Monthly Archives: September 2011
My PSA for the PSA
By Pete Williams “It can be a sign of prostate cancer.” That’s what my urologist told me two weeks ago, right in the middle of National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, when he phoned with the results of my PSA test. … Continue reading
The Enduring Tampa Bay Rays
By Pete Williams ST. PETERSBURG – This site is about endurance sports: running, cycling, stand-up paddleboarding, triathlon. Tampa Bay is the endurance sports capital of America, but no Ironman, marathoner, or obstacle mud runner can top what a bunch of … Continue reading
ESF’s Pete Williams on ABC 28 Talking Stand-Up Paddleboarding
SUP on ABC, posted with vodpod
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The Pride of ‘Average Joe’s’
By Pete Williams It was a Thursday morning last December about the time when a different member of the Tampa Bay Rays seemed to depart each day. Matt Garza. Gone. Carlos Pena. Gone. Jason Bartlett. Gone. Carl Crawford. Gone. Entire … Continue reading
Strength, Speed and Endurance
By Pete Williams TAMPA – Spend a few mornings training here at the University of Tampa under Eric Hall and you get an idea why the school’s strength and conditioning coach is one of the top sprint triathletes in Florida. … Continue reading
SUP Adventure Race?
By Pete Williams The two biggest stories in endurance sports this year are the growth of obstacle mud runs and the boom in stand-up paddleboarding. So it figures somebody would come up with the idea of staging a triathlon where … Continue reading
Quick Study: Helga Goebel
ESF’s ENDURING ATHLETE OF THE MONTH – SEPTEMBER By Pete Williams Watching Helga Goebel race a stand-up paddleboard, it’s hard to believe she never stepped foot on a board until two years ago. Before a race, the 5-foot-4, 34-year-old Brazilian … Continue reading
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SUP, Go Pro Dominate Surf Expo
By Pete Williams ORLANDO – If you needed confirmation that the sport of stand-up paddleboarding is growing exponentially, you had only to attend Surf Expo this weekend at the Orange County Convention Center. A dozen SUP manufacturers were on hand, … Continue reading
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The $35,000 SUP Race
By Pete Williams MIAMI BEACH – The much-ballyhooed “U.S. Open of SUP” debuted on South Beach today and if you were looking for a postcard-perfect setting and a crowd of spectators where thong-clad women outnumbered stand-up paddleboarders, you came to … Continue reading
