My g/f adventure races - if you do all of the other sports, you would love it! The sprints (4-5 hrs) are usually more technical whereas the 24-48 hr ones are all about endurance.....
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My g/f adventure races - if you do all of the other sports, you would love it! The sprints (4-5 hrs) are usually more technical whereas the 24-48 hr ones are all about endurance.....
Hi,
Until a few months ago I used to go jogging and aerobicsuntil I got tendonitis , which was very painful and took a while to heal. Once I was on the mend my physio' said I could go swimming and cycling. I started cycling andwell the rest seems to be history now. I've got the bug. I'm not tempted to run now (I'm scared it happens again). Besides I can go further and faster on my bike.:D
Margaret
So before you say "I'm not gay" and pass this by, I'll ask you to read on.
The upcoming celebration is Gay Games VII and will be held in Chicago from July 15 - 22, 2006.
The Games are played every 4 years, each time awarded to a different host city. I competed in Vancouver Canada in 1990 and New York in 1994 (both times Track & Field).
The Games are open; inclusive to all who register within the registration time/participant # guidelines. That means gay, straight, bi or transgender; elite, amatuer or recreational athlete.
Awards are given to overall and age group divisions. All participants receive a participation medal.
There are many who come and participate in their chosen sport for the very first time... at the Games the last one to cross the finish line gets as much if not more applause than the first. Participation is the benchmark.
For a more historical look at the games, go to The Federation of Gay Games website: http://www.gaygames.com/en/
For a look at the official Gay Games Chicago site for a listing of sports, cultural events and registration info go to:
http://www.gaygameschicago.org/home.php
A little preview though: Triathlon, Cycling (road and mountain), and Martial Arts are big competitions:)
Most sports are santioned by the individual governing bodies.
So, who wants to play??
P.S. If there's interest here, we can start a new thread under this "Other Sports" catagory... let me know what you think.
Hi spazzdog,
I might go and cheer board members on. But I've never raced....ever. I do martial arts also but the one I do is non-competitive. I know a woman who is the same rank in that as I am who participated in the Austrailia games, she did a demo of Aikido and says it was a fabulous experience. And ...gulp...guess I'm "out" to the board now ;-)
Just a thought... subject to approval by TE.com and, of course, interest from members:
How about a diverse, multi-state "team" ? Or teams; triathlon, road cycling events, mountain cycling events.
BTW - the approval part is permission to wear TE jerseys as a "team", NOT financial support. Each participant would need to pay her/his? own registration, sport, transportation and housing fees.
I'll go away now :D
Like I said, participation does not infer that one is gay, but...
Welcome to the party trek :)
spazzdog
There's a party? There's a party for this? I'll bring the tofu-lentil-lemon-casserole. Seriously, everyone's invited to the games.
i play volleyball and badminton.
and i'm gonna start swimming again pretty soon.
Other than biking, I swim, run(not often though..), and i recently took up squash.
I'd love to learn how to surf however i'm a bit leery of the sharks..even if we do have anti shark beacons..
c
Cycling
Swimming
Snow shoeing
Pilates
Hiking
Chasing three little boys (can you call that sport). :)
Walking & Hiking
Rock Climbing
Yoga
Weight training
Swimming
Running, sometimes
Rugby (I just coach it now)
X-C skiing
Downhill skiing (must go out west for that)
new: snowboarding
Flamenco Dancing
Walking & Hiking
Pilates
skate skiing & classic (mostly skate now though)
telemark skiing (poorly)
swimming
hiking
canoeing
knitting (good finger & forearm workout...)
I see you coach rugby..Do you mean rugby union or rugby league?
...Do you ever watch the super 12 (now the super 14), tri nations or international matches???
It's nice to see someone in the northern hemisphere who understands rugby...
C
it was nice to read in older posts that others do martial arts as well. I have been practicing Tae Kwon Do for almost 3 yrs now. I'm in a hiatus though because I recently moved and have not found a school I would like to go to. I've only found mcdojo's around here. I'm considering other martial arts just to keep practicing but for now, riding will have to do. Anyways, other sports... I swim, lift weights, hike, and I play in an ultimate frisbee league in the summer.
I coach rugby union; a college women's club. I'm not sure if there is any league in the US, tho I did hear a rumor of an Aussie Rules fad going on somewhere in/around Minnesota. Weirdness.Quote:
Originally Posted by crazycanuck
There's an Irish bar here in town that usually buys the closed-circuit deal so that we can watch the 6 nations; I think they show other matches, too. I try and see a few of those every year or so or buy World Cup DVDs. I'm too cheap to buy cable, and it sounds like it's still hard to catch rugby even if you pay for it.
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Originally Posted by RedCanny
Hey not weirdness just good football. :D :D
Ha! I wondered if anyone would bite on my comment. I'm sure its a good game. I spend plenty of time explaining or defending rugby to people around here, so I understand.Quote:
Originally Posted by Trekhawk
RC, you wanna watch some of the Tri Nations if you get the chance - it's a whole nother step up from the Northern Hemisphere game. Oh, and who won it this year th? And whose country didn't win a single game? Bwahaha! Now where's the evil smiley when you need it? ;)
Yow, that had to be rough. Ah well, ebb and flow. The All-Blacks have had off years, too (maybe just one or two?). But yes, southern-hemisphere rugby is quite fine. I'll try and catch some tri nations next year.Quote:
Originally Posted by tlkiwi
I have to admit, though, it was nice to see England win the World Cup, for once. I mean, they invented the game...
Yes, well. You could get away with saying that the ABs hadn't peaked in a world cup year since 1987. I hope NZ gets to host in 2011.
Hey RC..if you want, i'm more than happy to tape you some of the super 14 games...i know about the zones for vcrs but mine works in the north.
Oh..to watch brendan cannon, george gregan, justin marshall (*sniff* he moved north...), douggie howlett, percy montgomery, daniel carter...the list goes on...
I felt sorry for the wallabies..they're a great team...what happened? I still say the saffies need to stop the eye gouging...
Is rugby union popular in the US???? I'm curious to find out how many people (not including the expats) actually understand the game...and watch...
On that topic..long post..what about Netball? Is that a growing sport in the US??? Or is it just played in the commonwealth????
c
Well, thank you! But my VCR died a couple years ago & I'm resigned to DVDs for the time being. It's been awhile since I knew any big rugby names like Zinzan Brooke or Jonah Lomu; perhaps it's time I get back to being a fangirl?Quote:
Originally Posted by crazycanuck
Well, from the looks of that England-Australia World Cup final in 2003, I'd say the Wallabies got demoralized at that point; hopefully they still aren't feeling that way. Of course, who wouldn't, if you had to play against a bunch of lycra-clad cyborgs from the UK? I was pleased that England won for once, but I prefer the southern style of rugby. Seems more fun & adaptive. Better California clubs have historically played a similar game.
As for rugby union being popular in the US.. well, I wouldn't say "popular", but it's growing at a good clip. In Minnesota alone there are 3 senior women's clubs, 8 senior men's clubs, 14 women's college clubs, 18 men's college clubs, 16 high school boy's clubs, and 14 high school girl's clubs. The growth is not surprising to me- it's amazing to watch a new player come in from other sport, pick it up, and just go like a madwoman.
When the fixtures actually get into the local papers, and regularly, I will feel that it is "popular." Until then, it's still rather marginal. The average yokel just doesn't hear about it. God I wish it ran on broadcast TV! Such a better game...
I have no idea about netball.
I'm pretty sure netball is pretty much just the Commonwealth and the Caribbean. It's a great game to watch if you've got two really good teams (i.e. a NZ vs. Australia test), but it really doesn't do much for me otherwise.
Someone here asked what sports kids played in Aust I mentioned Netball among them and everyone just looked at me with a glazed expression. So my guess is no Netball does not have a big following here.Quote:
Originally Posted by crazycanuck
:D
Horseback riding at home (and i'm an instructor)
Lacrosse at school
general gym stuff to keep in shape when i'm not home- running, stairs, free weights, spin classes, elliptial, swimming
I think that I have a strange combination that brought me to cycling. I started as a ballerina, then my body was simply too muscular so I switched to competitive gymnastics. Unfortunetly the same thing happened. Kind of like a Mary Lou Retton thing... So I tried basketball, but although I was the fastest on the team (it was all in the leg power), I was way too short at 5 '4", so I got into cycling. Perfect for my vertically challenged body and my big powerful legs. I went from Road to the Velodrome and back to the Road after several yrs off. Once back on the Road, everyone has dropped hints re. my body type and so I will attempt a come-back at the Velodrome once again. I no longer multi-sport or cross-train as, for me, it defeats the purpose of pursuiing a cycling career. Neverheless, more power to the ones who " Do-It-All "...
cheers!
i play ice hockey...left wing. cycling all summer, hockey all winter. it makes for a good year.
Occasionally myself and hubby go horse riding. We don't swim as much as we used to. We also used to do a lot of hillwalking, maybe we'll start again this year. Life just seems to get in the way of things just now. I recently started tai chi. I love it, several folk have noticed a change in me since I took it up.;)
My current sports:
hiking and backpacking
cycling (road)
canoeing and kayaking (mostly flatwater these days)
snowshoeing
cross-country skiing (mostly backcountry)
Previous sports:
canoeing and kayaking (class IV whitewater)
rock and ice climbing (never very good at this)
softball (center fielder)
swimming
running
triathlons (just a few 20 years ago)
Maybe it doesn't count as a sport, but I spend a lot of time maintaining hiking trails. Sawing through blowdowns by hand is good exercise. So is carrying bog bridge material on your shoulder for half a mile.
Chalk up another (sea) kayaker, and north Atlantic wreck diver. Talk about 3 equipment intensive sports! Need a huge car to hold dive gear in the way back, boat on the roof, and bike on the back. LOL.
I also would like to think of myself as a rock climber, but for the past 5 years, have done very little of it living in some of the flattest parts of the world. Maybe one day I'll get back to mountains and can do more climbing again. I also hike mountains when I can (Scotland this easter with Bikeless in WI and respective hubbies) and cross country ski in the winter (back country of course). In my younger days I also did figure skating and some roller blading. Would love to do more of all those things, but how to find the time and money?!
Rock Climber here. Skiier in the winter.
The problem is trying to figure out what I'm going to do on weekends, climb or ride.
Climbing usually wins, but for after work, cycling is the key (though I figured that the trail I ride on once in a while runs right past my rock gym... which means I can get two type of training in one night!! Score!)
k.
Lots of skiing in the winter. Started snowboarding late this season and I am loving it, so my skiis probably won't get much use next year.
I plan on trying wakeboarding this summer. I figure that can be my snowboarding fix for the summer. It will also ensure more quality family time with my teenage daughter... since she's really anxious to give it a try as well. My hubby loves to get us up to the cottage so he can pilot the boat for us.
Anything in, under, or around water. Surfing/boogie boarding, snorkelling, scuba (before bad sinuses set in), waterskiing, tubing, wakeboarding, boating of any kind.
~S.
uk elephant "I also would like to think of myself as a rock climber, but for the past 5 years, have done very little of it living in some of the flattest parts of the world. Maybe one day I'll get back to mountains and can do more climbing again."
UK's brother is quite the climber. Here's his 2 seconds of fame.
Now this broadcast is in Norwegian and you do need a high speed connection but if you use the scroll button you can move through the program directily to that section.
So if you don't have high speed internet of even if you do the contest starts at 10:57 seconds into the news and Bjern (my nephew, the handsome red haired young man) is at 12:12 seconds
There also are some women climbers and it's incredible what they do. In this he's competing in the Norwegian national climbing cup. It was on national tv in the Sunday Sports Review, archived on the Internet at
http://www1.nrk.no/nett-tv/klipp/202387
It's all in Norwegian, of course, but you'll see when they get to the interview with the siblings who won (you'll see them climbing a tree, then walking along as they're interviewed). Right after that they show some of the contest and Bjørn is the first close-up at 12:12 into the broadcast about.
This is funny. I was thinking of going to see the competition, not least join the party afterwards, but I had a pretty bad cold so I just forgot all about it. I heard it was a great show, and I've read about the results - but somehow never get around to actually watching any of the footage shot until now, when the link gets posted on a BIKE forum :D
Small world, isn't it? :rolleyes:
That's very cool. It's nice to see competitions where other sports are valued. What a cutie.
I wonder what the lads in the fast boat were up to? Brrr.
Q
I play ice hockey (captain of my team actually) in the winter, and x-c and downhill ski, in the summer I play rec soccer, tennis and roller blade.
I enjoy team sports, especially hockey, that is my sport in the winter. I love it.
mel