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2ndjetty

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blogs.universalsports.com - 28 days ago
First race jitters out of the way!
— blogs.universalsports.com — We had our first comp for the season this past Saturday, and it was great to get... out of the start gate! Conditions were pretty tough for Soelden which says a lot, cause its normally pretty tough already! It was snowing and raining a bit a couple days before the race, so the conditions were ... (more) First race jitters out of the way!

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blogs.universalsports.com - 28 days ago
Leadership and values
— blogs.universalsports.com — As the story goes, and this was shortly before the International Olympic Committee’s vote in Singapore in... 2005 to award the 2012 Summer Games, Seb Coe, Daley Thompson, Jonathan Edwards and Kelly Holmes found themselves in a room with a little time. Each was a gold medalist in track and ... (more) Leadership and values

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Soelden!
blogs.universalsports.com - 28 days ago
Soelden!
— blogs.universalsports.com — So the season is underway. We had our first World Cup GS race in Soelden, Austria last... week and the season is off to a start. As far as my skiing went, it was ok. I got out of the start strong and had a good top section but then I got a bit lost half way down and started skiing way to round ... (more) Soelden!

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blogs.universalsports.com - 29 days ago
Team Giant XXXtreme car smashing race report
— blogs.universalsports.com — Friends, Concerned Citizens: On a Saturday night, two weeks ago, at the Race for Tara 3, I... awoke with a start from a bad dream and I couldn’t get back to sleep. In the dream (bear with me here, ‘cuz I hate hearing about people’s dreams just as much as you do) I was at the ... (more) Team Giant XXXtreme car smashing race report

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blogs.universalsports.com - 30 days ago
A meeting by the Bay
— blogs.universalsports.com — It’s Halloween this week. This space, for those handing out candy at the door, prefers Milk Duds.... In the meantime: 1. U.S. Olympic Committee chairman Larry Probst met Tuesday at Electronic Arts headquarters near San Francisco with a number of U.S. sports federation leaders, the ... (more) A meeting by the Bay

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blogs.universalsports.com - 30 days ago
Lessons to be learned from JGat
— blogs.universalsports.com — I have been very vocal about the return of those found guilty of a doping violation. I... believe that despite the fact that it is a tougher pill to swallow when someone else’s mistake directly affects you, people make mistakes just the same and should be given a chance to redeem themselves. ... (more) Lessons to be learned from JGat

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blogs.universalsports.com - 10/24/2009
The USADA man
— blogs.universalsports.com — One of the drawbacks of being back on the U.S. Ski Team is the mandatory participation in... the U.S. Anti-Doping pool. I understand why we have to be subjected to the humiliating and irritating practice of drug testing; I just don’t like it. This process includes a “whereabouts filing” and random ... (more) The USADA man

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Universal Sports boss conquers Kona
blogs.universalsports.com - 10/23/2009
Universal Sports boss conquers Kona
— blogs.universalsports.com — Competing at Ironman Kona first entered his mind in February of this year. Universal Sports president Carlos... Silva ran his first two marathons in 2008 – Boston and New York - and he also finished a half-marathon and five triathlons during that time. In reality though, he wasn’t sure that ... (more) Universal Sports boss conquers Kona

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L.A. Cancer Challenge this weekend
blogs.universalsports.com - 10/22/2009
L.A. Cancer Challenge this weekend
— blogs.universalsports.com — This Sunday, October 25, I will be participating in the LA Cancer Challenge in West LA at... the VA Grounds. I will be “racing” (the word is in quotes because I am in my break phase) the 5k for Team Tyler, in support of my friend Tyler Noesen who has pancreatic cancer. Nike has been ... (more) L.A. Cancer Challenge this weekend

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blogs.universalsports.com - 10/20/2009
Perfect 10
— blogs.universalsports.com — Presenting just some of what’s happening in the Olympic movement, bracketed beginning and end with an it’s-only-rock-and-roll... tinge. Because I like it: 1. Required reading: Doug Logan’s newest blog entry at the USA Track & Field website, a vivid first-person ... (more) Perfect 10

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Saas Fee, Switzerland!
blogs.universalsports.com - 10/19/2009
Saas Fee, Switzerland!
— blogs.universalsports.com — So we had a great last prep period here in Saas Fee, Switzerland. There is not a... lot of snow here in Europe right now but it’s coming! We are getting ready to race in Soelden, Austria for our first World Cup. It’s so exciting but a little nerve racking. I have not raced ... (more) Saas Fee, Switzerland!

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blogs.universalsports.com - 10/19/2009
Taking a VO2 max test
— blogs.universalsports.com — I am a 55.3. What’s your number? Since I started training for triathlons in April, I’ve employed... one simple method during workouts: Go out and swim, bike or run. The only goal I had for each workout was to go as far as possible at a pace I could sustain. I never measured my heart rate or paid ... (more) Taking a VO2 max test

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blogs.universalsports.com - 10/17/2009
Back in winter!
— blogs.universalsports.com — It’s been a while, but hopefully you’ve seen a bunch of my summer updates! I might as... well do a grand recap, to get you all up to date rolling into our first World Cup. To start off, I’m not gonna lie: Last year really sucked for me. It was tough to deal with an injury that never seemed ... (more) Back in winter!

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blogs.universalsports.com - 10/15/2009
Sandusky — a dose of good sense
— blogs.universalsports.com — In mid-August, Larry Probst, the chairman of the U.S. Olympic Committee, traveled to Berlin. He met there... with International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge. The two agreed the USOC would put the proposed launch of its television network on hold. A very few American journalists were ... (more) Sandusky — a dose of good sense

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Team Giant report – Wild West rally car race
blogs.universalsports.com - 10/14/2009
Team Giant report – Wild West rally car race
— blogs.universalsports.com — [Editor’s note: Adam Craig, Giant MTB Team Pro and U.S. National Short Track Champion, has dozens of... interests besides racing mountain bikes. Chief among those interests is Rally Car Racing. His Giant MTB teammate, Carl Decker, is also his Rally Car teammate. Team AC/CD (Team A dam C raig/ ... (more) Team Giant report – Wild West rally car race

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