What Athletes Over 60 Should Know About Working Out sports-masters July 7, 2020 Featured, Sports, Swimming 61 By Jim Miller, MD Is improvement in performance and conditioning possible after you turn 60? Yes! What are the keys to this seemingly daunting task? This answer is complex. First, the Basics The fir...
The Aging Athlete: Protests and Silver Linings Nancy Tinari June 24, 2020 Featured, Running 177 By Nancy Tinari I have found that being an athlete over 60 means feeling a mixture of conflicting emotions: gratitude, exhilaration, disgust, sadness, sometimes even despair. I wasn’t sure whether to write ...
20 WAYS TO GET MOTIVATED FOR A RUN sports-masters June 19, 2020 Athletics, Featured, Health, Running, Track & Field 153 It may be tough to get up and go for a run. But most of the time, you’ll be more pleased and satisfied with yourself if you get up and do it. Think about the reasons you want to run in the first place. Ask y...
RBC GranFondo offers free training programs sports-masters June 8, 2020 Breaking News, Cycling, Events, Featured, Road Cycling 226 With the cancellation of their 2020 event due to Covid-19, organizers of the RBC GranFondo are offering a virtual training program to all interested cyclists at no cost. Whether you’re looking to get fitter, r...
World Masters Games is set to kick off in Japan next May sports-masters June 4, 2020 Breaking News, Events, Featured, News, Sports 253 Now set to be a compelling curtain-raiser to the rescheduled Tokyo Olympic Games, the 2021 World Masters Games in Kansai, Japan will feature more sports and more disciplines than ever before. Next year will ...
World Bicycle Day – June 3, 2020 sports-masters May 28, 2020 Breaking News, Cycling, Events, Featured, Health, News 312 June 3rd is World Bicycle Day which was established by the General Assembly of the United Nations in acknowledgment of the uniqueness, longevity and versatility of the bicycle, which has been in use for two cen...
Breaking the Chain Scott Sylvester May 27, 2020 Cycling, From the Scoob 239 Currently on my nightstand - “Breaking the Chain - Drugs and Cycling: The True Story” by Willy Voet. I have only just opened this book, but reportedly it is “A moving and spirited account of lying and cheati...
How You Should Approach Getting Back in the Pool sports-masters May 23, 2020 Featured, Health, Swimming 316 A perspective shift might be needed as you transition back to swimming regularly By Scott Bay It seems like with every news report, things are getting worse. That constant messaging makes it hard to see w...
It’s New Kit Day! Scott Sylvester May 18, 2020 Cycling, From the Scoob, Road Cycling 299 Hooray! Hooray! It’s new kit day! Thanks a bunch to Brad Clifford @bradthenomad and @migrationunlimited and @jakroocanada Today was the first outdoor ride for me since I was sideswiped in Karuma, Uganda. ...
USATF MASTERS TRACK AND FIELD ADDS 25-29 AGE GROUP sports-masters May 15, 2020 Athletics, Breaking News, Featured, News, Track & Field 274 The Masters Track and Field (MTF) Committee agreed to add a 25-29 age group at the USATF Annual Meeting in Reno, Nevada last December. The addition of this new "pre-masters" age group was championed by the late...
