Archive for January, 2010
The Endurance Planet Hour—1-26-2010
This week on the Endurance Planet Hour e hear from two-time defending Badwater Ultramarathon champion Jamie Donaldson about her training, mindset, and goals. Dr. Mark Klion takes your questions about injury prevention and rehabilitation. And Koach Karl gives us a sneak peak at Endurance Planet’s upcoming workshop for would-be 50k runners.
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Becoming an Ultramarathoner: An Endurance Planet Workshop
You’ve read about ultramarathoning. You’ve heard the stories about ultramarathoning. Perhaps you or some of your friends have given it a try with varying degrees of success. Well, now it’s time to learn how to succesfully complete an ultramarathon: a 50k.
Endurance coach Karl Keltner Planet invites you to join host Kevin Patrick for an informative [...]
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The Endurance Planet Hour—1-19-2010
On this week’s Endurance Planet Hour we talk with the director of Bicycle Dreams, The Race Across America, Stephen Auerbach. This is a movie about men and women who push their bodies to the limit on a daunting, 3,000-mile odyssey. We’ll also talk with adventure racer Brian Schmitz who recently returned from the Abu Dhabi [...]
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Hall of Fame Series—Valerie Silk—1-13-2010
The Ironman triathlon would not be where it is today without Valerie Silk. Silk served as the owner, president, CEO and race director for the Hawaiian Triathlon Corporation (now the World Triathlon Corporation) throughout the 1980s. But Silk will tell you that the day that turned out to be a milestone in Ironman history was [...]
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The Endurance Planet Hour—1-12-2010
Triathlon would not be what it is today without the hard work and contributions of today’s guests on The Endurance Planet Hour. Hall of Fame inductees Jim Curl and Carl Thomas join us to talk about their pioneering efforts.
The Endurance Planet Hour—1-12-201
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Hall of Fame Series—Carl Thomas—1-11-2010
“We had the right pond and we had the right pebble.” So says Carl Thomas who is set to be inducted into the USA Triathlon Hall of Fame next month. Thomas was the vice president of marketing at Speedo Swimwear in 1982, when he joined Jim Curl to create the U.S. Triathlon Series. The series [...]
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Hall of Fame Series—Jim Curl–1-08-2010
In 1982, Jim Curl, along with fellow Hall of Fame inductee Carl Thomas, began the U.S. Triathlon Series. The USTS distance evolved and led Curl and Thomas to create what is now known as the Olympic distance (1.5k swim, 40k bike, 10k run). Through the series, Curl has produced over 150 triathlons internationally, and his [...]
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Hall of Fame Series—Barb Lindquist–1-07-10
She was a member of the USA Triathlon World Championship team for 10 years, and in 134 triathlons races, she stood on the podium 86 times and won 33 of those races. She was ranked first in the world from February 2003 through 2004, and represented the United States at the 2004 Olympic Games. She [...]
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The Endurance Planet Hour—1-05-2009
On this week’s Endurance Planet Hour we hear from up-and-coming ultramarathoner Devon Crosby-Helms who has won the Vermont 100, JFK 50, Goretex TransRockies and now has her eyes set on Western States. (As you can tell by the photo, she’s also a Ninja!) We also check in with professional triathlete Heath Thurston, and Bad Ben [...]
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