Blind Triathlete Conquors Ironman - INSPIRING STORY!!
inspiration, (dis)ability, will
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This goes to show that there are no obstacles that cannot be overcome if the will is strong enough!
Story by:
Sally Showman / KXLY4 Reporter
COEUR D'ALENE -- A blind man who bounced back from near death is giving new meaning to an old cliché ‘Where there's a will there's a way" after he finished the Ironman early Monday morning.
To full understand his accomplishment you have to go back 12 years to where Dave Bigoney's Ironman success story began on the fateful evening he lost his sight.
"Unfortunately in the morning hours of December 27th, my step mother who still lived in the house came into my bedroom and shot me in the head with a .38 caliber revolver then proceeded to shoot and kill my father when he was also in bed," he said.
Doctors didn't think Dave would survive the shooting but he did, though he lost his sight. Fast forward now to Monday morning when he crossed the Ironman finish line at 12:58.
And this was his second Ironman he has finished.
"I've always been one to challenge myself, sighted or not sighted," Dave said.
Instead of dwelling on what he's lost, Bigoney focuses on what he can still do.
"You have to change your game plan to suit whatever situation comes up," he said.
With slight modifications to the Ironman race, Dave found a way to travel the distance. From the first stroke of the swim to the last stride of the marathon, Chris Laskey was beside Dave as his sight guide, there to direct Dave around every curve along the 140.6 mile journey.
"I have to stay behind my guide with my tether which acts as a straight line from me to him," Dave said.
In the water a bungee cord connected the two while for the bike they rode on a tandem bike. The bungee cord came back out again for the marathon.
"Most people that come out have to come out and do an Ironman on ... read entire entry
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on 6/24/2008
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16.9
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Summer Brings Increased Risk Of Orthopaedic Injury
summer, beach, running, injury prevention
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As the beach season gets underway, many people will bring their workout regiment with them to the shore. And that means running along the beach, in the sand. It is commonly thought that the soft sand better cushions the lower extremity joints, making running on the beach even more beneficial. However, this may actually put more strain on your muscles and joints.
Though running is an extremely common activity, it is not one performed perfectly at all times. As the summer months begin, running outside, particularly while on vacation at the shore or on the beach, remains one of the most popular activities. But running on the beach comes with risks.
Rarely consistently smooth and flat, the beach surface changes drastically from extremely soft to hard. In addition, the beach often slopes dramatically as it approaches the water. “Running on this sloped surface can especially predispose an individual to injury.
“As you run on an irregular, inconsistent surface like sand, the forces that go through the feet, ankles, knees and hips vary dramatically and can predispose an athlete to injury in any one of these body parts. The ideal surface to run on is a relatively flat, smooth, resilient and reasonably soft surface such as a track or jogging trail.”
The most common injuries from running in sand include:
Tendonitis of the knee (an inflammation of the tendon either directly above or directly below the knee cap); sprains of any one of the four ligaments in the knee which stabilize the knee joint; or injury to either one of the C-shaped meniscal cushion pads in the knee joint. Irritation of the fibrous connective tissue at the sole of the foot in the region of the arch; plantar fasciitis (heel spur); sprains of the ankle ligaments on either side of the ankle; or stress fractures of the foot or ankle. Additionally, incomplete hairline breaks in the lower leg bones, foot bones or thigh bone may o... read entire entry
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on 6/12/2008
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6.5
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Superfoods!!
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Well, the most important thing for everyone to know is that superfoods are easy to find in every local supermarket. They’re worth looking for!
These nutritional powerhouse foods are loaded with nutrients crucial to a healthy, long life.
If you can include a variety of them in your diet, everyday, we promise they will change your life!
These foods were chosen because they contain high concentrations of crucial nutrients, as well as the fact that many of them are low in calories. Foods containing these nutrients have been proven to help prevent and, in some cases, reverse the well-known effects of aging, including cardiovascular disease, Type II Diabetes, hypertension and certain cancers.
Apples,Avocado,Beans, Blueberries, Broccoli, Cinnamon, Dark Chocolate, Dried SuperFruits,
Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Garlic, Honey, Kiwi ,Low Fat Yogurt ,Oats, Onions, Oranges, Pomegranates ,
Pumpkin, Soy, Spinach, Tea,Tomatoes, Turkey, Walnuts ,Wild Salmon .
Superfood Principles
Principle 1: SuperFoodsRx is the best diet in the world.
Sophisticated computer analysis has enabled researchers to determine which populations are the healthiest and live the longest. Highly respected database studies and sets of recommendations including those of the American Heart Association, the American Cancer Society, and the National Cancer Institute have looked at the same information. The data shows the particular foods eaten by these healthiest populations. Superfoods show up over and over again when you look at these diets.
Principle 2: SuperFoods are whole foods.
There will always be some disagreement regarding the term wholefood. But in general, whole foods are those that are unprocessed or are minimally processed in such a way that none of their nutritional characteristics have been intentionally modified.
Whole foods are complex. They contain hundreds of unide... read entire entry
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on 6/7/2008
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9
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Adult Physical Fitness Testing!
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Remember the Presidential Physical Fitness test you took when you were in school?! Wonder how you measure up now? You may soon be able to find out.
If you didn't get a Presidential Physical Fitness Award in school, the government is giving you another chance to prove you're in shape.
An adult fitness test is being introduced Wednesday by the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports. It will incorporate several of the exercises that millions of students undertake each year as they aim for a certificate signed by the president.
The test involves three basic components: aerobic fitness, muscular strength and flexibility. The test is for people 18 and older who are in good health. It was inspired by scores of baby boomers who kept asking council members whether there was a fitness test available today that was similar to the ones they took as students, Johnson said.
The aerobic component of the tests consists of a one-mile walk or 1.5-mile run. The run is not recommended for those who don't run for at least 20 minutes, three times a week.
Push-ups and half sit-ups make up the strength test. The push-ups are done until failure. The sit-ups are done for one minute.
A stretching exercise called the "sit-and-reach" is used to measure flexibility.
The scores from all four of the fitness tests can be entered online. Other information, such as age, gender, height and weight are also part of the equation.
You won't get a presidential certificate, but the results will then show where you rank among people of the same age. For example, if someone scores in the 75th percentile for push-ups, that means 75 percent of the scores fall below your score.
The fitness test incorporates height and weight to give participants their body mass index. Generally, a BMI score above 25 equates to being overweight. However, for people who do exercise a lo... read entire entry
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on 6/5/2008
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20.7
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