Princess Health and2013 H+P Summer Time Trial Results.Princessiccia

Princess Health and2013 H+P Summer Time Trial Results.Princessiccia

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Course Records 

(updated as of July 29th, 2013)

Overall Men: 6:34 Brendan Hancock (July 29th, 2013)

Overall Women: 7:35 Kristen Marchant (July 30th, 2012)

Masters Men: 7:31 Dave Rutherford (July 30th, 2012)

Masters Women: 9:52 Monique Schenck (December 16th, 2011)

Junior Men: 8:29 Brandon Shrigley (July 30th, 2012)

Junior Women: 9:35 Nicole Shrigley (July 29th, 2013)

50+ Men: 8:27 Pat Campbell (July 30th, 2012)

50+ Women: 11:31 Gail Delanghe (July 30th, 2012)

60+ Men: 11:13 Kevin Cassidy (December 16th, 2011)

60+ Women: 11:31 Gail Delanghe (July 30th, 2012)

July 29th, 2013

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(E-mail corrections to seandelanghe@gmail.com)

1.     Brendan Hancock: 6:34

2.     Dave Sharratt: 6:44

3.     Greg Dyce: 6:48

4.     Jordan Schmidt: 6:49

5.     Sean Patterson: 6:49

6.     Florian Ong: 6:58

7.     Erik Vicujnik: 7:23

8.     Ian Childs: 7:25

9.     Chris Goldsworthy: 7:30

10.  Valentina Taiakina: 7:48

11.  Mike Piazza: 7:53

12.  Aaron Mailman: 8:01

13.  Holger Kleinke: 8:17

14.  Derek Hergott: 8:22

15.  Payton Thiel: 8:50

16.  Mike Hewitson: 8:56

17.  Alex Ni: 8:58

18.  Jeremy Tracey: 8:59

19.  Elisa Tran: 9:25

20.  Neil Malholtra: 9:34

21.  Nicole Shrigley: 9:35

22.  Helen Stubbs: 9:39

23.  Chris Willard: 9:53

24.  Ed Shrigley: 10:03

25.  Kevin Post: 10:18

26.  Mark Malholtra: 10:21

27.  Candice Shrigley: 10:35

28.  Dave Merriott: 10:37

29.  Nolan Tracey: 10:53

30.  Mark Potvin: 11:34

31.  Reid Tracey: 11:41

32.  Audrey Willard: 11:46

33.  Nathan Chalmers:11:52

34.  Leah Pocrnich: 11:52

35.  Shannon Powell: 12:08

36.  Jen Sharratt: 12:34

37.  Heidi Cica: 12:39

38.  Liz Skelding: 12:57
39.  Sue Demmery: 12:57

Princess Health and Brown Fat: It's a Big Deal. Princessiccia

Princess Health and Brown Fat: It's a Big Deal. Princessiccia

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Non-shivering thermogenesis is the process by which the body generates extra heat without shivering. Shivering is a way for the body to use muscular contractions to generate heat, but non-shivering thermogenesis uses a completely different mechanism to accomplish the same goal: a specialized fat-burning tissue called brown fat. Brown fat is brown rather than white because it's packed with mitochondria, the power plants of the cell. Under cold conditions, these mitochondria are activated, using a specialized molecular mechanism called uncoupling* to generate heat.

The mechanism of brown fat activation has been worked out fairly well in rodents, which rely heavily on non-shivering thermogenesis due to their small body size. Specialized areas of the hypothalamus in the brain sense body temperature (through sensors in the brain and body), body energy status (by measuring leptin and satiety signals), stress level, and probably other factors, and integrate this information to set brown fat activity. The hypothalamus does this by acting through the sympathetic nervous system, which heavily innervates brown fat. As an aside, this process works basically the same in humans, as far as we currently know. Those who claim that rodent models are irrelevant to humans are completely full of hot air**, as the high degree of conservation of the hypothalamus over 75 million years of evolution demonstrates.

Two new studies concurrently published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation last week demonstrate what I've suspected for a long time: brown fat can be 'trained' by cold exposure to be more active, and its activation by cold can reduce body fatness.

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Princess Health and Zucchini: The Home Gardener's Worst Friend? With bonus garden-related rambling.. Princessiccia

Princess Health and Zucchini: The Home Gardener's Worst Friend? With bonus garden-related rambling.. Princessiccia

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One of my main gardening goals has been to harvest more of something than I can eat, despite my limited gardening space here in the Emerald City. I want the feeling of abundance that comes with having to preserve and give away food because I can't eat it all.

Enter zucchini. My grandfather used to say that in New Jersey in summertime, you'd have to keep your car doors locked, otherwise the car would be full of zucchini the next time you got in! In mid-May, I planted two starts from my local grocery store labeled "green zucchini", with no further information. I put them in a bed that used to be a pile of composted horse manure, and that I had also cover cropped, mulched, fertilized, and loosened deeply with my broadfork. They look pleased.

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Princess Health andH+P Summer TT: The All-Time Top-10 Females .Princessiccia

Princess Health andH+P Summer TT: The All-Time Top-10 Females .Princessiccia

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Last time we looked at the 10 fastest male times ever which featured a course record of 6:49, and an unmatched 5 appearances by coach Dyce.  Today we will look at the fastest females to ever compete at an H+P TT.

Advertisement for the 2012 Summer TT- Kristen now holds the top two females times ever recorded

1) Kristen Marchant: 7:35 (July 30th, 2012)
2) Kristen Marchant: 8:09 (May 28th, 2012)
3) Rachel Hartviksen: 8:20 (July 30th, 2012)
4) Gillian Willard: 8:23 (November 19th, 2012)
5) Momiko: 8:24 (May 28th, 2012)
6) Gillian Willard: 8:38 (September 10th, 2012)
7) Kathleen Gallagher: 8:50 (July 30th, 2012)
8) Gillian Willard: 9:01 (December 16th, 2011)
9) Anges Ferenczi: 9:24 (May 28th, 2012)
10) Nicole Shrigley: 9:42 (July 30th, 2012)

Click here for all the Summer TT details!

Princess Health andH+P Racing: July 20th-21st, 2013.Princessiccia

Princess Health andH+P Racing: July 20th-21st, 2013.Princessiccia

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It was a quiet weekend for running, but a huge weekend for triathlon for a number of H+P athletes.  Here are the results:

Toronto Triathlon Festival (National Championships)

Florian Ong hammering on the bike

Florian Ong did quite well despite only starting to swim last fall.  He came in 17th place in his age group, averaged well over 38km/h on the bike and ran a low-38 minute 10K.

Kristen Marchant (who trained with us last summer) also had an amazing, break-through performance.  She actually WON the event, posting an epic sub-38 minute 10K.  Kristen is now the female National Champion!

Full results.

Belwood Triathlon

Luke on the Belwood triathlon podium after his 3rd place overall finish

Luke showed once again that despite training for Ironman, there is still lots of speed hidden in those legs.  He ended up winning his AG, placing 3rd overall, and actually being the first age-grouper to cross the line!  Full results.

Blue Water Triathlon

Ed Cyr really impressed in one of his final tune-up races before Ironman MTB.  He reached a new personal best on the 40K bike (averaging just under 41km/h) and 10K run off the bike (just over 37 minutes).  He also placed 3rd overall, great work! Click for full results.

Princess Health and The Genetics of Obesity, Part III. Princessiccia

Princess Health and The Genetics of Obesity, Part III. Princessiccia

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Genetics Loads the Gun, Environment Pulls the Trigger

Thanks to a WHS reader* for reminding me of the above quote by Dr. Francis Collins, director of the US National Institutes of Health**. This is a concept that helps reconcile the following two seemingly contradictory observations:

1. Roughly 70 percent of obesity risk is genetically inherited, leaving only 30 percent of risk to environmental factors such as diet and lifestyle.
2. Diet and lifestyle have a large impact on obesity risk. The prevalence of obesity has tripled in the last 30 years, and the prevalence of extreme obesity has increased by almost 10-fold. This is presumably not enough time for genetic changes to account for it.

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Princess Health and Return to the Source Parkour Camp. Princessiccia

Princess Health and Return to the Source Parkour Camp. Princessiccia

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For those who are interested in natural movement training, this summer my friend Rafe Kelley will be hosting an interesting three-day event near Bellingham, WA called "Return to the Source".  Rafe is skilled in a variety of movement disciplines and is the co-founder of the Seattle parkour gym Parkour Visions.  Parkour is a very fun sport that hones our natural ability to skillfully navigate physical obstacles, but it's usually done in an urban context.

The camp will take place from August 23-25.  Here's a description from the Parkour Visions site:

"This summer, return to the source of human movement with Parkour Visions as we explore the natural environment in and around Bellingham, WA. Rafe Kelley will introduce you to the benefits of training and playing in nature. You will learn how to adapt your technique and movement to moving effectively through woods, over rocks, and in trees during this unique, 3-day experience."

Watch this video if you want to see what you're in for.

Knowing Rafe, it will be fun and productive.  You can sign up through this page.