You've probably heard it said that exercise can strengthen the immune system. You've also probably heard it said that exercise can dampen the immune system. So what are we to make of the seemingly conflicting information? Today on Endurance Planet---a Marathon & Beyond Monday edition---we hear Sara Latta's story entitled The Infection Read More

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Every couple of weeks on Endurance Planet, Dr. Mark Klion takes questions from endurance athletes about their aches and pains. Klion is an endurance athlete himself, an orthopedic surgeon, and creator of the Bodyworks MD DVD Series. This time around he addresses questions about barefoot running, end-of-marathon cramping, plantar fasciitis, and micro-fracture surgery. Read More

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April 28, 2010

The Week in Multisport

Time again for a Week in Multisport edition of Endurance Planet with Barry Siff of Daily Triathlon in Boulder, Colorado. This time around Barry focuses on the results of a couple of big races in Texas and Florida and looks ahead to St. Croix, Wildflower, and St. George. Read More

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April 27, 2010

The Endurance Planet Hour

The theme of this week's show is simply "influence." Since I've been greatly influenced by endurance sports, I'll tell you a bit about that influence and its relation to Endurance Planet. Then we'll hear about an elementary school teacher in Minnesota who is influencing students by putting his body to the test later Read More

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"A fit person of age 70 is biologically similar to an unfit person of 40—this having nothing to do with genes or medical care but due solely to physical conditioning." So says geriatrician Dr. Walter Bortz. In this week's Marathon & Beyond Monday edition, we hear Bortz's article entitled Running, Aging, and Human Read More

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In the sport of ultra marathoning there are few bigger names than Nikki Kimball. Among numerous accomplishments, she's won the Western States 100 Endurance Run three times. In a matter of weeks she'll also be competing in the Comrades Marathon and raising money for Starfish---an international organization focused on assisting children orphaned by Read More

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He’s been dubbed the Mayor of Running. A member of the Running USA Hall of Champions, he has completed races on all seven continents from the Antarctica marathon to the Mt. Kilimanjaro Marathon. He has also completed the Ironman 5 times and cycled, unsupported by himself, across the country twice. But there’s Read More

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He's the two-time defending champion and he'll be looking for the three-peat at this year's Western States 100 Endurance Run. He's Hal Koerner of Ashland, Oregon. Today on Endurance Planet---a Road to Western States 2010 edition---Koerner talks about the mindset he takes into races and the kind of training he's doing in the Read More

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April 21, 2010

The Week in Multisport

Time again for a Week in Multisport edition of Endurance Planet with Barry Siff of Daily Triathlon in Boulder, Colorado. There's a lot to talk about this week: The Aussie Gold Coast Tri, the Monterey World Cup, New Orleans 70.3, and of course Boston. Read More

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April 20, 2010

The Endurance Planet Hour

This week's Endurance Planet Hour focuses on 3 unsung heroes of the endurance sports world. Who are these heroes? Well, there's "Dexter the Punisher" aka Ryan Dexter. There's "Sam the Unseen" aka Sam Thompson. And there's "The Amazing Lisa" aka Lisa Smith-Batchen. Superheroes? I'll leave that up Read More

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