20-10-06

»Friends brutally honest!«

Chris MacCormack is one of the most successful guys in triathlon. He was spoiled by success. The Ironman championship on Big island, Hawaii, taught him a painful lesson. He failed 3 times to win this race. Now, he tries fourth time.

20-10-06

»Self-doubt is the killer«

Chris McCormack is one of the most successful guys in triathlon. He was spoiled by success. The Ironman championship on Big island, Hawaii, taught him a painful lesson. He failed 3 times to win this race. Now, he tries fourth time.

19-10-06

Immune system is essential for recovery

Sports medicine experts explain that there is a 45-minute “window” following strenuous endurance exercise when the body begins repairing damage by boosting the immune system, replenishing stores of muscle glycogen and synthesizing protein.

17-10-06

Chris MacCormack: a very special (tri)athlete

Chris McCormack failed 4 times to win this race. He says: »I had to change my attitude towards the island and the race as such to have a chance to eventually win this outstanding competition.«

16-10-06

Hawaii Earthquake 6.6: it was scary!

There we were, 3 earthquake experienced Californians, and one rourke from Austria. We waited. They said, they had never in their lives experienced such a strong quake. Their guess was between 6 and 7. How correct they were! No one was panicking, no, we were joking observing the house in its process of adaption.

15-10-06

The US may surprise you, Europeans, don’t carry too many preconceptions along

The US is always good for surprises. We as Europeans sometimes have to many preconceptions. Bush is not America.

13-10-06

No Running Shoes

My efforts to buy running shoes in san Francisco were not successful, despite the fact that I as walking around town for many hours.

12-10-06

Lurkers Outnumber Contributors 9 to 1

All large-scale, multi-user communities and online social networks that rely on users to contribute content or build services share one property: most users don’t participate very much. Often, they simply lurk in the background.