Recent Study on Heart Risks of Triathlons fails to mention risk of sitting on your @$$ all day
A recent study brought to light in an AP news story extols the dangers of doing a triathlon and the heart risks involved. The study cites that participating in a triathlon (15 heart related deaths per million participants per year) is deadlier than running a marathon (4-8 heart related deaths per million participants per year). … Read more
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Why skateboarders need iMULTISPORT
Forego the helmet, pads and wrist protectors but whatever you do make sure you’ve got an iMULTISPORT-certified ACCIDENT policy in your back pocket. It pays cash when you land in the ER after breaking or fracturing something. It even pays you income if you’re outta work as a result of the accident. All for about … Read more
Deep Water Soloing featured in Perfecto release this summer
Deep water soloing in the Mediterranean island of Mallorca, Spain is the finest on the planet. Join a cast of climbers as they explore the majestic sweeping limestone of this climbing paradise. Among Mallorca’s fragrant almond groves, famed nightclubs and speedo-sporting Eurotourists, limestone cliffs rise straight from the sea like sentinels, their steep pockets beckoning … Read more
Scenic City Trail Marathon & Half Marathon
May 24th was a fantastic day for a trail run, and now you can relive the action of the Scenic City Trail Marathon & Half Marathon. The video is up on the site! Please comment on whether or not the video quality is any better than previously posted videos. We’ve switched from You Tube to … Read more
Ice climbing enthusiasts slip under the radar
BY CALEB SHEAFFER Michael Miscavage knows the best places for ice climbing in the Wyoming Valley, but he’s not talking about any of them. Miscavage, owner of Top of the Slope Ski Shop in Wilkes-Barre, even has a picture of a nearby wall of ice he climbed in 1994, a 200-foot cliff with the intimidating … Read more
SKI Channel set to launch
The Ski Channel has inked a multiyear distribution partnership with Cox Communications ahead of its launch later this year. The amount of subscribers added through Cox was not disclosed, but industry sources said the pact gives Ski Channel about 3 million additional homes for a total of 13 million subscribers. The network expects to be … Read more
USA Triathlon Announces Multisport Shop Program
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (January 28, 2008) — USA Triathlon is proud to introduce its new Certified Multisport Shop program. This is a group of retailers around the country targeting those athletes who love to swim, run and bike. Following is the criteria the listed shops have met to become a part of the program: · … Read more
Snowboarders’ bones twice as likely to break
Snowboarders are twice as likely to break their bones on the pistes than skiers – with ‘Foosh’ set to blame. This article recently appeared in… Those heading to the pistes with boards strapped to their feet are most likely to fall foul of a Fall Onto an Out-Stretched Hand, or Foosh as emergency staff dub … Read more
