Archive for February, 2007

A glimpse into Nathan O’Neill’s Diary July 19, 2005 – Woke up this morning to pouring rain and freezing temperatures. At 3,000 meters when it rains, you are lucky if it doesn’t snow. It turned out that today was a really tough day. Around 30 riders retired from the race, including one of our...
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Dear Podium: I’ve been training for years and overall my fitness is good. But I see my potential and realize there are a few things that are holding me back. I could probably lose 5 lbs. to boost my power to weight ratio, but the last time I went on a diet, I overdid...
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During the past twenty-five years, I have had the privilege of working with hundreds of athletes from over thirty different sports, ranging from scholastic to collegiate, Olympic to professional. Many had already achieved success at the elite level, others were aspiring to greatness. Some would ultimately make it; others would not. What they all...
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Kristen Dieffenbach PhD is an assistant professor of athletic coaching education at West Virginia University. She has a Ph.D. in exercise science with an emphasis in exercise and sport psychology from the University of North Carolina – Greensboro and is an Association of Applied Sport Psychology certified consultant. Currently she serves as advisory board...
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Davis Phinney (born 1959 Boulder, Colorado) was credited by Velo News as the Winningest Cyclist in US History with over 300 National and International Category 1 and Professional victories. Davis began competing in 1976. In 1984 he won an Olympic bronze in the 100K Time Trial and took 5th place in the Olympic Road...
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Andy Potts went to work in corporate America after graduating from the University of Michigan where he was an All-American Swimmer and captain of the UM Swim Team. Placing 4th in the Olympic trials for the 1996 Games in Atlanta, Potts stayed true to his loyalties with Jon Urbanchek and his teammates at Big...
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Podium’s Podcast of the Week: An Interview and Talk by Dr. Jerry Lynch – author of “Way of the Champion” Editor’s note: Jerry Lynch enlightened our evening with a most compelling view of The Way of the Champion, his eigth book and probably his most important to date. Both inspiring and insightful, this is...
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Cyclists, regardless of their level of competition, take their sport much more seriously than do their counterparts in other sports. They put in more time, money, and effort for far less glory and fewer rewards. However, despite the intensity of their passion and all of the careful planning and rigorous training, cyclists share one...
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In 2004, Gale Bernhardt traveled to Athens, Greece as the USA Triathlon Olympic coach for both the men’s and women’s triathlon teams. This honor was in addition to her selection by USA Triathlon as the 2003 Pan American Games coach for both the men’s and women’s teams. Her first Olympic experience was as a...
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