March 5, 2010

The Week in Multisport

Today on Endurance Planet we're launching a new segment, "The Week in Multisport" with Barry Siff of Daily Triathlon. Among the items we'll discuss today: The creation of a competitor to Triathlete Magazine called "Lava", the reason Ironman Malaysia isn't paying pro triathlete Hillary Biscay, and why elite triathlete Tim O'Donnell couldn't care Read More

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When your goal is to complete a series of 135-mile races, things can and do go wrong. Veteran ultrarunner Jarom Thurston knows this. But he also believes that DNF stands for "did nothing fatal" as opposed to "did not finish." Today on Endurance Planet Thurston tells us he's not close to being Read More

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Every sport has a particular story that gets told and told again because what happened was so remarkable that no one wants to leave it in the past. It’s so good it becomes a fabric of the sport itself. In ultramarathoning, it's the 1995 Western States 100 which produced the closest 1-2-3 finish Read More

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On this week's Endurance Planet Hour we hear from a neuroscientist who is also an ultra-runner. He talks about the use of exercise as a treatment for depression and dementia. We also hear from a man you'll find on Green Mountain every day---the incomparable Tony Krupicka. Read More

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Marathon & Beyond Monday is our weekly opportunity to hear an editor’s choice from Marathon & Beyond Magazine. This week it’s a story by Lisa Garrone entitled “A Different Kind of Unforgettable Marathon---What happens when an obsessive-compulsive marathon runner takes a turn behind the water table." Thanks to San Diego-based broadcast journalist and Read More

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