RSS for Features section of the Competitor TX Site http://www.competitortx.com Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:54:25 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.competitortx.com/images/M_images/joomla_rss.png http://www.competitortx.com RSS for Features section of the Competitor TX Site http://www.competitortx.com/features/the-highest-point.html Richard Bolt remembers the cowbells. He heard them in Switzerland, racing the dawn to the top of a 6,000-foot ridge where he and a friend hoped to watch the sunrise. He was in the country as a coach for the U.S. Mountain Running Team, competing that week in the World Mountain Running Championships. But for the moment, he and his friend were lost in their own world. Photo Credit: Sean Fouts Tue, 26 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.competitortx.com/features/ultrarunning%92s-young-guns.html When Marco Olmo won last year’s Ultra Trail Tour du Mont Blanc, one of the most prestigious ultra-marathon races in the world, it was hardly a surprise. It was, in fact, his second consecutive victory in the 150K race, and he handily beat a triad of American ultra stars: Scott Jurek, Hal Koerner and Karl Meltzer. Mon, 25 Aug 2008 19:15:59 +0100 http://www.competitortx.com/features/roaring-strong.html Recently, I have been spending a lot of time with my mother and three sisters. Growing up, we were basically indifferent to each other. But as we get older, and watch our dad get sicker and sicker, we realize it is as good a time as any to become the best of friends. Watching Sex and the City with them, it occurred to me that women support each other in a truly unique way – like no other being can. No one is as understanding as a close friend; she will tell you the truth and keep you accountable, with a free, easy spirit. Mon, 25 Aug 2008 19:04:21 +0100 http://www.competitortx.com/features/hopp-hopp.html I am the spitting image of the Michelin man. Tights, three cycling tops of non-matching colors and ski gloves cover up any part of my anatomy that might inadvertently be exposed to the elements. I have just finished the 8K stagger, the first event of the Powerman “short course” duathlon in Switzerland. “Short” in this case means around three hours. Mon, 25 Aug 2008 18:55:12 +0100 http://www.competitortx.com/features/running-on-adrenaline.html Olya Perevalova has come a long way from her humble life in Russia. Now, the amateur marathoner is aiming for a goal she never thought she'd reach, the U.S. women's Olympic team. Mon, 25 Aug 2008 18:47:45 +0100 http://www.competitortx.com/features/chris-foster%92s-rad-ride-to-professional-tri.html If optimism could generate energy, professional triathlete Chris Foster would light up the entire city of Los Angeles, which the blue-eyed, blonde-haired 25 year old has called home since August 2005. Mon, 25 Aug 2008 17:23:41 +0100 http://www.competitortx.com/features/full-speed-ahead.html David Bailey and Ricky James are side-by-side and the wind is howling. They are on their handcycles and both of these athletes certainly understand the ups and downs of life more than most. Wed, 20 Aug 2008 19:38:47 +0100 http://www.competitortx.com/features/surviving-the-jungle.html It’s 6:30 a.m. and the humidity is building by the minute as our team prepares to board a small twin-engine prop plane, which will be taking us over the Owen Stanley Range and dropping us off in the remote jungle of Papua New Guinea. Our one-hour private charter is flying from Port Moresby to Kokoda and the start of the famous Kokoda Trail – considered by many to be the hardest 100K (60 miles) of sea-level walking on the planet.photo credit: Adventure 35 Wed, 20 Aug 2008 19:06:16 +0100 http://www.competitortx.com/features/jumping-for-joy.html A tall woman, dressed in black, eyes the high-jump bar. She leans back, steps forward, leans back, steps forward, visualizing her strides toward a bar set at the 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials opening height of 5 feet, 10.5 inches. Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:55:46 +0100 http://www.competitortx.com/features/2008-olympic-preview.html Gymnastics and basketball may get the most attention, but here’s what to expect from our favorite sports. Thu, 31 Jul 2008 17:26:03 +0100