Monday, July 31, 2006 Cross Country Running: Nick Cordes Specs: 13 mins, 53 secs | 6.5 MB
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Nick Cordes is the head cross-country coach at Ashland University and also a 2003 graduate. Here he talks about lessons learned from a recent marathon he raced in, why consistency is the most important aspect of endurance training, and his aspirations for the years ahead. Related information: cross country running
Friday, July 28, 2006 Triathlon Training: Johnny Hea Specs: 15 mins, 16 secs | 7.1 MB
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Johnny Hea is a 37-year old triathlete with a career in investment research. He completed his first triathlon in 2004 (Gulf Coast Triathlon Half IM) and then went on to complete the 2004 Ironman Coeur d'Alene. He recently completed the Desoto American Triple-T (download his race report here - .pdf)Here we talk about a typical week of training and what he gets out of endurance sports. Related information: triathlon coach
Wednesday, July 26, 2006 Marathon Preparation: Tommy Greenless Specs: 12 mins, 04 secs | 5.7 MB
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Tommy Greenless is a marathon runner with a Personal Best time of 2:21:16! He is a 2008 Olympic Marathon Trials Qualifier and has big plans to become an Olympic champion. Here we talk about his race preparation and his "during-race" hydration techniques. Related information: endurance hydration
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Brad Feld is a busy venture capitalist and a marathon runner as well. He has commented about the similarities of endurance training and entrepreneurship on his blog. Here he talks about how he balances his life with training and how he prepares for marathons, including one coming up on Labor Day. Related information: marathon training
Race of the Day: Tri For Sight - UK Lancaster Aquatic Center
Friday, July 21, 2006 Running Programs: Susan Barth Specs: 8 mins, 42 secs | 4.1 MB
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25 year-old Susan Barth is an up-and-coming runner who recently competed in the US 25K Championships. She is participating in the Hansons-Brooks Athlete program and has big plans for the future. Related information: running programs
Wednesday, July 19, 2006 Beginner Triathlon: Susan Serra Specs: 14 mins, 05 secs | 6.6 MB
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Susan Serra started her endurance running by completing a 5K and worked her way up to marathons, of which she has now completed 5! She is now training to compete in her first Olympic-distance triathlon and has done four sprint triathlons already. Here, she talks about what keeps her motivated and what she finds rewarding about endurance sports. Related information: sprint triathlons
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Nicole Stevenson is Canada's #2 ranked female marathon runner. She ran a Personal Best of 2:32:56 in Houston this year and was on Canada's team for the Commonwealth Games. Even with her accomplishments, she has a full-time career as a Pharma Product Manager. Here we talk about her typical training week, how she paces herself during a marathon and a bit about why she never takes a day off! Nicole was referred to us by our friends at RunnersWeb.com. Related information: marathon training
Wednesday, July 12, 2006 Ultra-Runner: Jay Batchen Specs: 13 mins, 42 secs | 6.4 MB
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Jay Batchen is an ultra-runner and coach who recently competed in the grueling Western States 100. Here Jay talks about techniques for trail running including up and down hills and nutrition. Jay also talks about what he thinks about when his body is tired and he still has many miles to go. Jay and his wife Lisa Smith-Batchen also help coordinate events at TetonRaces.com and DreamChaserEvents.com. Related information: ultra running
Monday, July 10, 2006 Adventure Racing: Phil Walker Specs: 15 mins, 25 secs | 7.2 MB
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Phil Walker is an Australian adventure racer who has a background in cycling. We talk about what he enjoys most about adventure racing, what characteristics make for a successful AR team, and how he fell asleep paddling at his last 24 hour adventure race! He also has his own adventure racing podcast. Related information: Australian adventure racing
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Cherie is the most celebrated grandmaster Triathlete in the sport. She has won her age group in nine Ironman races, including seven at the World Championships in Kona, Hawaii, where she is the only 55+ female ever to break twelve hours. A nine-time All-American, she currently holds World, American and European Ironman age group course records, and was the World Triathlon Corporation's Age Grouper of the Year in 2000. Related information: triathlon coaching
Wednesday, July 5, 2006 Marathon Training: Nick Stanko Specs: 10 mins, 12 secs | 4.8 MB
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Nick Stanko was captain of the University of Michigan Cross Country Team and now that he has graduated he runs marathons. Here Nick talks about how he trains and how balances training, work and family life. Related information: marathon training
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Sandy Powell has been teaching school for 27 years in addition to being a fantastic ultra-runner. She is the only woman in the USA to have competed (and met "A" qualifying standards to be able to be on the teams) on all four USA teams in World Championship events. Her favorite races to compete in are the 24-hour runs. Here she talks about she trains a bit differently from marathon runners and even other ultra-runners and how she incorporates weight training into her program. Related information: ultra running