Week 36

September 03, 2024

Inspiration Porn: The Paralympics are officially underway and Paralympians are having their freaking moment right now. These athletes are beasts; competing at the highest level, on the biggest stage and against the fiercest competitors. These athletes are hailed as being soooooo inspirational and are often recognized more for what got them to the Paralympics and less their insane athletic achievements; now, they’d like to see that change & stop being your ‘inspiration porn.’ This video is a great reminder, or eye-opener, that people with disabilities are human who don’t want to be objectified for their stories.

Hunter Woodall is geared up for the Paralympic Track & Field Finals: and he has a message he wants to send.

In this week’s email:

NYC Marathon Merch: The NYC Marathon is still a few months out…but you can snag some of their merch early HERE.
Kardashian Salads: Salads are a health nut’s bread & butter…are the Kardashian’s salad orders everything they’ve cracked up to be?
Fuel for Athletes: Unless you’re a professional athlete, juggling a 40 hour work week, kid schedules, and just general adulting, with being an endurance athlete, is really freaking tough. Take cooking healthy meals out of your everyday to-dos with Factor Meals - ready for you, healthy meals, delivered to your front door weekly.

👇Listen to a Cadence-recommended Pod: Riding off the front of the pack in a World Championship event, just to fall short of the top of the podium, would be a heart breaker for any normal person. Chris Lieto is not only a professional triathlete - but also a tri coach. Here more about his story below.

Post of the Week:

Race Results of the Week: presented by Sportstats.One

Tidbits

DIY Bungee Jumping: Just watching this video makes our stomach drop…we can barely grip our bike handles without fear of accidently hitting a bump too hard and flying off. There’s no way we’d trust ourselves to grasp these rings without letting go - especially during the free fall. Big HELL NO from us.

✅Lucy’s Custom Kicks: Lucy Charles-Barclay has been pretty loyal to Asics during her professional career - now, she has her own shoe line (and clothing line!) with her sponsor. In true fashion, her shoes have mermaid scales on them and we are HERE for it. Shop now HERE.

✅Marathon Lore: But why is a marathon 26.2 miles? Who was responsible for that decision and WHY after 26 miles, must you run an extra .2 miles? For those of us that can’t finish a run on a weird number - the marathon (and half marathon, for that matter), read THIS article to see who to blame for the .2 and .1s.

✅Runner’s High: This dude is taking runner’s high to a new level...pun intended. He’s gone viral several times for partaking in a bit of weed before he hits the roads, trails, etc. for his run - and has been running high, every day, for 365+ days. Pretty epic and now we feel like everyone should try it at least once…

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Performance Of The Week(end): Chris Hammer wins GOLD in Triathlon!

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