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Day hikes off the beaten path
Deep within America's national parks lie pristine, protected spots called wilderness areas — and most of us are only a day trip away from one of them.
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It took mere minutes before I was out of earshot of the parking lot and into the light-dappled pine forest. I noticed footprints in the wet earth as I followed a trail up switchbacks carved into the mountainside, but I didn't see a soul. Between the bare trees to the northeast shone Trout Lake and Yellow Mountain, its craggy, snow-dusted peak iridescent in the midmorning sun. Soon I encountered early-fall snow myself — a foot of it. Slowly, on this nine-mile hike to the base of Lizard Head, one of Colorado's most challenging mountains, I became wild like my surroundings. I slogged through snow, my pant legs wet to my knees. I lost the trail and regained it. I slipped off the edge of a hillside while navigating mud-smeared rocks. I reached the road at sunset, my feet blistered, throat parched, stomach empty, soul happy.
This is the Lizard Head Wilderness, 10 miles outside Telluride, Colo., a rugged and pristine spot that in 1980 was designated a "wilderness area." It takes an act of Congress to garner this designation, the highest form of protection for federally owned public lands.
Wilderness areas don't have to be completely untouched by humanity. Established grazing can continue, as can sustainable hunting and angling. But no industries can mine resources, and no motorized or mechanized activities are allowed: no mountain bikes, dirt bikes, ATVs, or snowmobiles, though there is an exception for wheelchairs. U.S. presidents, congressmen and land-management agencies like the Forest, National Park, and Fish and Wildlife Services can recommend tracts of wildernessworthy land to Congress, but it's often citizens armed with GPS units, cameras and gumption who identify areas that fit the official designation established by the Wilderness Act of 1964. (They should be at least 5,000 acres; and "the imprint of man's work [should be] substantially unnoticeable.") And frequently, disparate groups like hunters, environmentalists and small-business owners come together to sponsor a wilderness bill. In the process, they're discovering an oft-forgotten truth: When people realize exactly what wilderness means, they're almost always in favor of it.
"Not only is wilderness public land that a variety of people can use, it's something that politicians from different sides of the aisle can agree on," says Jon Owen, a government-affairs representative representative with the nonprofit Campaign for America's Wilderness. There's no doubt that President George W. Bush is not a chum of conservationists, but preserving wilderness is one environmental issue to which he is amenable. Mostly because of the persistence of bipartisan wilderness supporters, Bush has signed nine wilderness bills, adding 1.4 million acres to the 105.2 million acres in the National Wilderness Preservation System. Since last October those designations have included the dry grasslands of the Ojito Wilderness in New Mexico, the tropical forests of El Toro Wilderness in Puerto Rico, and the 100,000-acre Cedar Mountain Wilderness in Utah.
Having access to nature lets us find solitude and remember who we are against a backdrop that changes cyclically and predictably. We all have places — a stream with a mossy rock perfect for snoozing, a knobby lookout with an old oak for shade, a sunstruck wildflower meadow — that etch themselves into our consciousness. For many of us, these areas are wilderness, literally and spiritually. Being there, or simply knowing they exist, is both comforting and exhilarating.
But we also need wilderness to survive in a tangible way. More than 60 percent of the U.S. population gets its drinking water from rivers that run through forests, according to the EPA. Trees filter pollutants and absorb carbon dioxide: according to American Forests, trees in Washington, D.C., absorb 878,000 pounds of chemicals each year. Wilderness can help fuel rural economies, too. A 1995 U.S. Forest Service study found that national forests generate $125 billion a year, 75 percent of which is recreation based.
"The importance that our society places on wildlife, on open spaces, on clean air, on clean water — those values are not weakening, they're getting stronger," says Matt Skroch, executive director of Arizona's Sky Island Alliance, which has proposed the Coronado National Forest's Tumacacori Highlands as wilderness. "There's a growing desire to protect these places." The five locations depicted in the following pages are poised to become our country's next great wilderness areas. Take your spouse, your partner, your kids or go alone. Fight for these areas, support them, but most importantly, enjoy them.
Get involved
To learn how to support local wilderness campaigns, contact your state-based conservation organization or a national group like the Wilderness Society (800-843-9453, wilderness.org), which works to protect wild areas through scientific research and advocacy, or the Campaign for America's Wilderness (202-544-3691, leaveitwild.org), which helps people develop successful wilderness petitions.
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Wild, wild west: Tumacori Highlands in Arizona
Southern Arizona's Coronado National Forest lies where the Chihuahuan and Sonoran deserts, the Colorado Plateau and the Sierra Madre Occidental meet. Within it are the Tumacacori Highlands, a bewitching land of madrean oak forests, rocky peaks, and mesquite-and-scrub grasslands. Coronado likely explored here in the 16th century on his search for the seven cities of gold; Apaches roamed the high mountains; and in the 17th century Catholics started the country's first mission not far from the current art colony of Tubac. It's also rumored that Jesuit priests stashed billions of dollars worth of gold and treasure somewhere in these mountains. Today the area is a haven for plentiful, diverse, and rare wildlife, including the parrotlike elegant trogon, the Mexican vine snake and the Chiricahua leopard frog. Even jaguars, which were thought to be extinct in these parts, have been spotted in the last decade.
The Tumacacori's historical, cultural and natural cachet explain why a group of local citizens and conservation organizations have banded together to campaign for 84,000 of its acres to be labeled as wilderness. "There are beautiful lookouts, high mountains with cliffs, and some wonderful peaks," says Ellie Kurtz, 75, a local resident who has lived on a ranch near the north boundary of the proposed wilderness area for 30 years. Conservationists are concerned that rapid development may threaten Tumacacori: Arizona is the secondfastest-growing state in the nation. What's more, a local utility company has proposed running a 345-kilovolt power line through the area to assuage power outages in Nogales; such construction might disqualify the area from receiving a wilderness designation. Next up? Proponents are looking to Senator John McCain (R-AZ) to introduce legislation this year.
Go there
It's well worth the 1,500-foot climb to Atascosa Lookout, the old fire tower north of Nogales where Edward Abbey, author of The Monkey Wrench Gang, spent the summer of 1968. On the fourmile round-trip hike from the trailhead off Ruby Road, you'll have unobstructed views of starkly beautiful desertscapes, including Baboquivari Peak to the west, the rugged spires of Sycamore Canyon to the south, and the Santa Rita Mountains to the east. Some say that on a clear day you can even see Mexico's Sea of Cortez. Come evening, stake a campsite at the secluded Pena Blanca Campground, about three miles from the trailhead. Southern Arizona's mild weather and cloudless skies mean you'll have orchestra seats to some of the country's best stargazing. Spot Scorpius or Sagittarius, or, in August, count the Perseids as they prance across the sky. The next day, angle for bass and bluegill in nearby Pena Blanca Lake, which abuts the proposed wilderness area and is flanked by views of the Atacosa cliffs and 1,000-foot canyon bluffs.
Details and resources
To support the Tumacacori Highlands wilderness proposal, contact the Sky Island Alliance (520-624-7080). The Coronado National Forest (520-388-8300) has visitor information.
NEXT: California >
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Natural treasures: California's northern coastline
When Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, more than 20 California county supervisors, wineries, ranches, timber companies, Native American tribes, and church groups support a wilderness bill, you'd imagine Capitol Hill would take notice. In the case of the Northern California Coastal Wild Heritage Wilderness Act, also known as the North Coast Wilderness Bill, that's exactly what happened. With the help of numerous public meetings and input from citizens, Senators Barbara Boxer (D-CA) and Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and Representative Mike Thompson (D-CA) painstakingly adjusted boundaries and drafted legislation agreeable to diverse Californians. As of press time, the bill had passed the Senate and was awaiting a House vote. It will potentially designate 14 different areas of Northern California's public lands — more than 300,000 acres — as wilderness, including parts of the Mendocino and Six River National Forest and the Black Butte River. In addition to dozens of species of wildflowers, animals like the Chinook salmon, bald eagle, Roosevelt elk, and goshawk find havens in these rugged landscapes. Cedar Roughs in Napa County is home to one of the last wild black bear populations in the state and the biggest grove of rare Sargent cypress in the world. In King Range, you'll find the Lost Coast, which is the longest stretch of undeveloped coastline in the United States outside Alaska. The second-largest bald eagle population in California spends the winter in the proposed 30,870-acre Cache Creek Wilderness.
Go there
During the 21-mile, two-day raft ride on Cache Creek, both the Class III rapids and the scenery — bald eagles, elk, and steep volcanic canyon walls — will vie for your attention. You can also easily spend four days exploring the sand, pebble, and boulder beaches of Lost Coast Trail in the proposed King Range Wilderness; there are a total of 25 rough-hewn miles of highway-free shoreline. For a day trip try the four-mile Bug Creek Trail in the proposed Mad River Buttes Wilderness, where views of the Pacific and the Trinity Alps await.
Details and resources
To support the Northern California Coastal Wild Heritage Wilderness Act, contact the California Wild Heritage Campaign (916-442-3155, californiawild.org). For information on recreation in the proposed wilderness areas, get in touch with the Mendocino National Forest (530-934-3316), Six Rivers National Forest (707-442-1721), Ukiah field office of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) (707-468-4000), or the Arcata field office of the BLM (707-825-2300). Cache Canyon River Trips offers two-day rafting excursions ($100-$150 per person; 530-796-3091).
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Lewis and Clark country: Mount Hood National Forest in Oregon
There's no doubt that parts of the 1,067,043-acre Mount Hood National Forest in Oregon deserve wilderness designation; the question is how much of it will get that label. Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), who introduced legislation into the Senate in 2004, would like to see 177,000 of the forest's acres allocated as wilderness. Reps. Greg Walden (R-Ore.) and Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.), who introduced legislation in late March, proposed 77,500 acres. And according to the Oregon Natural Resources Council (ONRC), 261,000 acres are worthy of the designation. The forest is home to Douglas fir trees that are up to 300 feet tall and as wide as station wagons, as well as at-risk wildlife like the northern spotted owl. Its rivers supply water to more than a quarter of Oregon's residents. Wolverines, deer, and elk walk the high ridges, lush forests, and meadows packed with lupines and balsamroot. But best of all, the area is only an hour's drive from Portland, offering outstanding recreation to millions of city dwellers. And more than 4 million people take advantage of it each year. "When you get out there, you feel like you're in a sanctuary," says Leslie Logan, a schoolteacher in the greater Portland area, who has visited the forest with her Quaker group and her two sons. "It's rich and green. It's this incredibly pristine place. How much do we have left that we can still call wild?" In the next year or so, perhaps a bit less: according to the ONRC, parts of the forest may be leased to timber companies, and the logging could render the areas unworthy of wilderness designation. Nature enthusiasts are hopeful that the legislation Representatives Walden and Blumenauer just introduced will help stave off this development.
Go there
Explore some of the proposed wilderness area's old-growth forests, raging rivers and toothy peaks by means of sustainable, human-powered travel. Bite off a threeday, 30-mile section of the Pacific Crest Trail, starting at Lolo Pass. You'll hike through the Hatfield Wilderness area before reaching the Columbia River Gorge, which is rife with dramatic cliffs and waterfalls. Or opt for a one-day raft trip down the Class II-III rapids of the upper Clackamas River, which cuts through the proposed wilderness area and is flanked by steep, green hillsides and basalt cliffs. You'll spot ospreys, falcons, herons, and the occasional otter along the way.
Details and resources
To support the Lewis and Clark Mount Hood Wilderness Proposal, contact the Oregon Natural Resources Council (503-283-6343). The Mount Hood National Forest (503-668-1700) is a good resource for visitors. Rafters can get in touch with Clackamas River Adventures for daylong trips ($80 per day; 800-909-7238).
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Gold mine: The Monongahela National Forest in West Virginia
At the end of the 19th century West Virginia's Monongahela National Forest was logged so extensively that the nearby Ohio River flooded. Today the so-called Mon has rebounded: its 919,000 acres grow rhododendrons and orchids along with red spruce, oak, maple, hickory, black locust, sassafras and white pine. Within these lush forests, black bears, deer, beaver, northern goshawks, and wild turkeys roam freely, and trout fill the streams. No more than a day's drive away for one-third of the country's population, the Mon is considered a valuable attraction, especially because the East Coast harbors less than 4 percent of the country's wilderness. "In the east there aren't many places where there's this much natural land, where you can have solitude and no intrusions of noise or human development," says Beth Little, 67, a former consultant who has lived in the area for 30 years. "It's really precious, and we've got to protect it." In 2002, others who felt similarly began the process of identifying the wilderness-worthy portions of the forest. And in 2004 the West Virginia Wilderness Coalition officially proposed 143,000 acres. The Mon already houses five wilderness areas, but it's not surprising that locals want to protect more of the land. Some timber companies oppose any additional legislation, but most residents and local businesses support it as a way to boost the state's burgeoning tourism industry. West Virginia's five members of Congress have decided to wait for recommendations from the Forest Service, anticipated in July or August, before drafting legislation to designate wilderness.
Go there
If you're an angler, camp near trout-rich Seneca Creek and try your hand at catching dinner. For a day-hike, the 2.2-mile Blackbird Knob Trail boasts views of Cabin Mountain and the Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge. Or take a long weekend and tackle the 24-mile North Fork Mountain Trail, where you could spot snowshoe hares, cottontails, Virginia northern flying squirrels, and Cheat Mountain salamanders. Even the eastern cougar is rumored to prowl the pines.
Details and resources
To support the Monongahela National Forest wilderness proposal, contact the West Virginia Wilderness Coalition (304-864-5530). The Monongahela National Forest (304-636-1800) has information on recreation.
NEXT: Washington >
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Old Growth Glory: Mount Baker, Snoqualmie National Forest in Washington
At first the Wild Sky Wilderness Proposal, a call for the protection of 106,000 acres of Washington's Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, was controversial because snowmobile users and seaplane pilots worried it would hinder their recreational use of the area. But after many compromises and modifications, the campaign is now supported by a diverse group of outdoor enthusiasts and more than 120 elected officials in Washington State. In a 2003 Senate committee hearing, the Bush administration agreed to sign the bill, which passed in the Senate last July and, at press time, was awaiting a House vote. Wild Sky would be the state's first new national forest wilderness in more than 20 years. It would protect low-elevation forests, including statuesque old-growth Douglas fir and cedar, and it would be a blissful playground for wildlife like Northern spotted owls, pileated woodpeckers, pine marten, bald eagles, cougars, and deer. What's more, the North Fork Skykomish River and its streams host some of the most plentiful stocks of wild steelhead, bull trout, coho, and king salmon in the Puget Sound area.
Go there
Take North Fork Skykomish Road to Troublesome Creek or Stairstep Hole, both perfect for steelhead angling. If you have more time, hike a four-day, 30-mile loop on the West Cady Ridge, Bald Eagle, Pacific Crest and Quartz Creek trails. You'll walk along Bald Eagle Mountain's ridge and among high meadows with wild orchids and lupine. You'll be treated to views of the northern Cascades and Mount Baker, and you can camp in clearings. From the Bald Eagle trail, take a two-mile side trip to Blue Lake, a secluded, serene alpine lake. Day hikers can tromp with troops of Boy Scouts to Barclay Lake, dominated by the 3,000-foot sheer north face of Barclay Mountain.
Details and resources
To support the Wild Sky Wilderness Act, contact the Washington Wilderness Coalition (206-633-1992). The Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest (425-775-9702) has information on recreation.
Story by Kate Siber. This article originally appeared in Plenty in July 2006.


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New Bern Mayor Lee Bettis is taking a two-month leave of absence from his city post to tend to family matters, a spokesman announced at a brief news conference Thursday in
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Alderman Dana Outlaw called for Bettis' resignation Wednesday and wanted to have a special meeting of the Board of Alderman, but none of the other aldermen seconded his proposal, Bengel said.
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Legislative Services Director Aaron Allred confirmed Tuesday, November 12, that Jo Vaughan is no longer the GIS Coordinator for the state.
Vaughan had announced her "termination" on the social network Facebook last week.
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'It's the way I've always played, and I can't see myself changing that now,' he tells SA Rugby magazine. 'I rely on my strengths. Why wouldn't I? It's what got me to this point in my career. I'm playing for the Springboks because the coaches see it as part of my game that can add value to the side.'
Du Plessis also talks openly about his relationship with John Smit, his rivalry with Chiliboy Ralepelle, learning to speak Sotho before he learnt Afrikaans, how he almost left the Sharks after spending just three weeks in Durban, and why his mom got upset when he 'posed' topless.
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– South Africa's first-choice starting XV is the best on the planet, but are there enough quality fringe players in the case of injury or loss of form? World Cup-winning flyhalf Joel Stransky looks at the team's backline options, while ex-Bok prop Robbie Kempson analyses the forwards
– Heinrich Brüssow on 'getting away with murder' against the British & Irish Lions, his battle with All Blacks captain Richie McCaw and the difference between him and Schalk Burger
– Why South Africa's bid to host the World Cup in 2015 or 2019 failed
– The chance to win the 2011 World Cup on home soil – and exorcise past demons – has kept New Zealand's top players in the country
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And you'd like to be fit, fast and injury-free while you do it. The good news is that the road to running longevity has already been paved by generations of bold and innovative runners. The bad news is that nothing's free. If you want to ensure running longevity, you'll have to train for it.
"Everyone is an athlete," wrote the late George Sheehan, running's physician-philosopher. "The only difference is that some of us are in training, and some are not."
Lifelong runners are in lifelong training. For us, the cliche has become the rule: Running isn't a sport, it's a lifestyle. And that lifestyle demands more than lacing up our shoes and hitting the road. It demands conquering a host of challenges, from aging bodies to career pressures to personal motivation. To succeed, we must first believe it's possible.
My Aha! moment came while watching the masters mile at a 1983 track meet. I was 21 years old. And I'd assumed that runners gave up the sport in their mid-20s, like Jim Ryun, or else faced a downhill slide that would chap Lindsey Vonn's lips. Instead, I watched a dozen runners age 40 and over run 5:00 miles or better.
That day, I made a 5:00 mile at age 40 my goal. In the ensuing years, friends ridiculed me for continuing to train hard intervals and form drills. They warned that I was ruining my knees. But I didn't ruin my knees. And I recently celebrated age 50 by running a 31-minute 10K–5:00 mile pace for more than 6 miles.
There's no secret formula for ensuring running longevity. But there is a lifestyle, and it includes these 10 strategies. Tykes take note: Start these strategies now, even if you feel like you don't need to. You'll thank me in a couple of decades.
These 10 strategies can help runners achieve a longevity unthinkable only a few short decades ago. But they're only as good as our motivation to keep running. So it's up to us as individuals to discover the mix of training ingredients that will hook us for a lifetime.
If we want to maintain our running ability, it's wise to keep running. It's a myth that years of training and racing lead to broken-down legs. Open greats Bill Rodgers, Joan Samuelson and Rod Dixon all set age-group records as masters athletes. Linda Somers Smith, a 1996 Olympian, ran a 2:37 marathon at age 50. And my club, Compex Racing, won the 2010 USA masters club cross country championships with a mix that included former college All-Americans and Team USA members–all lifelong runners.
Contrary to sedentary America's belief, lifelong running is good for us.
James Fries, M.D., co-author of a 2008 study from Stanford that tracked 528 runners and 423 non-runners beginning in 1984, counts the ways: "Running improves your blood pressure. You're less likely to get blood clots and varicose veins. Bones become stronger and denser. It's a treatment for osteoporosis. It prevents fractures of the hips and spine. The ligaments get bigger and stronger–they protect the joints from wobbling, which is one thing that causes joints to wear out. Lungs get stronger. Our physical reserve is greater."
The Stanford study confirmed what lifelong runners have always suspected:
- Runners suffer fewer disabilities. Running delays age-related disabilities by almost two decades.
- Runners are seven times less likely to require knee replacement.
- Running doesn't lead to increased hip, back or knee problems.
- Runners suffer less cancer and neurological problems.
- Runners are half as likely as non-runners to die early.
Runners began the study with an average of 12,000-14,000 miles on their legs, and many have since doubled that. They weren't weekend joggers. Some were Olympians.
"Running is a very natural thing," says Fries, "and there's no upper limit to it, as long as it's not painful."
It all begins with our stride. Our stride is the single most important determinant of future training and racing success. But when we talk about stride, we're actually talking about two things:
Stride Length: How far each stride carries us.
Stride Rate: How quickly we move from stride to stride (our RPMs).
Studies over the past 20 years have reached the same conclusion: As we age, our stride rate remains about the same, but our stride length decreases. By the time we reach our 70s and 80s, our stride will have shortened up to 40 percent. A 6:00 mile when we're 80 would require almost twice as many strides as it did at age 25.
But a severely shortened stride is not a fait accompli.
"A lot of older runners are just like the novice runner who's never been trained," says Parker, Colo., exercise scientist Tom Schwartz, who coaches many masters runners. "They can run 10 miles a day, but they can't produce any power."
A shortened stride is linked to two culprits: workouts that fail to produce enough power to generate a longer stride and decreased range of motion in our hips and knees.
"When we run, eccentric contractions occur when we land on the ground and absorb our body weight," Schwartz says. "Your lower leg, especially the Achilles tendon, is doing a lot of shock absorption." Schwartz explains that when we don't include workouts that demand the type of intense eccentric contractions needed to power a longer stride, that "mechanism loses strength."
Schwartz suggests workouts that include box jumps and plyometrics. Three of my favorite workouts for producing power and improving range of motion are:
Form drills (bounding, skipping, high knees, butt kicks, etc.).
Hill repeats.
Brisk downhill running or repetitions.
Maintaining stride shouldn't be the last thing on a lifelong runner's to-do list. It's where we begin.
If we want to continue running fast, we must continue to run hard.
We begin to lose skeletal muscle mass at about age 25. While slow-twitch (endurance) muscle fibers are resistant to age-related atrophy, fast-twitch (speed and power) muscle fibers disappear at a rate of up to 1 percent per year. To slow this trend and help prevent fiber shrinkage, we must incorporate sprint and hard interval training into our running.
"It is well-known that to stay young, intensity of exercise is more important than volume," says Earl Fee, author of The Complete Guide to Running: How to be a Champion from 9 to 90. Fee, now 83, knows a thing or two about being a champion, having set more than 50 age-group world records at distances ranging from the 300m hurdles to the mile, including a 70-second 400m at age 80.
Speed training presents a classic case of "use it or lose it." A comparison of masters' sprint and distance records reveals that sprinters show less decline in ability as they age. That's because masters sprinters partially arrest their decrease of intermediate and fast-twitch fibers, while masters distance runners don't; distance runners "lose it."
But speed-negligent older distance runners needn't despair. A 2009 study on aging and running found that sprint training led to "significant gains in maximal and explosive strength and improvements in force production during running." In other words, we can reverse much of the damage.
One or two weekly sessions of hard running can maintain–or recapture–much of our speed. Who knows, maybe we'll even run a 70-second 400 when we're 80.
For a video of Pete Magill-recommended form drills, go to runningtimes.com/magilldrill.
Sometimes running isn't enough. That's when we hit the weights.
"Regular running cannot prevent age-related loss of muscle mass and strength," says Hirofumi Tanaka, Ph.D., an exercise scientist at the University of Texas at Austin and co-author of a review of published studies on resistance training and endurance. "You have to perform strength training for that."
Of equal interest to runners, Tanaka found that resistance training increases both short-and long-term endurance, as well as improving lactate threshold. This makes resistance training an exception to the law of specificity, which requires that we recruit the same muscle fibers in training that we'll use in competition. Unlike other forms of cross-training, resistance training actually improves our running.
But hold your horses. This doesn't mean we should go all Arnold Schwarzenegger.
"I just go straightaway to strength training that mimics running," says Schwartz. "I do quarter squats [lowering to 45-degree angle], lunges, heel raises and hip extensions."
After properly preparing our muscles with a couple easy sessions of minimal sets and reps, we should include three sets of each exercise, with eight to 10 reps per set. Schwartz recommends that the weight should be 80 percent of the maximum we could lift for a single set. Every three weeks, we reset our maximum with one set of 10 reps.
Muscles are only half the equation. We need an effective nervous system to stimulate those muscles into action.
During my early 40s, I had a progressively difficult time negotiating tight turns while running down steep trails, making runs in the nearby Santa Monica Mountains problematic. On a hunch, I incorporated coordination exercises–foot orbits, towel toe curls, etc.–into my post-run routine. Within weeks, I rediscovered my ability to make tight turns. I had "forgotten" how to utilize all the muscles of my lower legs.
Rewiring our neuromuscular system is a bottom-up operation.
Regain your balance
A 2006 study found that football players who spent four weeks balancing on each leg for five minutes, five days a week, could reduce their incidence of ankle sprains by 77 percent. Imagine what it could do for middle-aged runners on rocky trails. For those who prefer a more dynamic approach, tai chi could be the answer.
Muscles in the balance
Lifelong runners are prime targets for muscle imbalances. Imbalances occur when a muscle becomes dominant over the muscle it opposes (e.g., hamstrings and quadriceps), as is common in a repetitive-motion sport like running. This can lead to pain, injury and poor performance. The solution is to add resistance training, Pilates, or post-run exercises like foot orbits, side leg lifts, and step-ups to our program. This strengthens opposing muscles and retrains our nervous system to recruit them during runs.
Stride out of place
Muscles may power our stride, but it's our nervous system that governs:
The sequence in which we recruit muscle fibers.
Coordination of fiber recruitment at various paces and fatigue levels.
Enlistment of the full range of useful fibers.
"Muscles don't know what the heck to do," says Schwartz.
The long-term solution is to include training at varied pace over varying distances and terrains. A quick-fix for teaching our body effective recruitment of all types of muscle fibers is to run a set of short hill repeats: six to eight reps, six to 10 seconds each, at 90 to 95 percent effort.
By rewiring our system, we create efficient running bodies that feel better, go faster, break down less frequently and last longer.
For a video of Pete Magill demonstrating a post-run recovery routine, go to runningtimes.com/first15


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This week on For Your Benefit hosts Bob Leins and Tammy Flanagan spoke to David Santana, health insurance specialist for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, a federal agency.
Co-host Flanagan wrote the cover story for the November issue of the National Association of Retired Federal Employees magazine entitled "Choosing the Best Retirement Date."
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What is the difference between the Medicare open enrollment, federal health benefit open season and the general enrollment for Medicare?
Santana: "One of the options people have in Medicare is to choose to have their Medicare benefits carried by a private health insurance plan. It's very similar to the [Federal Employees Health Benefits program]. They have HMOs, PPOs and all these options that we have in the FEHB. Individuals with Medicare have the option to have their health insurance through a private plans. Every year, the open enrollment period, which is Oct. 15 through Dec. 7, this is the opportunity individuals have to come and compare those plans that they had in the past year with how the plans are changing for next year.
"Also in Medicare, we have what we call a general enrollment period. This is for individuals who missed their initial enrollment period when they were around 65- years of age and over and did not enroll in Medicare at that time. They have from Jan. 1 through March 31 to go and enroll in Medicare. If they do it during that time, their effective day will be July 1 of the following year."
Why wouldn't someone enroll when they were 65?
Flanagan: "A couple of reasons why, number one is they might still be working and they have health insurance through their employer, so they wouldn't necessarily be enrolled in Medicare along with it, especially when it comes to federal employees because they're not required to enroll in Medicare. The other reason is that under the Federal Health Benefit Program, you can have FEHB even when you're retired and you can choose not to enroll in Medicare. So, sometimes people decide after the fact, after they've retired, after they've turned 65 that maybe at 70 they want to enroll in Medicare and that's when they'd use the general enrollment period to sign up for Part B and Part A."
Santana: "This is the part that we pay taxes to get, Medicare Part A; therefore, it's offered premium-free. This is the part that covered you when you go into the hospital and become an in-patient. It's free for most people. We advise individuals, whether you're working or retired, when you turn 65, you should get Medicare Part A. If you're actively working, of course, your FEHB will be primary during that time. But, if there is something left over if you happen to be in the hospital, that claim could be sent to Medicare Part A and it could help you with some of the costs that are left over. ...
"The part in question is Medicare Part B. This is the part that you didn't pay anything to earn it. Everybody has to pay a premium. Usually, you wouldn't get Medicare Part B while you're working because your FEHB remains your primary health insurance. You would get very little out of paying that Medicare Part B premium."
Flanagan: "Working and being covered by your employer's health plan is when Medicare is secondary to your federal health insurance. When you do retire, if you work past age 65 and you still have FEHB coverage, there's a special enrollment period."
Santana: "You can enroll in Medicare Part B at any point while you're working. So you had that ongoing special enrollment period that you pick that up at any time when you're working [past age 65]. Now, once you retired and that employer health insurance plan through employment ends, we give you eight months to think about whether Medicare Part B is a good option for you. If you go on without enrolling in Medicare Part B on that eighth month, that's when the general enrollment period kicks in.
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You know what they say about the attorney who represents himself.
Every few weeks it seems, some hapless soul embroiled in a lawsuit calls and asks the Times-News to intercede in their legal battle.
The conversation usually follows a similar pattern.
More often than not, the caller brought the lawsuit after they were wronged. They expected the wheels of justice to turn in their favor — after all, they are in the right. Instead, it appears now the system is rigged against them. The folks running the courts and especially the lawyers representing the other side are crooked and intentionally thwarting justice, they say. In the case of David v. Goliath, they see themselves as young King Davids, armed with righteousness.
One of my first questions: Who's your attorney?
"Why should I have to hire an attorney and spend that kind of money when I'm right and the other side is wrong?" they ask. "All I want is justice."
And all I can do is shrug.
If there's one thing I've learned these few years covering court cases, it's that I'd need a lawyer if I went to court.
I know a heck of a lot more about the law than I did coming into this job, but I also realize there's a planetary amount of legal doctrine, language and procedure I know absolutely nothing about. An experienced attorney, on the other hand, can navigate the system with ease.
Representing yourself when the other side has an attorney is like challenging LeBron James to a game of one-on-one. You can pretty much guess how it's going to turn out before the game even starts.
That's not because the system is rigged or unfair. It's because you're not a lawyer and you don't know the law.
And no, before you ask, I'm not getting a kick-back from any law firms for writing this.
The courtroom doesn't resemble what we see on TV and in the movies. Not by a longshot. Court is rarely dramatic and the back-and-forth between lawyers and witnesses is halting. And no attorney I've ever seen obliterates his opponents and wins his case in a fiery, 2-minute exchange.
There are specific procedures each side has to follow. It's a long, slow process. It's made longer, slower — and can be made quite a bit more painful — if you represent yourself.
A friendly judge might help you a little and cut you slack on how complaints or responses are worded or how motions are made. They might even answer your questions — but you have to know which questions to ask. If you have no law experience, chances are you don't.
Omitting criminal law, our state's civil laws are staggeringly complex. New case law appears all the time, handed down from higher courts or created by judges in courts elsewhere. Interpreting all of it is something regular folks shouldn't be punished with.
Most of the civil suits I've seen people bring without a lawyer get dismissed by a judge before the case ever gets heard at all. It's usually because they've failed to state a valid claim for relief (more of that legalese you and I don't understand). The defendant's lawyer catches this immediately and points it out to the judge, who has little choice but to dismiss the case because the law can't apply if no valid claim for relief is stated.
This is just what I've seen.
I'm not saying it never happens that someone representing himself doesn't win a case. But it's rare.
Our justice system isn't perfect, but it seems to be the best the world's got. It's set up so that anyone who plays by the rules gets a fair shot and that both sides are heard.
Hiring a lawyer to argue for you can only help your case.
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Independence Day is one of America's most celebrated holidays. It is a day to reflect on America's freedom and the wars that were fought, and are still being fought, to keep us free. Many remember our two-legged heroes, but few realize that there are also four-legged heroes who have fought and died for America.
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U.S. Representative Walter Jones of (R-NC) and U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) have introduced in Congress the Canine Members of the Armed Forces Act. This bill has bicameral and bipartisan support to reclassify our MWDs as "canine members of the armed forces" instead of equipment, provide financial help with medical bills after they retire via a non-profit, provide final transportation via donated frequent flyer miles, and decoration or other appropriate recognition to recognize particularly meritorious and courageous military working dogs.
On this Independence Day you can help our MWDs win their independence from being classified the same as a table, a chair or a computer and contact your two U.S. Senators and ask them to sign on as a co-sponsor of the Canine Members of the Armed Forces Act.
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hey everyone !
I'm starting a new sketchbook since it'll bothering me to change the title of the previous one.
here's the link if you want to see what it looks like
For now, just a quick refed skull study i did today.
More stuff and colors (!) to come.
See you soon !
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a new wacom , a new era! congrats to your new sketchbook D!
skull one looks cool love the hatching.
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October 13th, 2006 #3
is that a fetus skull?
cool, can't wait to see what you'll manage to do with that wacom in a few weeks
keep em coming, but don't forget the pencils!
October 14th, 2006 #4
Sup Dan! New Sketchbook - awesome. Can't wait to see what you'll be pouring into this one. Skull study is cool - studies is probably the best way to get used to a new medium.
cheers Dan hope to see more soon!
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October 14th, 2006 #5
I can only concur with the previous comments, can't wait. Great start!
October 14th, 2006 #6
totally awesome dude, new tablet new sb.
when you do find these tutorials on how to start a piece, please share them!!
the skull... scary heeh cheers!
October 14th, 2006 #7
neat stuff
the skull works guess the thing is seein stars and such cool...
October 15th, 2006 #8
Hey bro.
October 15th, 2006 #9
Merci beaucoup everyone !!
About the tablet.. actually it's not a wacom, it's a genius a5... :s yeah i could find any cheap enough so i had to take that one.
No digis for today though. I havent touched it. Still need to fill my head with all those colors... sorry.
Hope you'll like this one, even though it's not finished yet.
October 15th, 2006 #10
beautiful rendering techniques here, the pencil skills are strong with you. Can't wait to see more.
October 15th, 2006 #11
incredible. I so love the small folds on the guy at the bottom.
very nice rendering. Cool to see more and more digitals too.
October 15th, 2006 #12
Hey, Nice graphic qualities in the skull. The fighting scene looks nice, hopefully you 'll finnish it!? The back and hip of the guy on the floor looks a bit strange to me.
Nice work
...Et merci pour le feedback!
October 15th, 2006 #13
Just as good as the last book and more. Great start!
Keep it up man!
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ah the lead is strong with this one ^^, get your head around colour and you will slay us all
October 16th, 2006 #15
Amazing pencil rendering technique! This is gonna be another great s.b.
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October 16th, 2006 #16
Hey danny boy,
Started a new Sb huh?
Great , Looking forawrd to tablets and all.
Take care,
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October 17th, 2006 #17
I actually left a comment in your old sketchbook too. Your pencils skills really are great. So did you just get a tablet? In anycase studies really are the way to go. If your using photoshop you might want to check out a thread started by Bumskee- http://conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=47859
I'm going to keep a eye out on this sketchbook for sure! That fighting scene is intense!
October 18th, 2006 #18
Thanks alot for the support guys!
Darktwin: thanks !!
tiger, thanks man !! Though no digis for today ...
Deodatus: Merci beaucoup!
Cup: thanks ! i'll try
Spade: hehe..colors... man they're driving me crazy
Silvestri: thank you
bhanu: hey my friend! thanks for dropping by
trashy: thanks for the link, it's been awhile since last time i checked his stuff.
i'll start some studies first since i'm a bit lost with colors.
Ok. Took me a bit of time to update this one. Havent touched the tablet though .... i'm starting right away. So next update will have mainly digis in it. Sorry if you were waiting for some now.
So, in this one, two caravaggios and an sp, approx. 1 hour.
October 18th, 2006 #19
Horrifyingly good Daniel.
The master copies are beautiful and you are finally getting the range of darks that you needed to get to the next level.
Great job!
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damn, beautiful sketchbook work! damn!! I suscribed to your awsome sketchbook, keep it up please!!
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ouw yeah dude, you have awekining my will to get rid of my blunt artistic senses somehow, jus tlooking at your work. don´t worry about not posting digital, cuz the better you will understand values and ligtht , the better your cooulours will look like if u relie on that. good u studie the old masters because of their contrasts and also u´ll find some interesting armours in them and memorize them if u should draw some from mind.
my fav is the skulldude, looks really interesting and is a very creative idea , jus t only thing that could had been better i think are the eyeholes , i just cant figure out what this dark black in em is maybe make some more dark into them more contrast, but maybe u already know since its not finished, but i hope to see it soo.
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October 19th, 2006 #22
The first one in that last update almost rocks TOO hard. SP looking great too.
Keep it up man!
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oh...so cool.i like this hatching
October 20th, 2006 #24
Awesome updates Daniel, particularly like the Self portrait, great feel, well rendered! Hope to see more, IM or PM me for an oC session mate!
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October 20th, 2006 #25
love the pencils... GAH and i'll be anxiously waiting your digis!! post them already!! hehea
October 21st, 2006 #26
Im getting huge wes vibes frm you!
That self portrait rocks, I wish I thought of it first.
You better be doing one for the 1st of november when all of ca does one!
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October 21st, 2006 #27
WOah man great studies,I second what Evildisco sadi, the darks are improving a lot.The skully SP looks kinda cool, I didnt think you'd have bling on your lips though.Wish I could churn out stuff liek that. our composition skills are great too.
Take care bro and yeah waiting for soem digis.
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October 21st, 2006 #28
Thanks for posting in my sb. SO, this is what happened to ya
You're progressing so nicely, I have no crits. 'cept maybe, "paint!"
I'm drawing a blankin my sketchbook, that is
Ye-ha! I actually completed my site.Check it out
October 21st, 2006 #29
That SP is just too awesome.
October 25th, 2006 #30
Hey Dan. The SP is rockin. I wanted to have a little play with it if that was ok. If you don't want it up just say the word my friend. I hope you like, just added a bit of jake flavour. I hope I didn't kill it
Lovely stuff bro.


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The environmental goal in this part of the trip is to inspire people to consider their role in rise of C02 levels and consider walking more, driving less.
In fact, she is extremely proud to have a partnership with the United Nations Environmental Programme. She is part of the Climate Heroes.
"The climate heroes support a select group who are undertaking exceptional personal feats, high-profile expeditions and other innovative acts of environmental activism," she says, "to demonstrate their commitment and to raise awareness for one simple idea: the planet needs you!"
To her, this is an accomplishment on its own and can also be recognized as a great achievement which Roz really deserves.
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She also keeps blogs and twitter updates. Her most recent blog described her excitement to have reached Tararu after 104 days. The blogs discuss her struggles, her physical health, her thoughts, the environment she is in and arrives in, how happy she is to be able to take a warm shower.
Her blogs are interactive and conversational. She displays a sense of character more than just the facts about her mission.
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People criticized Roz for leaving that life behind to follow her dreams of rowing across the ocean and ultimately making herself happy. The controversy doesn't end there, for there are still some people who post critical statements on her blog.
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Her goals are not only personal, but global, in making the world a better place. As Roz finalizes her mission of rowing across the Pacific Ocean, one thing is for certain, that she is a great source of inspiration for us all.
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