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FEATURE - Event Guide

Joe Nuss — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 07:00:00 +0100

Our 2012 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 2012 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 2012 are listed, as many race dates were still to be determined when we went to press with the prRead More...

INSPIRATION - A Runner's Resolution

Joe Nuss — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 07:00:00 +0100

Tony Swartz after losing 60 pounds and completing the 2011 City Of Oaks Half Marathon in Raleigh.

Looking back it is easy to say: I should have known better. During the weeks leading up to the ITU Duathlon World Championships I was feeling some worsening pain in my shin. Thinking like an endurance athlete rather than a health professional, I figured it could not amount to anything more serious than some pain during and after the race with lots of time to recover at the end oRead More...

SUSTAINABILITY OF YOU - Re-Toxify, Then De-Toxify...

Joe Nuss — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 07:00:00 +0100

By Joshua Stevens

This is the pattern of most of our holiday habits and broken New Year’s resolutions. We eat and drink too much, then try to pry ourselves away from our beloved pitfall foods: chocolRead More...

SUSTAINABILITY OF YOU - Four Moves for Stronger Shoulders

Joe Nuss — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 07:00:00 +0100

By Brian Schiff

Many runners and cyclists eventually make the leap to triathlons after they conquer the bike and road. WhetherRead More...

CYCLING - How to Select Aerodynamic Wheels

Joe Nuss — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 07:00:00 +0100

By Victor Jimenez

By Cid Cardoso, Jr., and Jeff Freer

By Brandon McDearis

The quesadilla has become almost as traditional now as the sandwich was 50 Read More...

TAR HEEL 10 MILER - BounceBack Kids to be Charitable Partner of the Wells Fargo Tar Heel 10 Miler

Joe Nuss — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 20:46:23 +0100

Endurance Magazine is thrilled that BounceBack Kids will be a volunteer sponsor organization for the Wells Fargo Tar Heel 10 Miler on April 21st. BounceBack Kids is making a positive impact on the lives of children with life-challenging medical conditions as well as the lives of their families. We are proud to partner with an organization doing such meaningful work!

FEATURE - Trizophrenia: Inside the Minds of a Triathlete - Jef Mallett

Joe Nuss — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 07:00:00 +0100

by D.C. Lucchesi

In “Frazz,” Jef Mallett chronicles in cartoons the balance his main character strives to strike between his work as a school custodian, his relationship with third-grade teacheRead More...

FEATURE - Unexpected Pairings: My Multisport Adventure

Joe Nuss — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 07:00:00 +0100

By DC Lucchesi

Some things just seem to go together. Peanut butter and jelly, nuts and bolts, ScooRead More...

FEATURE - Attention Running Clubs! It's Time to Bring Your BEST!

Joe Nuss — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 07:00:00 +0100

The 2012 SPORToften Running Club Championship will take place Saturday, April 21, 2012, in Chapel Hill, N.C.

By Anne Howell

By Victor Jimenez

It was pouring down rain andRead More...

SUSTAINABILITY OF YOU - 3 Weeks to a Brand New You

Joe Nuss — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 07:00:00 +0100

3 Weeks To A Brand New You

By Dr. Angelina Stevens

By Elizabeth Towe

By Cid Cardoso, Jr.

What do you get when you cross a kick board and a pull buoy? You get the Aqua Sphere P2K (PsquaredK)Read More...

SUSTAINABILITY OF YOU - Totally Hip Exercises for Increased Mobility

Joe Nuss — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 07:00:00 +0100

By Brian Schiff

By Brandon McDearis

If one of your goals for the new year is to eat a bit cleaner, then youRead More...