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May/June 2012

Athlete Profile: Sean VanGerena

June 13, 2012
Sean VerGerena

Sean VanGerena is an ambulatory quadriplegic. After injuring himself in a serious car accident  in November 2008 the 37-year-old triathlete found himself in the level 1 trauma center at Orlando Health with a cervical fracture of the sixth vertebrae — an injury that can cause paralysis or death. He also suffered a series of...
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Athlete Profile: Wendy Mader

June 13, 2012
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Coach Wendy Mader Transitioned from Seasoned Triathlete to Distance Runner Wendy Mader started competing in swimming at age 6. In 1992, after her freshman year of college as a swimmer, Mader was asked to swim as part of a team triathlon. In 1993, Mader completed her first sprint triathlon (800 meter swim, 12 mile...
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Life with Cancer: Peggy Lovejoy

June 13, 2012
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Athlete Profile: Endurance Athlete Peggy Lovejoy Peggy Lovejoy ran her first marathon the day after her last chemotherapy treatment. Wanting to give back to the organization that supported her through her breast cancer treatments, Peggy ran for the Susan G. Komen Foundation’s Race for the Cure 2009. The prior year had been year of...
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SavageMan: The Worlds Toughest Triathlon

June 13, 2012
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NOTE: The content of this article comes directly from Kyle Yost and via his interview on Slowtwitch.com Kyle Yost will take credit for the fact that SavageMan exists, but not for its success; for the race has been a labor of love from many parties and a venture that a Maryland community has thoroughly...
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Getting the Right Nutrition and the Nutrition Right during Endurance Cycling Races

June 13, 2012
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By Christopher J. Draper, RD, LDN, CSCS I was done listening to my body. During the 2011 Ultraman World Championships held on Big Island, HI, I was miserable on the ascent of the Kohala Mountain Pass. Having already cycled 160 or so miles, I was climbing against a 50+ mph headwind – and mentally,...
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Josh Beck Personal Profile

June 13, 2012
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Intro Josh Beck is a professional duathlete and regularly the top American at the longer duathlons as well as the highest-placed American finisher ever at Powerman Zofingen, the Kona of the duathlon world. Rarely does Josh dabble in triathlons, but he had visited Deep Creek to vacation before the first SavageMan so was familiar...
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Q A with Doug Brede SavageMan Triathlete

June 13, 2012
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Doug is a firefighter who loves SavageMan. Here he tells us how he prepares for SavageMan and how he gets through the event. ERM: What brings you to SavageMan each year? Brede: The first year of SavageMan someone posted the advertisement on the local tri club Website. It offered a money-back guarantee if it...
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Improving Life During and After Cancer With Running

June 13, 2012
Improving Life During and After Cancer With Running

By David Haas A diagnosis of mesothelioma, breast cancer or any other form of cancer is always frightening. The treatments can seem scary, and the worries that arise due to the treatment options can make the treatment even harder. Anyone who has been diagnosed with cancer of any type should consider adding running to...
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Using FITT to get (or stay) fit

June 13, 2012
Brett Daniels

By Brett Daniels I am often asked, “What kind of training program should I follow to get into shape?” or “How can I improve on my fitness?” By simply following the FITT principle, you can do both. FITT stands for Frequency, Intensity, Time, and Type. Frequency, or how often you train, is important for...
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Top 10 Techniques for Better Swimming

June 13, 2012
Joanna K. Chodorowska, BA, NC

Joanna K. Chodorowska, BA, NC Most people struggle with swimming unless they have been swimming since childhood. And even those who swam as children tend to find it challenging when they return to the pool some 30 years later! Why is swimming so hard? Well, it does not have to be! Here are a...
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