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Silent Sports

May 2008
Vol. 24, No. 11

CONTENTS

BICYCLING

Bicycle facilities = the antidote to sprawl
Mark Parman sees growing demand for human-sized cities

The SS Badger bike loop
Bill Hauda ferries across Lake Michigan with fellow cyclists

Liking the new mountain biking scene
Lee Borowski praises trail builders & WORS race organizers

MULTISPORT SPECIAL SECTION

The Sides Show as main event
Tracy Sides recounts family's Minn. Border to Border experience

2008 Multisport events calendar
Including all upper Midwest triathlons, duathlons & adventure races

More communion than bravado
Amanda Tikalsky & spouse have a blast at the Bravado Challenge

RUNNING & HIKING

Best food for runners
Donna Marlor warns that junk in can mean junk out

From gym rat to running team leader
Teri Dwyer finds a motivated new runner in St. Paul

A mammoth walk to celebrate IAT's 50 years
Don Erickson finds thru-hikers & runners grateful for the trail

PADDLING

The little-known Trempealeau River
Mike Svob asks paddlers to fill in the knowledge gaps

OF SPECIAL INTEREST

Firestarters
Jim Joque provides a pimer for building safe campfires

Reduce, reuse, recycle ... this stuff?
Bob McCray does a bit of spring cleaning

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