The Everest Workout
by Sean Burch
Eleven years ago, my dream was to climb Mt. Everest -- solo and without supplementary oxygen. I kept that dream buried for years until my grandfather's death made me realize how precious life is. The time to live out one's dreams is now. After four years of intensive training, I succeeded in reaching Everest's summit. Since then, I've dedicated my life to helping others achieve their goals and dreams. I call my approach to training hyperfitness. With hyperfitness, individuals set their own goals and attain them personally and professionally. In the process, people discover they're stronger and tougher than they realized. Hyperfitness is an integrated lifestyle program that addresses three crucial components of wellness: hyperstrength, hyperfare and hypermind. I awaken each day with five minutes of meditation, then move right into my dojo to begin training. I warm-up each day with at least a three-mile run on the treadmill, starting at a comfortable pace and gradually building over each mile. I end each exercise session with at least 15 minutes of stretching and yoga. In between, I am constantly mixing up my routine so it's never stale. . . . keep reading...>>
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Ironman workout
By Brion O'Connor
Growing up in the hills of rural Wisconsin laid the foundation of Bonness' current success as a triathlete, since he pedaled his bike everywhere he went. A round-trip to school was 20 miles. "I've been biking since I could get on a bike," he says. "That was our means of transportation." In high school, his bicycle of choice was a fixed-gear single-speed Gitane track model, "the cheapest, highest performance bike on the rack at the time. It cost $89, and weighed 17 pounds." Today, the 52-year-old Bonness is a construction company CEO and has a stable of high-end Trek bikes at his Naples, Fla., home, including a mountain bike, a time-trial bike, and a road-racing rig. The triathlon bug bit Bonness in the 1980s, shortly after he and his wife Sue moved to Florida, and it was cycling that led to his first forays into the sport. "I actually rolled into it kind of slowly," he says. "I started doing the bike leg of an annual triathlon, with a team. . . . keep reading...>>
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Six decades, three sports, one goal
By Brion O'Connor
Judy Caron wanted another crack at the mountain that unceremoniously knocked her off her bike two years ago. In August 2005, an ill-tempered gust sent the 5-foot-4, 114-pound dynamo from Concord, N.H., sprawling on one of the notorious hairpin turns above the treeline during the Mount Washington Auto Road Bicycle Hillclimb in New Hampshire. Undeterred, Caron got back on her saddle and won her age group with a time of 1-hour, 50 minutes, and 35 seconds. In 2006 she bettered that time by almost 15 minutes. So in 2007, two months shy of her 60th birthday, Caron was primed to eclipse Mary Lou Lowrie's age-group record of 1:27:30, and a broken wrist suffered in a cycling spill at Whiteface, N.Y., that spring wasn't going to stop her. The weather, however, did, as winds hitting 100 miles per hour and freezing rains forced the cancellation of the annual event. "I felt great," says Caron. "I was ready for Mount Washington, but the mountain wasn't ready for us." . . . keep reading...>>
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In the saddle
By Meghan Deerin
John Elgart, a champion Masters cyclist, has a workout that consists mainly of three parts: riding, riding and more riding . . . keep reading...>>
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His "Dad's" workout
By Meghan Deerin
Record-breaking swimmer Graham Johnston, 76, discusses his old-fashioned training regimen In an age when most coaches preach the newfangled cross-training gospel, Masters swimmer . . . keep reading...>>
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Strongman
By Meghan Deerin
Floyd Kurcharski shares the workout that has made him one of the best 65-plus powerlifters in the world. . . . keep reading...>>
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Of ice and pavement
By Brion O'Connor
Danny Santanello always played hockey. When his now teen-aged and healthy daughter was diagnosed with leukemia a decade ago, he began raising money for cancer research. Here's how he stays in shape to continue doing both. . . . keep reading...>>
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Heading downhill
By Dan Rabin
Champion Masters skier Lee Kaufman shares his workout routine for generating strength in his body and speed on the slopes. . . . keep reading...>>
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Iron Man
By Brion O'Connor
Paul Scopetski has played semipro football for 28 seasons. That's 338 straight games. Here's the workout that helps keep this 59-year-old in the game. . . . keep reading...>>
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Throwing rocks
By Mary E. Morrison
Frank Carl, 69, a former football and track and field coach, discusses how he found his new favorite sport (the Highland Games) and how he trains for it. . . . keep reading...>>
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Biker Mama
By Brenda Barrera
Establishing a world record for riding your bike across the United States is quite an accomplishment. Setting it as a woman in your 50s is pretty remarkable. And, deciding to try for the record a decade later as a 60-something grandmother, well, that’s just plain gutsy. And that’s exactly what Sharon Koontz, 63, from Charlotte, N.C., is going to do this summer. . . . keep reading...>>
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Great skate
By Patti Muck
When Bruce Conner returned to the speedskating rink some 30 years after his Olympic hopeful days, he had time on his side. Today he is better trained, more seasoned and experienced than the driven kid of 19 who ran himself into the ground overtraining. . . . keep reading...>>
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