ORRC Blue Lake Runs 2008Mountain / Ultra / Trail Running
Kudos to local phenom Stacey Bunton, and her fantastic finish at the 2008 Spartathlon.
Kudos to local phenom Stacey Bunton, and her fantastic finish at the 2008 Spartathlon.
"It was a wonderful experience all around... training, the event, Greek Culture, etc!" Check out Glenn Tachiyama's photos at his pbase link, and plan on Stacey and Ronda's Hagg Lake Ultra 25K and 50K trail race in February.
Cheerleading
Here come the UO cheerleaders, their first year as emerging athletes. Are they ready for the football season? Will they be cheering for Oregon wrestlers, or will the wrestlers be cheering for them? (Save Oregon Wrestling) How many UO cheerleaders with athletic scholarships will decide to go pro? Will they be following the reality TV show, Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders: Making the Team?
Mixed Martial Arts
So, I just bought some new gloves for the heavy bag. The local sports store had some UFC gloves that looked marginally OK, but the ones that stood out from the rest were Harbinger's wrist-wrap bag gloves. These are very solid, made of washable leather and moisture-wicking fabric, and have a simple, convenient design. Everlast had a pair of interior gel gloves to be worn under the standard, old-school kooshy gloves, which saves time from having to wrap your hands, but that was the only innovation I saw from that camp: all their gloves and products looked tired and out-dated. So I did some searching, and found that Everlast, sponsored by local legend Randy Couture, has just launched a new MMA line of products, including gloves of all sorts. Leather and vinyl; striking, grappling, sparring and training; Muay Thai, kickboxing, boxing; for both men and women. In fact, their MMA section has simply dwarfed all their other equipment. MMA, it seems, has simply absorbed boxing.
Link of the week: Back In Motion Sports Injuries Clinic, featuring US Team Chiropractor for the 2008 Olympics, Dr. Ted Forcum.
2 comments:
More Cheerleaders, please.
Yes, one fine thing about the Beijing Olympics - the Chinese had cheerleaders there for the first time ever. They trucked in some professional American football cheerleaders to help them get the hang of it.
At first, the Chinese sports fans threw stuff at the cheerleaders, not knowing why they were out there, blocking the view of the game. And then, slowly, it became apparent. Now, cheerleading is taking off in China. Here in Oregon, it's already a sport, as well as a pasttime.
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