By Angelina Stevens I have always had a little bit of a wild streak in me. The idea of pushing the limits a little goes back to age 3 when I insisted that my pink twirly skirt could only yield its proper magical powers if it was worn everyday climbing trees, swinging from our
Flying. I love hearing my children talk about the way grass makes you itch, the peaceful sounds of bubbles of air exhaled underwater, the coolness of the shade, the crunchy sound of leaves beneath their feet, the exhilaration of riding a wave, the joy of movement, and even
By Matthew Clancy There’s a difference between improving one’s self and actually changing one’s self. Improvement takes hard work. Change is just plain hard. The difficulty with change is that it requires us to move in an alternate direction while taking little of our former selves with us. What
The perfect interplay of engineering prowess and world-class design. Manual transmission. Fully loaded. Unsurpassed Fuel Economy. Sports Package Available... introducing the HYBRID HUMAN. Story by Joe Nuss Photos by Kim Hummel Gas-electric, lower emission diesel, plug-in, electric, hydrogen or E85 ethanol powered vehicles are the cars of the future.
Story By Joe Nuss Photos by Kristen Boness The 2009 Chicago Marathon was Victor Ornelas' second marathon. With a time of 2:26, Victor finished 59th overall in a field of well over 35,000 runners. To some, it would appear that such success in only his second marathon would be
I spent a weekend in Colorado Springs this month with our event director, Thys (pronounced like “rice”—only faster). We were attending a USAT Race Director Symposium, and after a few too many hours in conference rooms we headed out for an afternoon run. We made our way over to
By Joe Nuss Chances are that you really do have good reasons to NOT run a marathon, to NOT ride a century, to NOT tackle an Ironman, or to NOT participate in one of the growing number of endurance races outside the typical swim, bike, or run comfort zone.
BY STEVE LACKEY Like every year, 2009 has delivered so many awesome moments for so many people. But more than any other in memory I am ready to let it go and leap freely into the new year. For some reason, I am feeling an overwhelming optimism about 2010. Just
By Steve Lackey After four years, and nine individual events, I still get chills witnessing the women who take on our Ramblin’ Rose Women Only Triathlon cross the finish line. If you’ve seen it yourself, you know what I mean (and if you have yet to, see below for
By Joe Nuss | Photo By Don C. Harris/ http://www.harrislightcraft.com We’re surrounded by concrete and metal and glass and cables and asphalt. Like a mouse on a wheel, we repeat the same exercises over and over, getting faster and faster and developing a certain degree of fitness, of course. But