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Tomorrow I get to lace up my runners for my third crack at a half marathon race. My two previous attempts were both in Halifax so its nice to have a change of scenery.
This race is going to be my first of a few over the next couple weeks as I progress towards the [...]
Fall, the leaves turn colour, another layer of clothes is added, the days get shorter and the common cold strikes as your body adjusts to the weather.
At work I picked up a bug just in time for the weekend. When I get sick it usually follows the same pattern: shoulders feel tight, wake up [...]
Did you miss it? The LMS award that is. After a week hiatus because of a crazy LMS wedding, were back to hand out this weeks lucky recipent!
So what is up in the world of sport? Well, lots! Serena Williams and Roger Federer captued the US open in Tennis, the NFL has started and [...]
I couldn’t wait for the weekend this week. I sometimes forget how early it gets dark these days. I’m finding it hard to get in any cycling throughout the week due to the lack of light. On Saturday I was excited to finally get out for some quality riding.
Currently I’m just finishing up a [...]
63rd Vuelta a España – Stage 13 Spain, September 13, 2008, from cyclingnews.com
Stage 13 – September 13: San Vicente de la Barquera – Alto de L’Angliru, 209.5km
The Angliru is back! First used in 199, the Alto de l’Angliru makes its fourth appearance in the Vuelta. The incredibly steep climb with pitches up to 23% [...]
Jamaican sprinter clocked 9.69 seconds in Beijing after slowing down near finish CBC Sports
But there is at least one person who believes Bolt is certain to best last month’s 9.69-second performance in the 100 metres at the Beijing Summer Games.
Norwegian physicist Hans Eriksen estimates the Jamaican athlete could have clocked as low as [...]
Floyd Landis is planning to return to the peloton in 2009 after completing a ban for doping during the 2006 Tour de France, according to a report on ESPN.com.
The 32-year-old American is in discussions with a team run by the Momentum Sports Group, owner and operator of the Health Net-Maxxis squad, the sports [...]
Armstrong confirms comeback
By Shane Stokes, from Cyclingnews.com
Lance Armstrong has confirmed that he will indeed be part of the peloton in 2009, citing cancer awareness as the motivation for an unlikely return to the sport. Winning an eighth Tour de France is the goal for the Texan, who will be 37 years of age [...]
By VeloNews.com Posted Sep. 9, 2008
Lance Armstrong’s former sporting director says reports of the American’s comeback are merely “a rumor,” and Astana’s press officer repeated his denial that the team had struck any deal with the seven-time Tour de France champion.
In dismissing the story first reported by VeloNews.com, Astana’s Johan Bruyneel told Agence [...]
Crazy weekend. I did the math and I spend 1/3 of it driving! Driving almost 25 hours, leaving Ottawa Friday to trek back to Freddy Beach to attend Chris Gairns wedding, then turning around and returning on Sunday! Lots of sitting!
I got a couple good workouts in over the weekend. Had a partially hungover [...]
I’m not a car racing person. Going around a track over and over again doesn’t really appeal to me. I’m more for the rally car racing where the drivers go full gas over whatever it is in front of them. On Sunday I watched the final 10 laps of the F1 race in Belgium while [...]
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