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Hat’s off to our own hockey program alumni, Chad McDonald, who’s now a Sophomore Forward with Ferris State University. Chad was nominated as the WCHA Offensive Player of the Week this week. He had two goals, a team-high five total shots and a +1 rating during ninth-ranked Ferris State’s season-opening, -
Joe Cekola credits his trials in life for his unstoppable performance in the face of adversity. The 52-year-old transformed from a casual runner into a competitive ‘Ironman’ despite what some would call a lifelong handicap and a broken clavicle from a crash just eight weeks prior to Ironman Wisconscin. Joe
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As the cycling season draws to a close, as races begin to dwindle in number, many young cyclists who have now gotten a taste for racing, and maybe a win or two, start looking towards 2015. There’s no better time than the autumn to start thinking about next year’s racing
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By Cory Stange, Team OAM Now Cyclist- Road Cat 2 Of all the road disciplines, criterium racing is the most dynamic. Emphasizing speed over endurance, crits are often won by the quick and daring. Despite believing I possessed all the skills necessary to succeed in the high speed world of
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Raquel Torres has been training hard and making great progress toward reaching her dream goal of qualifying for the 2016 Rio Olympic Games for her home country of the Dominican Republic. With this being her first real full season back to competition since her teenage years, Raquel is gaining qualifying
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Athletic Mentors co-founder and head hockey coach Mark Olson is tipping his hat to Michael Schmitt, Battle Creek Revolution forward who has just signed with the Indiana Tech men’s hockey team. “Michael’s been with our program for years and has proven himself to be disciplined, tough, and committed to excellence,”
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From a training standpoint, coaches and self-coached athletes want the most objective power meter measurement possible. For several years, heart rate monitors were used but remained limited, especially for a short-term effort. Exercise labs possess stationary ergometers, but these aren’t usable for a casual group ride. In recent years, manufactures
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Many adult athletes can trace their sporting start to a younger, simpler time when life’s responsibilities had yet to compete and consume their schedule. Dominican-born triathlete Raquel Tavares-Torres was one such promising young athlete whose athletic achievements would be sidelined in her prime by study, marriage, and raising a family.
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