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Silent Sports

August 2008
Vol. 25, No. 2

CONTENTS

BICYCLING

Up from the grassroots
Lee Borowski finds advocates making communities bike friendly

Relegated to the media fringe
Mark Parman anticipates lousy Olympic cycling coverage

Get to Galena
Ted Villaire leads a 57-mile tour of northwest Illinois

Recumbents have come a long way
Q&A with Rolf Garthus summarizes 25 years of -bent history

Real progress: a nonmotorized bridge
Terry Wiegert questions the direction we're heading as a society

Will ride for beer
Bill Hauda imbibes fun at the Fat Tire Tour of Milwaukee

RUNNING AND HIKING

Paavo Nurmi Marathon turns 40
JoAnna Haugen looks back on state's longest-running marathon

Imagine if Brett Favre took up running
Tom Kaufman bets the masses would join him

These boots were made for hiking
Jim Joque says the choice depends on distance, terrain & weight

PADDLING

Rampaging rivers
Mike Svob remembers the big flood of '93

OF SPECIAL INTEREST

Pointless state law prohibits ultras
Bill Hauda finds no evidence of its application or need

Ultra athletes still need to count carbs
Donna Marlor says 10-year-old advice still valid

Turning off & tuning in
Charles McKelvy spends his time not watching TV

Engine-free & stronger for it
Dave Foley gives up his small engine habit

Perfect squat form is imperative
Greg Renfro demonstrates the right way & wrong way

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