Items Tagged “athletes”
Outrunning Breast Cancer – Gail Konop Baker
October 07, 2008 at 10/07 | in Fitness | 1 Comments
In February 2006, Gail Konop Baker was diagnosed with breast cancer and underwent surgery. Six months later, she was crossing the finish line at the NYC Half-Marathon. Read More »
Dynamic Stretches for Runners
September 23, 2008 at 09/23 | in Fitness | 0 Comments
Old school static stretching has fallen out of favor as part of the pre-run ritual for many trainers and sports physiologists. JeeForce offers a nice set of active stretch movements to increase your strength, flexibility and maximize your warm-up. Read More »
Athletes and Politicians
September 17, 2008 at 09/17 | in Fitness | 5 Comments
A look at running and athletics in terms of nations and political figures. Read More »
The Down-Low with J-Money
September 14, 2008 at 09/14 | in Fitness |
This week's Monday goodness: a chat with quite possibly the funniest runner on the Internet, J-Money of The Typing Makes Me Sound Busy. Read More »
Get the Bonk Out!
September 12, 2008 at 09/12 | in Fitness | 5 Comments
Author and marathoner Amy Güth chats with us about her new site, Bonkless, which seeks to help others deal with all types of athletic bonks. Read More »
Podcasts: The Runners Roundtable
September 10, 2008 at 09/10 | in Fitness | 0 Comments
The Runner's Roundtable: a new-ish group podcast from the podcasters of the running community. Read More »
Neighborhood Goings On—Races Past and Future
August 19, 2008 at 08/19 | in Fitness | 1 Comments
A one-miler, a hundred-miler, and a really good cause. These are the people in your neighborhood. Read More »
Fit on Both Coasts: An Interview with JeeForce
August 18, 2008 at 08/18 | in Fitness | 1 Comments
Check out our interview with trainer JeeForce, a fitness expert keeping it real in the gym made famous by Bravo TV's show WORKOUT. Read More »
Respect and Devotion: Interview with Ivan Salaverry
August 11, 2008 at 08/11 | in Fitness | 0 Comments
UFC veteran and all-around good guy Ivan Salaverry talks about fitness, mixed martial arts, training and managing a busy schedule. Read More »
The Volkswagon Bulldog: Steve Speirs
August 06, 2008 at 08/06 | in Fitness | 8 Comments
He's on an 11 sub-3:00 marathon streak, going for an even dozen. He's also done quite a few push ups along the way. Check out our interview with running Bulldog Steve Speirs. Read More »
Interview with Coach Kelly Wissolik
July 15, 2008 at 07/15 | in Fitness | 0 Comments
Coach Kelly Wissolik is a 5'1" firecracker, preparing endurance sports athletes for triathlon, duathlon, marathon, cycling and swimming events. We got a chance to talk with Kelly about her background, approach, her Triathilates™ videos and what drives her as a trainer and athlete. Read More »
Introducing: Ask “Crazy Legs”
July 08, 2008 at 07/08 | in Fitness | 3 Comments
Fitness expert, certified trainer and running coach Paul “Crazy Legs” Stofko answers your running and fitness questions. Have a question? Email and visit the Hella Sound running and fitness blog. Read More »
An Interview with Writer and Runner Amy Güth
July 07, 2008 at 07/07 | in Fitness | 0 Comments
In a relatively short period of time she's run four marathons, three halfs, and twenty 5ks and 10ks. Oh, and she wrote an amazing novel, too. All that and more in our interview with Amy Güth. Read More »
Variation is the Key: An Interview with Trainer Brenda Booth
June 09, 2008 at 06/09 | in Fitness | 0 Comments
She's a tough competitor and trainer with a varied background in endurance and strength training. Check out our interview with trainer and athlete Brenda Booth. Read More »
Looking for Your Next Challenge?
May 31, 2008 at 05/31 | in Fitness | 0 Comments
You've run a marathon—maybe even a couple. Now you're ready for the next challenge. How about running an ultra? Read More »