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2009 Minneapolis Marathon race results and winners

A record crowd of over 5000 runners took on the Minneapolis Marathon, half-marathon and 5-kilometer courses, according to race organizers.

Tom Tisell, a 41-year-old runner had made history as the winner of the inaugural Minneapolis in a time of 2:42:57.

0:01 photo finish sprint at Madrid ITU World Championship Series

It was the kind of photo finish sprint that ITU organizers dream about---especially after over two hours of racing.

Below are the official results of round two of the ITU women's race in Madrid , but the photo says it all.

Gold – Andrea Hewitt (NZL) 2:05:58
Silver – Lisa Norden (SWE) 2:05:58 +0:01

Sturla and Griesbauer win Ironman Brazil

Eduardo Sturla was far ahead of the rest of the field at Ironman Brazil and easily won the race with over 15 minutes to spare.

In the women's race it was Dede Griesbauer who crushed the bike ahead of Charlotte Kolters and America professional Heather Gollnick.

The complete results are below:

Top Ten Men
* EDUARDO STURLA (#1) at 08:13:39
* REINALDO COLUCCI (#10) at 08::28:08
* PETR VABROUSEK (#4) at 08:37:18

2009 Rock and Roll Marathon San Diego live results and times

A Moroccan and Russian have won the 2009 Rock and Roll Marathon in San Diego.

Over 20,000 runners ran the 26.2 mile course that featured over live 40 bands along the way.

According to the race web site. "Results will be uploaded on raceday either during or after the event."

You can get Live Results HERE based on name or bib number.

Lance Armstrong to be a dad---again any minute now

Lance Armstrong is is in a big hurry to get home to Texas from Italy because he's about to be a father again.

After finishing in 12th place at this year's Giro d’Italia, the cycling superstar just tweeted:

"Already at the airport in Rome. Headed home!! Baby # 4 any minute now. CaNOT wait!"

Steve Larsen 1970-2009: The title of champion transcended every aspect of his life

From Lydia posted on Remember Steve Larsen:

"A champion, a gentleman, a loyal and devoted family man, this is how I have always felt about and will always remember Steve.

English Beat to headline Rock and Roll Marathon in San Diego

Mirror in the Bathroom” and “Save it for Later," are just two songs from the 80's Band the English Beat that will have runners at the end of the San Diego Rock and Roll Marathon dancing.

OK, perhaps dancing is too strong of a word, but the finishers will certainly be swaying to the band.

According to the race's web site:

"Famous for their fusion of soul, reggae, rock and punk, the six member band has a great dance beat celebrated by fans everywhere.

USAT: 'race organizers took the proper precautions'

At least 20 triathletes, and perhaps many more, got sick after the recent Boat House International Triathlon in Oklahoma City on May 16-17.

While the cause of sickness is still under investigation and was most likely the high bacterial levels in the Oklahoma River, USA Triathlon organization believes the race officials took proper precautions before the race based on this recently issued statement:

San Diego Marathon course ready to Rock 'n' Roll

 The San Diego Marathon course will winds its way through the street downtown tomorrow.

Organizers are expecting over 20,000 runners to race through the heart of downtown along the 26.2 mile race course.

You can see a map of the entire course HERE.

According to SignonSanDiego.com:

"Caltrans will shut down southbound state Route 163, from Interstate 8 to Interstate 5, from 2 a.m. to noon. Several freeway on-ramps and offramps on I-5 and I-8 will also be closed near the race course.

"Should Triathletes Do Resistance Training?" by Ben Greenfield

So what exactly is resistance training?

You can classify it as any type of supplementary weightlifting, calisthenics, or other exercise designed to promote muscular force or power production. Examples would include the bench press exercise, the squat, a push-up/sit-up workout, a step class that uses barbells or dumbbells, etc. You get the idea.

But how important are these activities for triathletes, or for that matter, any other endurance athlete?

And the least and most bike-friendly states are....

The League of American Bicyclist normally spends much its time promoting cycling in Washington DC. The trade and industry lobby organization also like to compile lists, and the most recent one it has put together ranks the 50 American states based on bike-friendliness.

According to the groups web site:

"The Bicycle Friendly State Program is a two part recognition program that ranks and recognizes states that actively support bicycling. First, states are ranked annually based on their level of bike-friendliness. Secondly, states that wish to apply for a Bicycle Friendly State award designation can receive further recognition and promotion of their efforts as well as feedback, technical assistance, training and further encouragement to improve their bicycling legislation, projects, and programs."

Drink too much cola and you can have have muscle problems

This is one of those studies that seems pretty self evident, but it is worth reporting as many endurance athletes drink cola during long races such as an Ironman or a marathon.

Greek researchers conducted a recent study that suggests that if you drink too much cola you can end up with mild weakness to serious paralysis.

But here's the catch. The people they studied drank between 2 and (get this) 9 liters of cola a day.

 Nine liters is about 2 gallons.

"We are consuming more soft drinks than ever before, and a number of health issues have already been identified including tooth problems, bone demineralization and the development of metabolic syndrome and diabetes," and there's increasing evidence that excessive cola consumption leads to hypokalemia, Dr. Moses Elisaf, of the University of Ioannina, said in the news release.

Are you a Lance-a-Lout bike rider?

New York Post columnist Kyle Smith got hit by a cyclist back in 2007.

Now Smith has a lot of personal and very serious cycling issues to workout, and a few days ago he did so in his column by categorizing cyclist into three types of riders.

These are:

"Messengers of Mayhem. These are young, aggressively fit men, often clad in futuristic outfits complete with face-obscuring visors that make them look like Boba Fett. 

* Szechuan Psychos. Working for tips and of questionable immigration status, they serve in the mechanized infantry of General Tso's army.

Menchov squirms as doping investigators circle the Rabobank team

From the "here we go again file", the latest reports on the cycling doping front have the current Giro d’Italia leader Denis Menchov a bit nervous.

Austrian authorities have recently approach Menchov's team Rabobank about an an alleged blood doping ring operated in Vienna, Austria.

According to Velonews:

"Journalists queried Menchov during his post-stage press conference Wednesday after he defended his maglia rosa on the mountaintop finish to Blockhaus.

Video: Will Ferrell and Bear Grylls see if they can endure each other on Man vs. Wild

There are all sorts of endurance challenges.

The most obvious one that comes to mind is man vs. man or perhaps to be more precise athlete vs. athlete in the world of endurance sports.

But much of the recent endurance news has also been devoted to man vs. nature.

For instance such crazy hard endurance events and races as swimming across the Atlantic ocean or running several hundred miles through the desert.

Challenged Athletes Foundation to auction Ironman Kona slot in NYC

The Challenged Athletes Foundation (CAF) will auction a prized slot to the Ford Ironman World Championship, organized and conducted by the World Triathlon Corporation, at a gala dinner in New York City on June 10. The winning bidder (or his/her designee) may compete in either 2009 or 2010.