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In Sports, Who's a Beginner? Aren't We All?
By Peter Shankman | Wed, 30 Jan 2008 at 9:34 PM | Permalink
Excerpt: Tri, tri again … Was reading the latest edition of Triathlete magazine on my way to the airport today. The entire issue is dedicated to beginners in the sport. I recommend picking up a copy if you've ever thought of tackling the multi-sport world in any ...

Injury and the Power of Frustration
By Peter Shankman | Tue, 22 Jan 2008 at 1:22 AM | Permalink
Excerpt: Define "irony." For me, irony is being a marathon runner, a triathlete, a licensed skydiver, a daredevil, a risk-taker … and never (knock on wood) getting badly injured, other than the occasional sprained ankle. Inadvertently cracking a rib by slamming ...

The Holy Grail: Sweat-Proof Headphones
By Peter Shankman | Mon, 7 Jan 2008 at 9:38 PM | Permalink
Excerpt: CES, if you play it right, is a healthy-exerciser's fantasy. You spend the majority of the day walking miles and miles around the convention floor, trying desperately to find appointments with reps of companies. Once you actually locate them, you spend ...

From Vegas, the Latest in Electronics for Outdoors
By Peter Shankman | Sun, 6 Jan 2008 at 8:50 PM | Permalink
Excerpt: Hello from the Consumer Electronics Show 2008, in Las Vegas, Nev.! Over the next week, I'll be meeting with the latest and greatest companies with the latest and greatest in outdoor electronic devices. From headphones to heart-rate monitors, if it's ...

Stay Put. The Other Resolutioners Will Be Gone Soon.
By Peter Shankman | Sun, 6 Jan 2008 at 2:56 PM | Permalink
Excerpt: Welcome to 2008. Worked out yet? If you belong to a gym, and have gone since January 1, you've no doubt walked in and been shocked at the number of people sweating, 95% of whom weren't there on December 30. What happened? Simple: They're resolutioners ...