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The Bigger the belly, the bigger the risk

You probably suspected that heart failure, also known as congestive heart failure, contributes to about hundreds of thousands of deaths each year in the United States, and millions world wide.

And you probably also suspected that being over weight ads to the risk of heart failure, but a new study of 21,094 U.S. male doctors for two decades found that even those who were only modestly overweight had a higher risk -- and it grew along with the amount of extra weight.

Most Interesting Athletes of 2008

With 2008 almost officially in the record books we thought you would enjoy hearing from the most newsworthy endurance athletes of the year.

Over the next few days, as the year draws to a close, we'll feature the most interesting and entertaining interviews with the athletes that made news this year. Today we begin with someone who has done it all in the world of endurance sports, and in the process made history at this year's Olympic games.

Press Release: Dede Griesbauer to ride Kestrel Airfoil

PHILADELPHIA - Kestrel Bicycles is pleased to announce its sponsorship of professional triathlete, Dede Griesbauer. Griesbauer enters her 5th year as a professional triathlete.

Placing 10th at the Ironman ™ World Championships in October, her second top-ten placement in as many years, Griesbauer has already earned her spot at the race for 2009. Winning Ironman™ UK in 2006 and placing as runner-up at Ironman™ Brazil in 2007 also add to her list of esteemed accomplishments.

Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas All!

I just want to personally wish you and your family a Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas.

Thanks to all of you who have made this web site your daily source for endurance news. We've posted this video to hopefully give you a little Holiday Cheer. Plus, as we grow this web site and increase our endurance news coverage we sometimes make mistakes---just like Mr. Bean.

Normann Stadler gets fit and video taped

Two time Ironman World Champion Normann Stadler was in Boulder recently at an undisclosed top secret location getting a new bike fit.

Why he was at an undisclosed top secret location, we're not exactly sure.

Perhaps he was meeting with out going United States Vice President Richard Cheney to discuss the merits of undisclosed top secret locations.

December Giveaway: Not too late to win

At the end of the year we will be giving away this brand new Rudy Project race helmet.

We want to give it to you.

There are two simple ways to win the helmet. No purchase needed. No strings attached.

The helmet retails for $160.00, and we'll ship it to one of our readers.

It could be the perfect addition to your race gear, or it could be that perfect holiday gift for that athletes who has it all.

That means if you entered the contest, you still have a chance of winning a helmet.

Feature: World's 10 most Interesting & Unusual races

On Wednesday we feature the World's 10 Interesting & Unusual Bike races.

Our goal is to travel the world with you in search of the most unusual, fun, and interesting races from Peoria to Peking.

Today we travel to....

Actually---today we interrupt our normal scheduled program (for the holidays) and instead we bring you the Annual Las Vegas Santa Run from just a few weeks ago.

Breaking News: Lance Armstrong is training for two

OK, perhaps Lance Armstrong is not expecting, but his girlfriend, Anna Hansen, is.

CNN.com is reporting that Hansen is expecting, and that the baby is due in June.

This means that Armstrong will be a new father just before he's scheduled to race the Tour de France at beginning of June.

On Twitter, Armstrong stated one hour ago that he was:

"in the garage doing a core workout. Working off the beer belly it took me 3.5 yrs to build...!"

So far he seems to be mum about the breaking baby news.

USATF allows headphones

USA Track & Field (USATF) will now allow the use of headphone at non-championship races.

The new amended rule, which was approved at the 2008 Annual Meeting held earlier this month in Reno, gives race directors the discretion to allow headphone use during a race.

Everyman Endurance Podcast with Ultraman Richard Roll

320 miles!

That's the distance of the Ultraman Triathlon on the Big Island of Hawaii. Picture racing this if you will:

Stage I: 6.2-mile (10 km) ocean swim from Kailua Bay to Keauhou Bay, followed by a 90-mile (145 km) cross-country bike ride. Vertical climbs total 6,000 feet.

Stage II: 171.4-mi (276 km) bike ride. Vertical climbs total 4,000 feet

Stage III: 52.4-mile (84 km) double-marathon run from Hawi to Kawaihae.

Click HERE to listen, or download, or subscribe to the podcast now.

Press Release: Blueseventy sponsors US Masters Swimming

LONDONDERRY, New Hampshire. U.S. Masters Swimming is pleased to announce that starting January 1, 2009 blueseventy will become an Official Gold Medal Partner of U.S. Masters Swimming.

The multi-year partnership will see blueseventy become the official swim skin of U.S. Masters Swimming which will feature event signage, presence on www.usms.org,

Feature: World's 10 most Interesting & Unusual races

On Tuesday we feature the World's 10 Interesting & Unusual Swims:

Our goal is to travel the world with you in search of the most unusual, fun, and interesting races from Peoria to Peking.

Today we travel to the Island of Manhattan and the city of New York for what the race organizer calls, "one of the largest long-distance swims" anywhere.

Underwater Tunes: songs to swim by

If you've ever wished for a more fun way to swim those long yardage sets, you've probably considered getting one of the new underwater MP3 players.

But which one?

Boson.com has you covered.

The web site just published a review of four of the most popular underwater MP3 players on the market.

According to the web site the pros and cons are:

What does the future hold for Chrissie Wellington?

Last week we reported that Chrissie Wellington was in Boulder, Colorado with her new coach Simon Lessing getting to know the lay of her new training land.

But what does switching coaches mean to the two time Ironman World Champion's future? We're not about to look into the crystal ball.

But Brad Culp, the editor of triathlete magazine, knows both athlete and coach, and has some insightful thoughts on the subject.

On his Blog he writes:

Own a small part of Tour de France history

Starting tomorrow (December 23, 2008) the yellow Jersey worn by overall tour winner Carlos Sastre in the last stage of this year's Tour de france (Champs-Elysées) will be auctioned on eBay for charity.

The jersey has not been washed since the race and the Sastre will write a dedication to the eventual auction winner on the jersey.

According to a post on SlowTwitch.com:

"The jersey, which has not been washed since the race, has the rider’s number and name pinned to the back, and if the winner so chooses, the Tour winner will write a dedication to them on the shirt.

Press Release: Heather Gollnick to be coached by Paul Regensburg

Victoria, BC, Canada: Five-time Ironman Champion Heather Gollnick has joined forces with LifeSport Coach Paul Regensburg and an impressive line up of current LifeSport Pro Team athletes. Gollnick is an extremely popular athlete and mother of three, whose results include Ironman wins in Arizona, Louisville, Coeur D’Alene, and Wisconsin (twice).

Gollnick has also been the top American finisher at the Ironman World Championships in Hawaii but is still looking to crack the top 10, finishing either 11th or 12th on three different occasions. Gollnick’s LifeSport teammates will include the likes of top US finisher in Hawaii this year Linsey Corbin, Lisa Bentley, Bree Wee, and Katya Meyers.