Picture an XY line graph. The X axis is labeled “Runner Extremes,” and the Y axis is labeled “Cultural Extremes.” Plot an intersection point at the far ends of each axis, and you have the Burning Man 50K Ultramarathon, which I chose as my first foray into ultrarunning. Burning Man At the end of every […]
As this year’s legislative session enters its final month, Alex Alston, state policy director at Washington Bikes, recaps the statewide bike-related bills and budget proposals she sees as top priority this year. The advocacy arm of Washington Bikes, called Washington Bikes PAC, works across the aisle to promote bicycle-related issues. It also works to pass
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If you really want to qualify for the Boston Marathon, complete an Ironman, win your age group, or set a new personal record, then you should hire a coach. Admittedly, there are dozens of great ways to improve your fitness and reach those goals that don’t involve a coach, such as online programs, workout books,
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Injuries happen. Overtime at work derails your training schedule. Maybe you have to curtail your workouts to care for a family member. There are dozens of reasons that might interfere with training for your upcoming race. But you can continue training even if you can’t manage a particular workout. For starters, just Google “bodyweight exercises”
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As a bike aficionado, I’m not exactly hard to convince that I need another bike. Apparently owning a bike for every type of cycling in all kinds of conditions is an affliction that many bike lovers suffer (although perhaps the spouses of said cycling addicts do the suffering). I feel rather great joy whenever I
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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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