Dear participant, Online registration for the Calgary Police Half Marathon and 5K run begins at 8am Calgary Time, Saturday, January 30, 2010. As a past participant, we are providing you with advance notice to ensure you do not miss the start of registration. As you know, in years gone by we have sold out...
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Shoes change the human foot strike and may lead to more running injuries All the latest footwear engineering in your running sneakers might not mean a thing when it comes to preventing injuries. The latest barefoot running study in the journal Nature deployed 3-D infrared tracking to gauge the difference in foot strike between shod...
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Race will be held at the Glenmore Athletic Track (Map Here) on the 24th of October Sign on will occur at 6:45 pm. Races at: Virgins: 7:15 pm Open Female and Master Female: 7:35 Open Male and Master Male: 8:00 pm BYOB & BYODriver
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Semi-popular triathlete, runner, and cyclist Kyle Marcotte has been banned for two years from Sears after he was detained by mall security this past week. The incited occurred just after 3pm on Wednesday May 13, 2009 at the Calgary Alberta Sears store. Sears Canada has not made a public statement about the offence or...
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After running a few hard intervals this past weekend I came back to the house and was coughing up a storm. I have heard people talk about “persuiters cough” or “track hack” after a hard effort and never really knew what it was. A lot of people, myself included, seem to develop a particularly...
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The German cycling federation announced Stefan Schumacher was among those caught. No surprise, because he tested positive for CERA in samples taken during the Tour de France, when he won two time trial stages. How was he even allowed to race? Croation 800-meter runner Vanja Persic also is on the list, a source confirmed....
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Check out these girls… yes girls.. and their bikers legs. The tans lines and muscles are crazy. I am not saying that i find it overly attractive but hey… to each their own. I found the picture while wondering though facebook. friends of friends of friends pictures… At first i thought “Hey…. thats...
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After chatting about coffee (and the absurdly large amount my roommate goes through) I did a little more research about taking caffeine or drinking a coffee before a race. I found the majority of this article on pponline.co.uk. They have thousands of other research and fitness related papers related to any sport you want....
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Almost all cyclists and runners know that excess body fat can hinder performance. Although it’s immediately apparent that there are substantial differences in physical characteristics between cycling sprinters and climbers, elite runners and 100 meter sprinters, They come in a variety of shapes and sizes, and there are perhaps too many exceptions to make...
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With all this talk about huge “Powa” output one has to think about other factors that effect speed in cycling. The most common variable that you should consider is weight… hence the common power watts/kg factor. The previous post shows that Ryders watts/kg output for his record breaking ride is 4.81 watts/kg. Kobe Davis...
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