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"The sun was unnaturally hot for so early in the year.
Every salty, burning stream of sweat off my forehead
seemed to zero in on the inside corner of my eye,
stinging," writes Matt Dinniman in his story about his
first track meet. Matt wasn't the best but he learned
about something his coach called "hustle." Today on
Endurance Planet, a Breakaway Friday edition, we hear
an audio excerpt from "How Running Changed My Life."
A follow-up story on Endurance Planet. A few weeks ago
we interviewed "The World's Fittest Man", Joe Decker,
who was heading-off to run the Barkley Marathon...a
race that only seven people have finished since it
began in 1986. Today we talk with the southern
Californian about who won. Joe or the mountain?
To learn more about Joe:
http://joe-decker.blogspot.com/
To learn more about the mountain:
http://www.mattmahoney.net/barkley/index.html
She says she's been transformed from "brainiac" to
"jock." Arsiyanti Ardie is an age-group triathlete
who stumbled into the sport and is so glad she did.
She's also a woman who inspires those around her.
That's why Arsiyanti Ardie has been named by her peers
on www.beginnertriathlete.com the Beginner Triathlete
of the Month. Her story today on Endurance Planet.
It's Breakaway Friday on Endurance Planet. Our weekly
offering of an audio excerpt from a tale of endurance,
courtesy of Breakaway Books. This week's excerpt
comes from "The Quotable Cyclist" by Bill Strickland.
The chapter? "Everything is Bicycle." If you believe
that a bicycle can do more than transport your
physical self then this Breakaway Friday is for you.
Thursday, May 1, 2008 VIDEO - What Dedication Looks Like Specs: Specs: 12 mins, 34 sec | 37.9 MB
We see the elites on race day but what do their
workouts look like? Today we give you a glimpse.
Former University of Colorado long-distance star Bret
Schoolmeester was preparing for the USATF 15k National
Championship Race when this video was shot by CU
Assistant Coach Jay Johnson. Jay cringes when he
watches it now because, in retrospect, Bret didn't
need to run this race simulation to know what a 15k
would feel like. Schoolmester ended up finishing 7th.
Now Schoolmeester, who works at Nike in Oregon, is
gearing up for the 25k Championships May 10th in
Michigan.
She was already an Olympian in women's water polo.
Now she's made the U.S. Women's Olympic Triathlon
team. Endurance Planet welcomes back Julie
Swail-Ertel to tell us about her victory at the
Olympic trials. She also shares a couple fun,
creative workouts to spice up your training. Can you
say, "twelve-minute triathlon?"
The late author John Jerome was said to have a
curiousity that was inexhaustible. One of the things
he was curious about was how to achieve athletic
perfection. His book "The Sweet Spot in Time" went in
search of that very thing. Today on Endurance Planet,
a Breakaway Friday edition, we hear an audio excerpt
from the chapter of Jerome's book entitled "Sweat."
If you're looking for athletic improvement, not to
mention perfection, you have to begin with some sweat.
There's something undeniably powerful about competing
in multi-day stage races across blistering deserts and
camping with your competitors. You become somewhat of
an expert on everything from footwear to friendship.
You have to! Today on Endurance Planet we hear from
Marathon des Sables finisher Jay Batchen who is back
home without a blister but with some new friendships.
Matt Reed and Julie Swail-Ertel have earned spots on
the U.S. Olympic Triathlon Team with their wins in
Tuscaloosa, Alabama over the weekend. Today on
Endurance Planet we listen back to interviews we did
with the two elites in the past year. Both of them
talked about their approach to the Olympic
Trials...which obviously worked. Congratulations Reed
and Swail-Ertel!!
It's Breakaway Friday on Endurance Planet. Today's
audio excerpt is from a story about a young man who
drifted away from a life of running and discovered,
years later, he was just a shell of his former
self...albeit a large shell. The chapter "So Long,
Cheese Steaks and Beer" is from Gail Waesche
Kislevitz's book "The Spirit of the Marathon."
Riverboarding is gaining momentum in the endurance
sports world. And that makes sense since headfirst
and horizontal momentum is what it's all about. Today
we hear from the owner of Face Level Industries, Josh
Culp, about what riverboarding is and what makes it so
challenging for even the fittest of individuals. www.facelevel.com.
Can you run two marathons in one weekend and finish in
the top-3 in both? Can you win the national 50k
championship and the national 100k championship in the
same year? 34-year-old Michael Wardian can answer
"yes" to all the above. Today on Endurance Planet we
hear from Wardian about his training and we learn how
fast a baby jogger can go.
Today's guest on Endurance Planet can proudly claim
that his title includes the words "President of the
United States." But Troy Farrar's job is actually
more fun because his full title is President of the
United States Adventure Racing Association. Troy
talks about the unique brand of multi-sport on today's
podcast. You can learn more about adventure races in
your area at www.usara.com.
Author H.G. Wells was famous for books like The War of
The Worlds and The Invisible Man. But Wells was also
an avid cyclist and wrote about his love of the
bicycle. Today on Endurance Planet we hear an audio
excerpt from Wells' The Wheels of Chance.
Endurance athletes often discuss what is the best fuel
for race day. But usually they're referring to
nutritional fuel and not emotional fuel. Well, today
on Endurance Planet we investigate what emotions fuel
the best performance and what a noted sports
psychologist says about the issue.
Coach Troy Jacobson thinks long-term but every athlete
faces situations in which they're underprepared with a
race just weeks away. So what should that athlete do?
Coach Troy handles that and other questions today on
Endurance Planet. As always, submit YOUR questions below in the comments section of today's podcast or e-mail us at info@enduranceplanet.com.
What does Chuck Norris, a guy named Becky, and South
Africa have in common? They're all part of this
week's Breakaway Friday...an audio excerpt from
author/cyclist Willie Weir's "Spokesongs."
She's run across deserts, blazed through the Hawaii
Ironman multiple times, and inspired countless endurance
athletes as a coach. Today on Endurance Planet we
hear from Lisa Smith-Batchen about her goals and how
she helps others reach their dreams. Lisa and her
husband Jay are the owners of Dreamchasers Outdoor
Adventure Club. www.dreamchaserevents.com.
Coach Troy is back from his training camps in Tucson
and is ready to handle your questions. This week he
answers a question about gearing on the bike, a
question about setting benchmarks in your training,
and a question about going from 300lbs to race ready! As always, submit YOUR questions below in the comments section of today's podcast or e-mail us at info@enduranceplanet.com.
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