By Matt Clancy

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By D.C. Lucchesi

Rudy Project Noyz – MSRP $175

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Black Diamond Sprinter – MSRP $79.95

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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.

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Trail Shoes: Would You Bring a Knife to a Gunfight?

By D.C. Lucchesi

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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.

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By D.C. Lucchesi

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BY STEVE LACKEY

Like every year, 2009 has delivered so many awesome moments for so many people.  But more than any other in memory I am ready to let it go and leap freely into the new year. 

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By Michael Sharp

Runners by nature are very dedicated. That is why they get up at “zero-dark-thirty” in the morning to run before work. That is why they run regardless of the weather, and that is why they run through injuries despite advice to “take some time off.” Runners will plan their running schedules months in advance based upon when their next race is and what races need to be run to prepare or qualify for the big event. Vacations are planned around races, and holidays take a back seat to the training schedule. Every aspect of the training regime is calculated: long runs, speed workouts, hill runs, short run days (if there is such a thing), rest days, and weight workouts are all factored into the training equation. One aspect that is extremely important to runners but is often overlooked is core strength.

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