray and where I got it and how I run with it. Some have even asked why I would need pepper spray. Well since I’m no Karate Kid and not all my paths are filled with rainbows and daisies, I would much rather b...more
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Million Dollar Reality in Girls’ Hockey
by Total Female Hockey Club
posted April 21, 2010 at 5:40pm
Let’s face the truth, - there’s no money in girls’ hockey. No one is going to be signing million dollar, multi-year contracts to play professional women’s hockey any time soon. A few women are able to make a living by playing hockey, but I w...more
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One Simple Way to Improve Speed
by Softball Performance Blog
posted April 15, 2010 at 7:48pm
One simple way to improve your softball speed is to PRACTICE it when you have the chance. I know, that doesn't really sound like a tip does it? It also sounds quite obvious doesn't it? And yet I see many softball players missing out on opportunities ...more
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Feeling tired...
by I Run - Therefore I Blog
posted April 13, 2010 at 10:01am
I'm back in Oslo and trying to get my energy levels back to normal! Saturday before traveling home I finished off the training camp with a threshold session of 2-1-1-2-1-1 km at the cross country trail at Alfamar. After the speedy start of the stay, I wa...more
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It's a release point, not a release line
by Softball Performance Blog
posted April 11, 2010 at 2:08pm
Guest post by Ken Krause, Life in the Fastpitch Lane blog
At some point in time, we all have that math class where we learn about the differences between points and lines. While this is a bit of an over-simplification, essentially a line is made up of ...more
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Pushing past the puke factor
by Byline to Finish Line
posted April 7, 2010 at 12:56pm
The weather was overcast and the air felt like rain at any moment. Still, the sprinters were in the middle of their practice at the University at Buffalo Stadium track, hoping to finish up before a storm blew through the area.
Jamiee McClary took her spi...more
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Give Heat to Get Heat
by The Glowing Edge
posted April 5, 2010 at 1:14pm
After one of my trainers told me to take the week off (except for running a few miles), I came into sparring on Friday night and felt incredibly rested and strong. I did rounds with everyone on the team, but had some especially interesting rounds with ...more
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Oofta. Nothing Beats a Good, Long Sunday Run.
by Endurance Meg
posted April 5, 2010 at 12:49am
Nothing beats a good, long Sunday run.
It has been an incredibly busy past-few-weeks for me, but I have enjoyed it immensely. No, I am not throwing down any big training weeks or traveling for races. I’m a grad student, and the ebbing and flowing that ...more
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Training day failures … or not
by Byline to Finish Line
posted April 5, 2010 at 12:33am
In all honesty, I had no idea what to expect.
In preparing for my next 70.3 in Texas later this month, Saturday was my first big brick workout of the season. On the schedule — a two-hour bike ride followed immediately by an 8-10 mile run. The course an...more
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Sharing the power of sports
by Byline to Finish Line
posted March 31, 2010 at 7:14pm
There are some things which are best explained by the look in someone’s eyes or by the smile on their face or the emotion expressed through their body.
Those are the forms of communication we often miss in our daily dealings with those around us, but t...more
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Up, up and away!
by Running in the Bike Lane
posted March 23, 2010 at 9:02pm
I took a little break last week, to let my body and mind recover from some "oops" in my training. I'd somehow managed to double my training hours week over week, simply by missing 1 long weekend bike ride for 2 weekends in March. I had no idea it would ha...more
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