Scott McMillan : Endurance Junky

Many feared that gene doping is already here. According to this article it isn’t here quite yet and when it does arrive they should be able to detect it:
It is feared athletes could use the technique to gain advantages such as greater endurance or bigger muscles.
They would be able to create a gene mutation through […]

Vancouver normally a wet mild climate has had a cold snap with a dump of snow. This may seem normal to most Canadians but here in Vancouver the city more or less shuts down because nobody has snow tires, the city does very little street cleaning and trees often fall and take out power lines […]

I originally posted this on my trailrunning blog, but I thought I would post here also because it is so good.
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This “device” is used make passing a drug test easier. Seems like something out of a joke shop but it’s not. .
Whizzinator Website.
Thanks Matt for the scoop.

The New York times has a good article on cyclocross. Check out the first photo it’s BC’s Wendy Simms. I watched her race in the BC Championships man does she rock.

Cool post on the Final Sprint about heart size and endurance:
What laboratory test is the best predictor of finishing times for a running race of 100 kilometers (62 miles), or more than twice the distance of a marathon)? A study from Yokohama, Japan suggests that it is an echocardiogram to measure the size of […]

This doc about Australian Craig Mottram one of the greatest distance athletes is amazing.
The Trailer:

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Part 3:

This is going to be an amazing race. From the Scotsman.com:
KENENISA BEKELE will return to defend his Great Edinburgh International Cross Country title in the new year having confirmed an eagerly awaited clash with Craig Mottram.
Bekele, who completed an unprecedented fifth IAAF World Cross Country long and short course double this year in Fukuoka, Japan, […]

Well I am officially in “Base Training Mode” so I found this article interesting:
Another training concept that should be considered during base training is the decreased need for specificity. While it is important to do most of your training triathlon-specific in the pre-competition and in-competition phase, the base phase is the best […]

Good post on Yahoo! sports. Bruyneel responds to the those questioning Team Discovery’s decision to sign Ivan Basso.
Bruyneel’s decision to sign the Tour of Italy champion caused a ripple this week in the world of cycling, which is fighting for its credibility after a season marred by doping suspicion.
The Belgian said Saturday he is more […]

This is beyond suspicious… I just wish this story would go away.
Hackers stole data from computers at the French anti-doping lab where tests are being challenged by American cyclist Floyd Landis, police said Tuesday.
The Chatenay-Malabry laboratory, which is accredited by the International Olympic Committee and the World Anti-Doping Agency, analyzed the samples which indicated that […]