Posted by: Joe Nuss in runner, Run, Lifestyle, Friends, Elite on
Mar 08, 2010
Story By Joe Nuss
Photos by Kristen Boness
I spent a weekend in Colorado Springs this month with our event director, Thys (pronounced like “rice”—only faster). We were attending a USAT Race Director Symposium, and after a few too many hours in conference rooms we headed out for an afternoon run. We made our way over to an unofficial trail that runs up the Mt. Manitou Springs Incline—an old incline railway that has been turned into a trail that climbs 2,100 vertical feet in the distance of a mile.
The view from the bottom was daunting, but at least you could see the top (so we thought). We headed up and I quickly realized this was going to be not a run, but a hike—and a grueling one at that. At 8,000 feet the air felt so thin in my not-yet-acclimatized lungs that the pain of the effort felt like I had a piano on my chest. A distance that normally would take less than 8 minutes took 45 and left everything I had along the rocks and shattered railway.
Posted by: Joe Nuss in Lifestyle, Events, endurance on
Feb 08, 2010
By Joe Nuss
Posted by: Joe Nuss in Triathlon, Swim, Run, Off Road, Lifestyle, Endurance Events, Elite, Duathlon, Cycling, Charity, Beginner on
Feb 04, 2010
Our 2010 Event Guide is your road map for the upcoming season. From walks to ultramarathons to iron-distance triathlons and open water swims, we have packed more than 800 events into the current 2010 Endurance Magazine event guide. We thank all of those race directors who were able to submit their events to SPORToften.com to be listed in this guide. Not all events for 2010 are listed, as many race dates were still to be determined when we went to press with the print issue. Remember to watch for newly added events as well as possible date or location changes in upcoming issues of Endurance Magazine and at our event registration site SPORToften.com - the premiere regional event community resource.
Posted by: Joe Nuss in Training, Lifestyle on
Jan 27, 2010
By Joe Nuss
By Joe Nuss
Posted by: Joe Nuss in Nutrition, Lifestyle, Fuel on
Jan 07, 2010
By Brandon McDearis
Posted by: Joe Nuss in Training, Swim, runner, Run, Lifestyle on
Jan 06, 2010
By Dr. Joshua Stevens
Usually, this time of year my wife, Kara, is getting ready to celebrate another successful fall 5K season. Unfortunately, she was injured late this year and it derailed her racing. Begrudgingly, she settled into a three-month routine of pool running to maintain her fitness. In spite of her initial distaste for pool running she persevered and even convinced my sister and I to join her for many of these sessions. We all had a great time pool running together and were pleasantly surprised by how much we enjoyed these tough workouts. Seeing the value in this training and adding it to our own routine my sister, Dr. Angelina Stevens, and I have recommended it to several patients.
Posted by: Joe Nuss in Training, Lifestyle, Beginner on
Nov 30, 2009
CrossFit Corner - By Greg Ryan
The Push Press is a dynamic overhead pressing movement designed to increase shoulder and hip strength and explosiveness. The hip extensors (primarily the glutes and hamstrings) are very large muscles with the ability to generate a great amount of force. When someone bends at the knee, as is natural when assuming a jumping position, the hip extensors elongate. If the movement is performed quickly then the body utilizes stored elastic energy and creates more force than if the movement is done slowly or with a pause.
Preparation
