This team of eight inspiring women, are moms with professions (including two nurses, a public defender, a fighter pilot and a few small business owners), and are training to set a new RAAM record. However the team’s bigger mission is raising money for worthy causes. To learn more about the team, visit www.bikelikeagirl.org and follow […]
This is just one of the small inner arguments that goes on inside my head. It’s not the end of the world if I cannot climb, but it is a challenge I present myself often. If not to prove anything other than to just continue my pursuance of overall fitness. Okay, I admit it. I’d […]
Silver Sage sponsored, ProjectHero athlete (un-named to protect his identity) shares his Running Red experience… It was good to get out and run this past Saturday, it was for a good cause, Running Red for Heart 2015 put on by REMSA. I also met some very cool people. Like the gentleman I am pictured with, Korean […]
Silver Sage athlete and Reno WheelWoman stalwart, Heidi, on sticking with it… Last summer, my job took over my life. I spent several months looking out my office window while sitting in front of a computer monitor full of stuff that needed to be done. Deadlines were looming and there wasn’t enough time in the […]
Patrick Johnson, Silver Sage sponsored athlete and Far West Elite XC Ski Team member fresh off the biathlon circuit, reports… Below is a clip from a recent biathlon sprint race I competed in last month in Soldier Hollow, Utah. So far this season I’ve travelled to races in Canada, Minnesota, Alaska and Utah. In the coming […]
This series is based on the Science of Running Symposium I recently attended in San Francisco. To read part I, click here. Every running magazine contains at least one article on running injuries and prevention. And a website search on these topics will result in a life-time of reading. Frustrated by the apparent void of […]
Silver Sage sponsored, Ride2Recovery athlete (un-named to protect active duty identity) checks in… It amazes me how meeting one person that finds out about your past can launch something that just leaves you speechless. That a simple thank you just doesn’t seem to get the job done. I retire officially in five days. During my med board process for […]
Silver Sage sponsored and Far West Elite Team member, Emily Blackmer recounts her recent US National race campaign… Spencer and I spent the first week of January representing the Far West Elite Team at U.S. Nationals, hosted by Michigan Tech University in Houghton, Michigan. Nationals is a four-race series: a 10/15k individual start skate race, […]
The annual Snowshoe Thompson Classic Race, presented by Silver Sage Sports and Fitness Lab, was held on Sunday December 21st at the Auburn Ski Club Training Center (ASC), kicking off the 2015 Nordic race season. Check out the detailed race report below… The men’s 10k and the women’s 5k distances were USSA-sanctioned races and Junior […]
In two previous posts we discussed who can benefit from testing and what tests are available and what they deliver. To read part I, click here, to read part II, click here. Today we offer our thoughts on the value of testing. Part III – Why Test? Physiologic testing provides invaluable understanding to empower athletes […]
