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RE: The Natural Evolution of Athleticism

Michael J. Lavery — Sun, 11 May 2008 16:07:16 GMT

With the advent of advanced scanning technology, science is now proving that training the brain to be balanced through ambidextrous motor skills actually changes its anatomical features. Ambidextrous pitchers like Pat Venditte and Chuck Mellick will become more common in the future. Also ambidextrous tennis players are starting to make it into the top 100 on the women pro tennis circuit. Ambidexterity can be learned through proper coaching and a dedicated approach by the athlete. Once people accept this inevitable evolution of sporting advancement many will follow. The ambidextrous paradigm could change the very nature of sports with ambidextrous quarterbacks, pitchers, tennis players and golfers leading the way.

RE: GOTR event in Eau Claire WI

DCtoPgh — Sun, 11 May 2008 16:00:24 GMT

Glad you had a good experience with GOTR. I'm a head coach in Pittsburgh and we have our 5K next week. I have seen our girls make so much progress and I couldn't be more proud of them. More than their physical progress is seeing how they've changed over the season. One girl came in and in the beginning she confided in the coaches that she was made fun of at school because she was overweight. She was very hesitant to run, but now she runs, laughs, giggles, cheers other people on and even asks me for challenges! "Just" running isn't enough! Tomorrow for their community service project they're sending care packages to soldiers in Iraq. It's a really wonderful program and I've gotten so much out of it.

RE: Giro d'Italia Starts Saturday

CMehl — Sun, 11 May 2008 04:04:10 GMT

Well, the crowds at Georgia were pitiful....no one in Savannah or Augusta. I heard that the Lt. Governor insisted that the race go to those two locations for political reasons and the people did not give a hoot about it. When the peloton is coming in and you can walk right up to the barriers to view the finish, well, there is a problem!

But I'm disappointed if Calif moves to April. We'd have way less talent willing to come over during the spring classics season....don't you think? And besides, we've only had one year of bad weather, we promise it will be better next time, right?!

Missed you in GA, BH!

RE: 13-Year-Old Girl Runs 50-Mile Ultra Marathon

Princess Ariel — Sun, 11 May 2008 02:55:19 GMT

All I can say is: WOW!

RE: Frederick Marathon Race Report

DCtoPgh — Sat, 10 May 2008 18:26:44 GMT

Jay, such an awesome story and what an incredible accomplishment- thanks so much for sharing! As a mid-packer, it's so interesting to get the perspective of someone at the head of the pack. I'd never think of running alone or needing to buy a t-shirt at the end! You finished second, shouldn't they give you a t-shirt or a fleece?! When I think of race leaders, they didn't used to seem human to me... more like running robots. But through this race report you've changed my perspective. I love that your family was there to greet you and thank you for sharing that your legs burn just like the rest of ours do on the long hard hills. With another few months of training, I can't wait to hear how you do at Baltimore... I have a feeling it'll be great

And I'm not sure where I read that you weren't planning on Boston in 2009, but me and you need to have a little talk about that one...

RE: Giro d'Italia Starts Saturday

Bruce Hildenbrand — Sat, 10 May 2008 17:33:01 GMT

susie_b,

My guess is that money changed hands for Astana to be invited to the Giro. That's not necessarily a bad thing, that is how some cycling business is conducted these days. Just look at Rock Racing's invite to the Tour de Georgia.

I think it is totally possible to ride a good Giro and Tour. There is one month between the races which should be more than enough time to recover. Pantani(1998), Indurain(1993) both won the Tour and the Giro in recent years so it is possible. But, it is a tough Giro so a rider who wants to win both needs to ride smart and conserve, conserve, conserve.

Cathy,

the big rumour is that the Tour de Georgia is finished and that the Tour of California will take over the April dates held by Georgia. Sequoia National Park is very doable in April, though a spring storm could add a little whiteness to the mix.

Bruce

RE: Getting older or just getting better?

annrose — Sat, 10 May 2008 00:30:04 GMT

Congratulations on your birthday and upcoming anniversary! Appreciated reading how you turned your life around in the past 10 years! There's a lady that lives in my general area, a teacher, a few years younger than me, who also turned her life around dramatically several years ago by losing over 100 pounds, taking up running--running 5Ks, 10Ks', half and full marathons, plus a few tri's, plus went through surgery--who has been quite an inspiration to many. One of her goals is to do a marathon in every state. I have exchanged messages with her online, and I'm going to see if I can meet her once school is out for the summer. She is a faster runner than I am, but maybe we could do some swimming in the lake, since open water swimming requires a buddy to be safer. (She has her own website, www.msteechur.com.)

So what did you think about Lance's performance in the Boston? (Since you both hail from Austin, wondering what you think about him and if you've ever seen him. He's in the news again, urging Congress to do more about cancer.)

RE: Winter, Summer, Winter, Spring, Winter and....Spring?

austxdan — Fri, 09 May 2008 20:23:58 GMT

Your 10K is getting close. How's the training coming along this week?

RE: Giro d'Italia Starts Saturday

CMehl — Fri, 09 May 2008 16:11:35 GMT

Yippieeee! We're in the Giro! Astana is ready to race. The late invite is pure bs but the guys are motivated and will race with endless amounts of motivation and drive. We have three possible contenders and soon enough the roads in Italy will reveal which one deserves and will get the full support of the team. I wish things had played out differently in the lead up to this race, but we're happy to be racing, making ASO look once more like AS(h)O(les) for not letting the defending champion ride. No one expects things to change in regards to July, but for now it's May and we love pink!!!

Bruce, how can a stage in February be contested in Sequoia? If my memory serves me right, it's rather snowy there that time of year!!

RE: TC 1 mile 6:59 I am under 7 min Mile!!

Mark H. — Fri, 09 May 2008 13:39:27 GMT

Hey Dave!

Great race! Honestly, I didn't see you after you took off at the start. It's so great that you finished in under 7. You can say you can run races in the 6's. You don't have to say 6:59 or how short the race was.

Shoot for 6:49 next year!

--Mark