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How to make running intervals more challenging as I improve?
I have access to a treadmill, and living in the Northeast during the winter time I generally prefer to run indoors from December through about March. I do occasional long runs, but the goal of my ...
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Where did the term "soccer" originate? [closed]
It seems that currently America is one of the only countries that uses the term "soccer" to refer to what the rest of the world calls "football".
What caused the Americans to start using this term ...
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How do you correctly learn how to hockey stop
I am having the damnedest time learning to "hockey stop" on ice. I used to play a lot of roller hockey when I was younger and started to learn to ice skate and played a very little bit when I was in ...
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What is the safe technique of coming out of a fall on a snowboard?
When you "bail" on a snowboard a multitude of nasty things can happen due to the facts that you are strapped to the board and that the board is great at catching snow with its edges. So you may end up ...
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Ice Hockey Skates for People With Flat Feet
I have extremely flat feet, to the point that any arch in a shoe is painful. There is no orthotic or other insert that has an arch that helps because my foot is completely flat; arches actually give ...
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Determining Goalie Stick Length
As an ice hockey goalie, I find it a bit hard to determine the correct length for my stick while at the store.
I often find myself trying a few different lengths and even after buying it I'm ...
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Is it possible to effectively practice zone defence in basketball if you don't have 10 people?
How would you practice basketball zone defence with less than 10 people available?
I understand that you can put 5 on defence and the rest available in offence but it simply would not produce as much ...
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Why was the marathon World Record not 2:03:02 in 2011?
Why exactly was Geoffrey Mutai's 2:03:02 in Boston (2011) not deemed the marathon World Record at the time?
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What seat is the best overall seat in an American football stadium? [closed]
Sitting front row at the 50 yard line gives a spectator an intense (and expensive) view of a small focal point of an American football field.
Sitting higher up gives a spectator a better overall ...
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What is the origin of the specific distances in Ironman triathlon?
Triathlon is the sport (three sports, typically swim - bike - run, though Winterlude in Ottawa does Ice Skate, Cross Country Ski, Run).
Ironman is the distance. 2.4 Mile (3.8K) swim, 112 mile (180....
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What do all these Runners Lingo abbreviations like PR and HR mean?
In other running related question there is often made use of abbreviations like PB, PR, HR, VO2 etc.
I know what PB means (Personal Best), but what do the others mean and what other examples are ...
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As a defensive lineman, can I intentionally encroach to stop the clock?
If a defense is facing a tough situation with no timeouts left, it is difficult to stop the clock. Your options are very limited - you hope the offense passes and you can bat it down, or you hope you ...
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What are some good strength exercises for marathon runners?
I, like most runners, tend to focus more on training and forget that some strength exercises are required to reach your performance peak.
What are some good exercises that you can do at home without ...
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How is offside determined in football?
The offside rule on the pitch is often unclear and called suddenly. How do I know if a player is offside?
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How is WAR defined as a baseball statistic?
WAR (wins above replacement) is a statistic that is often used to describe the value of a baseball player's performance in a given year.
How is this statistic determined?
What are the differences ...
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