dave's picks
YMCA Icebreaker Indoor Triathlon
Windsor Heights, Sunday, Jan. 29
If the Des Moines Triathlon Club Expo got you all excited for some spirited competition, you won’t have to wait too long. Held at the Walnut Creek YMCA, the Icebreaker Triathlon is a mid-winter test to gauge how your training has been going.
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Shakira Stowers — rock climber
What do you think of when you hear the word bouldering? Challenging? Maybe
scary? Powerful? Or perhaps you are thinking, “What is bouldering?”
When14-year-old Shakira Stowers hears that word, she envisions a relaxing day
climbing with her friends.
news bits
Fight For Air Climb includes three buildings in 2012
This new year, give yourself a tangible fitness and weight loss goal: climb up 66 flights of stairs in the American Lung Association’s Fight For Air Climb on Sunday, March 4 .
New informative website for runners
Running Village is a video-based, running review site designed to provide insightful, informative and entertaining reviews on everything running: shoes, gear, nutrition and more. Short videos are posted by talented runners from around the nation, such as Scott Gall, Shayla Houlihan and Tyler Mulder.
nutrition
Vegetarianism: the whole (foods) story
recipe
Stuffed Peppers
Fitness
Snowshoeing — more fun than using a sledge hammer
