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In this January 25, 2012 free audio episode: Chrissie Wellington racing news, plus an interview with the 2010 Ironman Coeur d’Alene Champion and Montana Made professional triathlete, Linsey Corbin. Listen to the Endurance Hour Podcast on iTunes and on Stitcher Smart Radio.
Do you have a comment, question, correction, show topic suggestion for Dave and Roger? Give us a call at 1-720-295-9890 (Google voice mail). You can also reach us by email : EnduranceHour@gmail.com
Entertainment Weekly: You know what we love about Dazed and Confused? Matthew McConaughey gets older, but David Wooderson stays the same age.
After a nearly twenty-year hiatus, McConaughey has reprised the stoner comedy’s lingering high school graduate in Butch Walker’s new video for “Synthesizers,” off his album The Spade.
The collaboration came out of mutual admiration, and probably a dash of nostalgia. ”When it comes to classic characters, Matthew McConaughey’s ‘Wooderson’ took the cake…and the high school girls with him,” Walker says.
Added McConaughey, “If you love Dazed and you loved Wooderson, you’ll see this and you’ll probably get the tickle box pretty quick.” Read more
Good news and bad news for endurance athletes and fans worldwide. 4-time Ironman World Champion, Chrissie Wellington is taking a break from swimming, cycling and running in Ironman competition in 2012 to focus on other pursuits.
The 13-time undefeated Ironman winner posted this on her twitter account:
Its not the end. I just want my life to be as rich, varied & full as possible – open to new opportunities, adventures & challenges
The good news for the men is not getting chick’d this season. The good news for the women is placing higher than second at an Ironman or Ironman 70.3 race in 2012. It also means fans will see a new Ironman World Champion crowned in Kona in October. Read more
My longest ever swim workout before January 1, 2012 consisted of maybe 5,500 yards in one session. The thought of doing anything more than that never really seemed like much fun (it’s not). As new year’s day 2012 approached I began to notice people posting on Facebook their first workout of the year plans. A few years ago I remember seeing someone post their new year’s day swim workout of 100 100 yard sets. Yep, that’s 10,000 yards. For some crazy reason I thought that might be a good challenge at this point in my life and triathlon career.
I didn’t really advertise my plans just in case I chickened out. Honesty, I wasn’t sure if I wanted to spend that much time in the pool after calculating how long it might take. I estimated a time of 3 to 3.5 hours based on previous 1,000 yard times.
When Sunday January first rolled around, Muffin (Melissa) and I went to Oz Fitness in North Spokane so I could give it a shot. She joined me in the pool for the first 30-45 minutes then went grocery shopping. Read more
In 2001, Timex made a bold move in the historically individualized sport, by pioneering a triathlon team. The concept was to support professional and amateur athletes—financially, physically and socially—so they could, in turn, focus solely on training and racing.
Now wrapping up its 10th year, the Timex Multisport Team is a diverse and successful team, composed of male and female athletes—both professional and amateur—ranging in age from 18 to 57-years old, and hailing from the U.S.A., Australia, India, Ukraine, Mexico, Czech Republic, Estonia, Canada and the United Kingdom.
The athletes serve as brand ambassadors for Timex and associated sponsors at hundreds of events around the world, and work closely with Timex on refining new products for the endurance sports world. Read more
The Timex Multisport Team officially announces its team roster for 2012.
According to team manager, Tristan Brown, “We had a record number of applications and by far the strongest field of applicants in team history”.
In 2001, Timex made a bold move in the historically individualized sport, by pioneering a triathlon team. The concept was to support professional and amateur athletes financially, physically and socially so they could, in turn, focus solely on training and racing.
Comprised of 50 men and women from around the globe, the Timex Multisport Team is one of the oldest and most prestigious triathlon teams in the world. Read more
The 2012 XTERRA America Tour off-road triathlon schedule features 70 races in 38 states, two U.S. Territories, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
Josiah MiddaughOf note, XTERRA started “year-round’ scheduling this season, so two points-scoring races for 2012 – XTERRA Big Bear in West Virginia and XTERRA Epic Iron Mountain in Arkansas – actually took place in 2011. This year, there are three races scheduled in September that will count towards the 2013 season.
XTERRA’s regular season ends on the last weekend of August in order to crown regional champions and send invitations to the top scorers in each division nationwide with enough time for them to make travel plans to compete at the XTERRA USA Championship in Utah on September 22. Read more
The Timex Health Tracker is a great, everyday watch that automatically tracks your daily steps, distance covered and calories burned, and makes it convenient to log meals and calories consumed. Even better, on-screen progress and alerts can motivate you to stay active and make smart decisions throughout the day, helping you reach your goals. On sale right now for less than $45 (BUY HERE).
Also see: TIMEX Expedition Trail Mate
Follow these simple steps to start using Health Tracker.
First set the time. This will activate the automatic walk sensor. Then enter your gender, height, weight, and age for accurate watch function. Setting your goals is also very easy with the Health Tracker. You can set an activity or diet goal, and get an alert halfway and upon completion. Hearing this alert can motivate you to get some extra steps in during the day and keep you on track to achieve your goal. Read more
The Timex Expedition Trail Mate sports watch is an essential tool for any walker or hiker, with an integrated accelerometer that tracks distance, pace, steps and calories burned. Plus, it keeps track of the time and distance remaining to your destination and provides halfway alerts.
Also see: Gift Ideas for Swimmers
Also see: Gift Ideas for Cyclists
Also see: Gift Ideas for Runners
You can use the Expedition Trail Mate right out of the box just by entering your gender, height, weight, and age for accurate watch function. By using the pack weight setting you can calculate additional calories burned while wearing a back pack. You can even set a time or distance goal and be alerted when 50% and 100% of the goal has been completed. This will also allow you to keep track of how much time or distance is left on your walk. Read more
Ironman.com – Coverage of the Ironman event has come a long way since its humble beginnings. Ironman went from receiving only a portion of the coverage on ABC’s “Wide World of Sports,” directly to center stage when World Triathlon Corporation (WTC) took control of the broadcast in 1991 and made it a stand- alone program. With this change, WTC now controlled content and production, and Ironman Triathlon found a new home at NBC with WTC taking an active role in the show’s production and development. In 2003, Ironman enjoyed its first-ever prime time airing with a two-hour show aired in a split format.
Each year, a crew of approximately 40 people cover the 140.6-mile course in spite of logistical and communication challenges. While there is much planning involved, how the race will unfold is never guaranteed. Favorites can drop out early or never become a factor, unknowns can surface and age group athletes may not keep their pace. For the television crew, it’s a long, grueling day that lasts from 3 a.m. to 2 a.m., when everyone finally calls it a day. Read more
Less than two weeks ago the Tim Tebow Foundation launched a fundraiser for the recently announced Tebow CURE Hospital in the Philippines. The total expense of building the hospital is $3.1 million, and with only $700,000 left towards that goal, the foundation sent out a call to all Tim Tebow fans to consider joining in this effort. The request was simple. Every Tim Tebow fan was encouraged to donate $1 each to help the foundation realize this goal.
Also see: TimTebowVideos.com
Today, Tebow posted this status update on his Facebook page, “I just talked to the executive director of the Tim Tebow Foundation and through “Dollar Day” and other fundraising efforts we were able to raise $410,000 of the $700,000 needed to complete the Tebow CURE Hospital. I am so thankful for your support and your very generous giving. THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! GB²”
These are just a few of the 320 Facebook comments below his post today:
Jason DHolla Williams wrote, “Tim, thank you for being such a great role model and giving so many people including myself, high hopes that we have a leader on and off the field that will inspire us to live better and more righteous lives through the grace of the Lord. You are a great blessed man, keep inspiring us brother and prove the haters and doubters wrong. Good Luck and God Bless Brother Tim.” Read more
The Priest Lake Triathlon has one of the most scenic venues you’ll ever experience. The swim course starts in front of the Hills Resort Lodge on the very South end of crystal clear Priest Lake in Northern Idaho. The course is a U shape consisting of 3- 500m sections around two large swim boeys. The exit is on the south side of the furthest North dock. The road bike course is a flat out and back loop with spectacular views of the Selkirk Mountains and the Panhandle National Forest. The run is double track forest road and trail.
Athletes have two options for racing, an Olympic road course or a Sprint Mountain Bike Course. The Olympic distance starts at 8:00 a.m. and consists of a 1500 meter swim, a 40K road bike followed by a 10K run. The Sprint starts an hour later, 9:00 a.m., and starts with a 350 meter lake swim, an 11 mile bike and a 5K run. Read more
Everyone is jumping on the Tim Tebow Tebowing bandwagon and that wagon is not slowing down.
First of all, what is Tebowing? Tebowing is getting down on one knee and striking a Thinker-like pose but in this case, posing like you’re praying. The Denver Broncos QB can be seen ‘Tebowing’ after a good play or more likely after a score.
Tebowing has become so popular that the company Fathead has made a poster of it. It’s called “The Tebowing Fathead. A Fathead is a life size wall graphic of a particular athlete. The cost for a Tebowing Fathead is $99.
The Tebowing phenomenon has sparked a website dedicated to photos of people striking the Tebowing pose. The name is quite fitting, Tebowing.com. It has a Tebowing Fan of the Week (TFOW) section as well as a Top 10, Global, Toddlers, Patriotic, Celebs and Holiday categories. There’s even official Tebowing gear. Makes me wish I would’ve thought of it first!
But wait, there’s more! Tebowing has been acknowledged as an English language word by the Global Language Monitor. The GLM is a media analytics company that documents, analyzes and tracks cultural trends trends in language the world over, with a particular emphasis upon Global English. Read more
