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Achilles Tendonitis: A Case report

20 Nov

Elle presented to me with chronic right sided lower calf pain after running a few months ago. She has been unable to run at all and walks with a slight limp; protecting herself from the push-off phase of gait.
Despite this considerable pain, she continues to be very active with a variety of exercises several hours [...]

Power to weight ratio in cycling, but it’s even more critical in XC skiing!

12 Jan

From: http://www.astana-cyclingteam.com/fresh_brew/watts.html
Steve and the guys at Hed Cycling are all about the numbers and he put me in touch with Andy Tetmeyer (actual title: The Repository of Knowledge).  Andy ran some computer model numbers with riders weighing between 170 lb / 77.3 kg up to 220 lb / 100 kg (FYI, Astana’s Levi Leipheimer runs [...]

Great classic drill for kids, very fun to watch too!

07 Jan

This looks like fun, I think I’ll try it!
 
Joe

Cougars in B.C. (and at Silver Star), the furry kind…

05 Jan

This year while skiing at the Thanksgiving camp at Silver Star mountain in B.C. there was a heightened awareness of cougars in the neighboring hills, this story from North of Vancouver emphasises the point!
(CNN) — One lucky boy in Canada can say without a doubt that he has his own personal guardian angel — not [...]

Craftsbury 10km Classic, the day prior to the race.

04 Jan

I’m fresh off the mass start 10km Craftsbury Classic held Jan 3rd in Craftsbury, VT.
NOAA was predicting 5-9″ overnight Saturday, and an additional 3-5″ Sunday; initially it was going to be wet snow in the mid to upper 20’s and Saturday, the day before the race, I was wishing I had brought my Fisher Zeros…
I waxed 2 [...]

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