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Lead Stories: Saturday, September 6, 2008

ChampionChip Develops New Permanent Timing System for Outdoor Sports in U.S.

Posted November 8th, 2007 at 4:03 PM by Martha Jones

Section: News & Results, Gear & Apparel, Miscellaneous

ChampionChip has developed a new permanent timing system that can be incorporated in any outdoor sports setting; such as a track or public park. Called TimePoint, the system is currently installed in the United Kingdom and the Netherlands. TimePoint is now available for U.S. installations.

The TimePoint system comprises three parts: ground antennas, the housing and a scoreboard display that shows an athlete his or her time as soon as he or she passes the system. The display is optional, but certainly adds a huge “wow” benefit to the system as athletes can see their time instantly displayed.

Additionally, run times are sent to the Internet and athletes can check the www.mychampionchip.com Web site for laps and training progress. They can compare and share their data with other athletes around the world.
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Keeping Your Inner Athlete Motivated in the Face of Life Changes

Posted July 14th, 2007 at 12:19 PM by Kristin Bland

Section: Motivation, Health & Fitness, Exercise

I have always owned the identity of an athlete. Practice schedules, conditioning, training-these have been ingrained in my person as the standard routine of every day. This all started coming to a jolting halt, however, as I neared the end of my college years, and strode into the ‘real world’, as the elders in my life like to put it. Besides the increased awareness of the cold reality of responsibility that continually cuts into my carefree social life, my athletic life has taken a huge hit as well.

In the face of securing one’s own living situation for the first time, and working hard to land that first job, an individual in her early twenties often ends up pushing her athletic life to the bottom of her list. And I have learned, as many in my position surely have as well, that our inner athlete is yelling to be trained again.

A solid exercise life is important to help us brace ourselves against the ever-coming new experiences and uncertainties of branching out as a young adult for the first time.

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Tips for Runners: Overcoming the perils of travel

Posted April 26th, 2007 at 2:35 PM by Paul Petersen

Section: Running & Training, Training Tips, Health & Fitness, Exercise

In just the past month, I have had to travel on business to three different destinations on three separate occasions. This plethora of traveling has often made it difficult to run, but since I maintain an active racing schedule, I really can’t afford to have these trips impede on the 80-90 miles of weekly running required by my training program.

After my most recent trip, I returned home fatigued and endured a series of terrible runs on the ensuing days. I’ve been spending these trips sitting around a conference table, not hiking around or digging ditches, so it was not immediately clear to me why travel is so taxing on the body.

However, after serious reflection, I identified several reasons why traveling can be perilous to a running regimen:

1. Change of schedule. We are creatures of routine and habit, and this is something that is not just psychological, but also physiological. This is why I am unable to sleep in on weekends anymore and why I get tired at the same time every night. Upset that routine and our body clocks get upset too. The result is fatigue.

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