The recent youtube video featuring Kyle and Brent Pease was created to the tune of “He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother.” There may not be a tune ever written more fitting to summarize the real-life relationship of athletes, Brent and Kyle Pease. For those who have never heard of the Pease Brothers, Brent and Kyle are brothers […]
We all want to be more balanced. That is what GPP is all about! Being balanced physically can help us be stronger and faster endurance athletes without the injuries. Being balanced in all areas of our lives, not just the physical, is just as important. That is the philosophy of GPP. That balance is just […]
We’ve started something new, and we’re pretty excited about it. Not only is this going to make us stronger, it’s going to help us become more balanced. Finally, a season with no injuries! The best part – it’s not just great for us, it’s great for all endurance atheletes! Maybe that’s why their tagline is […]
Congratulations to Mandy Ozimek, Jody Keller, and Whitney Sutherland on this very creative winning video! A big thanks to our friends at My Brother’s Salsa, Skratch Labs, and Jack Links for contributing some great prizes!
Courtesy of Ironman.com The 2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike, and 26.2 mile run is by no means an easy feat to overcome, in fact, many people would say that an Ironman is downright challenging. The race it’s self is tough enough, however the travel, the lines, and the anxieties of pre race day are […]
Bike Bentonville’s mission statement is to “provide leadership and technical resources for community-driven health and fitness initiatives”, according to their website WWW.BikeBentonville.com. One of the more recent initiatives Bike Bentonville has taken, is the Safe Rout to School or SRTS. According to the Bike Bentonville website, under the SRTS tab, this initiative is based on […]
It seldom gets below freezing temperatures in the majority of South Africa, and I was based in Durban and Pietermaritzburg on the North East coast for the vast majority of my time during training. With South Africa fighting in the rat race to become a first world country, the performance training facilities were spread out across […]
Tri this blog for some great inspiration (since most of the visitors to our blogs are triathletes and runners, there won’t be anyone thinking we have forgotten how to spell) trifatherhood.com Considering this info from USAT, Trifatherhood has a large audience to speak to! Since the late 1990’s, the greatest growth has occurred in the […]
Before Kevin Brooks’ first Ironman in Louisville Kentucky, he started the Louisville Underpants Run to help calm his nerves. The Run was so successful that he continued it four years in a row. Every year Kevin chose a different charity to donate the proceeds from The Underpants Run to. In 2010, an idea for Kevin’s […]
You sill need to wear Sun SCREEN in the winter. Here are 3 reasons why; 1. The Sun is just as dangerous in the winter; according to www.SkinCancer.org, UVB rays are less intense in winter, however equally damaging (and possibly more dangerous) UVA rays are just as strong as during the summer months. […]