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This Week Last Year » The Beach to Beacon

Topics this week last year were dominated by the Beach to Beacon.

I started the week off by offering 4 ways to determine the length of a pool in response to a reader question on the matter.
Maine Running Company hosted a talk by John L Parker, Jr. where he discussed his history as a runner and [...]

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Postponing my 100 Pushups Plan

Last week I had a little difficulty fitting in my 100 pushups.  Friday, I simply got busy trying to take care of business for the weekend.  When you are traveling 350 miles, switching hotel rooms, going to weddings, etc. it’s hard to find a half hour of contiguous time to get the pushups in. [...]

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The Other Dara

When I need a little fitness inspiration — and proof positive that aging doesn’t spell the end of athleticism — I look no further than to Olympic swimmer Dara Torres. The whole name thing aside (there just aren’t a whole…

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Dara Torres

In an earlier post Fitness At All Ages we had Dara Torres featured, and on the brink of becoming the oldest individual in the history of the Olympics to compete for the US in the 50-meter freestyle and the 100-meter freestyle.

Dara Torres continued her stunning quest at the trials Saturday night –she earned a spot [...]

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When Injuries Throw A Wrench In Your Routine

Quick question. My orthopedist said no more jogging. I’m only allowed elliptical without the arm motion, light swimming and walking. (Lower disc issues). I’ve lost about 25 lbs or so and scared that since I have to give up the other stuff I was doing (mainly dance, body toning etc) I did that I’ll [...]

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Inspired? Or Just Tired?

I’ve talked before about my fitness role models (Check out the ripped form of Jet, one of my favorite American Gladiators. Yeah, I watch it…I’ve got a 10-year-old son) and how they inspire me to work harder. But according to…

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Home Sweet Home

Who knew it was so exhausting doing nothing all weekend?
I had a fantastic time this weekend. Aside from being eaten alive by bugs, Im delightfully sunburnt, nice and relaxed and ready for Monday.
Turns out a lot more people went camping with us than originally anticipated, and while I knew who all of them were, [...]

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Swimming for Health

I don’t believe I have mentioned it before, but we have an in-ground pool. We put it in 4 years ago or so and if you don’t try to calculate the per-swim cost it’s been great. The idea behind getting the pool was that the kids and their friends would tend to congregate [...]

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How to Follow Up a Breakout Marathon

It has been an interesting week since winning the Cox Sports Marathon this past Sunday. Thanks for all of the comments and congratulations over the past week. It has meant a lot to me, whether it has been in person or on the phone, through email, comments on this site or on others. [...]

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This Week Last Year: Swimming

This week last year was filled mostly with racing news, and what wasn’t racing was related in some way to swimming.

I offered 9 methods for counting laps in the pool. I usually use the buoys on the lane dividers.
A revolutionary in the shotput in the early 50s, Parry O’Brien died of a heart attack [...]

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Last Week Last Year: Treadmill Records, Swimming and Tobacco

I never got around to writing a “this week last year” article last week, so here it is this week for last week. If that makes sense.

Some folks decided to try and break the 24-hour treadmill world record by running as a team on the treadmill. Each of the people in the “relay” [...]

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This Week Last Year: Running Injuries and Dying Sports

This week last year I got to get back up on my pulpit and offer my unsolicited opinion on a topic in running, which I had not done for a while.

I concluded our series on injuries by discussing common running injuries. Most injuries are caused by either poor biomechanics, over use, or trauma. [...]

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How far is a swimming lap?

One reader found this site by searching Yahoo for how far is a swimming lap. There are a few different ways to determine the distance from one end of the pool to another, which will gives you the length of the pool. Multiply the length by two and you will have the distance [...]

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