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Good Running Technique

Sun, 13 Jun 2010 02:45:00 -0700

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It's Important to know how to run properly

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How to run properly, good running technique is important, especially to avoid any injuries - such as a Shin Splint. Aim to learn to run with good technique will help you run faster, more efficiently with less stress on your body.

Look Straight Ahead and Not at your Feet
Land MidFoot, not on your toes or heel (Are you a Toe Runner or a Heel Striker?)

Landing on your toes will make your calves get tight and you'll fatigue quickly and may develop shin pain. Landing on your heels wastes energy as you have overstrided and you're braking. It is best to land in the middle of your foot then rolling through the motion to the front of your toes.

Run with your Hands Swinging by your Waist - where they may brush your waist while your run

Beginners, especially when they get tired, will hold their hands by their chest. This will get you more tired and you'll find that you'll start to feel tightness and tension in your shoulders and neck.

Why Does my Shin Muscle Hurt?

Sun, 13 Jun 2010 01:04:33 -0700

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Shin muscle, the muscles located in the anterior shin or the front of the shin is called the tibialis anterior

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I've started walking and running at the gym and I've noticed a pain around the shin area of my leg after running a couple of minutes. After some research on Wikpedia, I've found that this shin muscle has a name: the muscles located in the anterior shin or the front of the shin is called the tibialis anterior.

According to MadetoRun:

When either running or jumping athletes will sometimes over-stride and forcibly plant on the heel of the foot. This causes a whip like reaction with the distal end of the foot in which the toes are stretched forward and downward (following heel strike), placing significant stress on the muscles and ligaments that regulate your toes, which happen to run up your ankle all the way to your shin. Repeating this motion continues to stress the muscles and ligaments of the shin and can rapidly develop into a debilitating overuse injury. Basically, with a heavy heel strike you are giving the tibialis anterior a bit of whiplash.

Eastern Creek Go Karting

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 15:43:25 -0800

Went to Eastern Creek Go Carts in Western Sydney last weekend. These are my racing cheat notes for their track for the next time I go there. I love how they say on their website that "The circuit has a total of two kilometres of the best quality Bitumen available. The racing surface was produced by Boral and is the finest ever laid on a kart circuit." But in reality, the track has degraded over the years and it really needs resurfacing. My local road has a better surface than their track! Watch out for loose gravel!

When you first hit the track from the pits, just gun it. There is no starting line. The faster you go, the more muscle you need to put into steering your go-kart, lose control and you'll find yourself hitting the kerb or the tyres. Oversteer with too much acceleration around a corner will send you spinning. It takes a little courage to not brake through a curve because it feels like you're going to run into the grass. You'll get faster times when you don't brake around shallow corners and just follow through by releasing the gas a little before the curve then gunning it after you've passed the main curve while completing the turn. For tighter turns, you need to enter the turn wide and brake before, then 50% into the turn start accelerating. You get a printout of your time at the end of the race.

Go Karting at Eastern Creek costs $85 for the 13 HP karts for 2 x 15 minute heats. It gets busy during weekends and holidays so if you can, go on a weekday, otherwise get a group booking so you're only racing with your mates and not some other randoms.

How to Do a Wheelie on a Mountain Bike

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 13:23:36 -0800

I wish I can do a wheelie on my mountain bike! This is a tutorial I found on Youtube:

Wheelie on a Mountain Bike Tutorial

The most important thing on your bike, is your brake system, you will need the brake lever on your handlebars. When performing a wheelie, this will help you control speed and prevent you from falling on your butt. Your rear brake has to function properly or you will face the risk of falling.

Adjust your seat to a middle position, You'll ride the wheelie sitting down, and seat position will help keep you maintain your centre of gravity and balance.

Freestyle Cycling - Danny MacAskill

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 21:39:22 -0800

I'm into cycling... but this is nuts... you have got to watch this video (even if you aren't into cycling:

Inspired Bicycles - Danny MacAskill April 2009 - Filmed over the period of a few months in and around Edinburgh by Dave Sowerby, this video of Inspired Bicycles team rider Danny MacAskill (more info at www.dannymacaskill.com) features probably the best collection of street/street trials riding ever seen.

Tour de France Stage 15

Sun, 19 Jul 2009 17:44:18 -0700

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Results of Tour de France stage 15

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Stage 15 of the Tour de France stage 15 was dominated and won by Spaniard Alberto Contador who wears the yellow jersey, one minute and 37 seconds ahead of Astana team mate Lance Armstrong in second. In this cycling race, the breakaway in the 207.5km stage 15 from Pontarlier to Verbier came in dribs and drabs, which was started by Frenchman David Moncoutié (Cofidis team) after 42km, joined by Italian Franco Pellizotti (Team Liquigas), then six others, then another four, and then another three for a total of 15.

Spaniard Mikel Astarloza of Euskaltel, one of the three in that last mini-group, was the virtual leader on the course when the breakaway’s time gap rose almost a minute above his three-minute deficit to Rinaldo Nocentini in Tour de France Stage 15 cycle race. Team Astana gradually lessened the gap and the breakaway was caught with six kilometres to go, which was then the time for Frank Schleck and then Contador to attack. However, Lance Armstrong did not respond to Contador, and eventually lost 94 seconds on his Astana team mate.

Golf Peeing Club

Sat, 27 Jun 2009 09:56:22 -0700

Golf Peeing Club: Pee discreetly with this Uroclub.

UroClub - Golf Pee Club Video

Sat, 27 Jun 2009 09:56:14 -0700

Here's an interesting invention: a golf club you can pee in. Urologist Floyd Seskin invented this gadget, with the target of helping old men with weak bladders and young men who drink too much relieve themselves without leaving the golf course.

Richard Jefferson Spurs - The Bucks

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 14:36:05 -0700

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The San Antonio Spurs have traded Milwaukee Bucks forward Richard Jefferson

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The San Antonio Spurs have traded Milwaukee Bucks forward Richard Jefferson for Bruce Bowen, Kurt Thomas, and Fabricio Oberto. Above is a photo of Richard Jefferson with wife Teresa Lourenco (a model - Teresa Lourenco was born in 1981 in Trinidad.). Richard Allen Jefferson was born June 21, 1980 in Los Angeles and stands at 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m). Jefferson has two years and $29 million remaining on his deal, and the Milwaukee Bucks are dangerously close to the luxury tax threshold. "The two teams have agreed to the deal in principle."

The Milwaukee Bucks agreed to trade Richard Jefferson to the San Antonio Spurs for Bruce Bowen, Kurt Thomas and Fabricio Oberto a Bucks source told ESPN.com.

The two teams have agreed to the deal in principle. A trade call to make the deal official is coming later Tuesday.

The move gives the Spurs a dynamic wing scorer to play alongside Tim Duncan, Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili. The Spurs had promised to make their team better this summer and adding Jefferson for role players should give them a huge shot in the arm.