Ski boots planted firmly into the side of a snowy cliff, I test the rope by slowly easing my weight back into the harness, a completely foreign feeling to me especially in full ski gear with my skis strapped to my pack. My fear of heights makes it difficult to focus. Trusting that my partner […]
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Like other team sports, ski racing requires serious commitment and support from both children and their parents. Out There Monthly interviewed Teri Tucker and Paul Ainsworth, whose two sons – Hayden and Owen, both age 11 – will soon begin their sixth season as members of the Spokane Ski Racing Association (SSRA), to share what
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From September 7 through 18, the Rio Paralympic Games will take place in Brazil, and Spokane physical therapist, occasional OTM contributor and former Olympic rower Jamie Redman will be there, this time as a staff member on the U.S. team. Redman, who was on the U.S. women’s Olympic rowing team at the London 2012 games,
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In my last column, I wrote about my anxiety as I trained though injuries for my first 100-mile race at Bryce Canyon, Utah. Despite my injuries, I vowed to show up to the start line and do my best. I wish I could say that I finished the race, but unfortunately I dropped out at
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Speed and talent can only go so far when a runner is aiming for the Olympics. Rachel Jaten is among the fastest and most respected distance runners in the Inland Northwest, and last March she exceeded the Olympic qualifying standard for the US Marathon Trials at the Asics LA Marathon. But her time of 2:42
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In the professional rodeo activities the duty of shielding the bull rider currently comes on the bullfighter as the rodeo clown once again centers around entertaining the crowd. There’s much debate between historians on if the first rodeo basically occurred. Boys of outdated typically competed against each other for boasting rights about who was simply
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The young man is securely strapped into his seat. He bobs in the water as the boat slowly moves forward to take the slack out of the line. He braces slightly as he’s tugged forward, the tips of his main ski and the outrigger boards on either side poking up out of the water. He
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When I first started doing crazy things like running marathons, I felt compelled to have plans. I would buy books on training, obsessively surf the “Runner’s World” website, compare tables and results, keep journals, log miles and test shoes. I talked about my plans, my methods, and the impossibility that I could ever do anything
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Thinking about signing up for your first marathon, half marathon, or other long race this year? Now, while the snow and ice still occupy city streets and forest trails, is the time to transition from thinking to beginning your training regimen. Starting early in the year, say experienced runners with many miles and races under
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Your boots are the most important piece of ski equipment you own – everything starts from your feet. Whether you are a first-time skier or a seasoned veteran of the slopes, having ski boots that fit properly can be the key to having a stellar day on the hill. Conversely, nothing is more miserable than
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