http://www.newageathlete.com New Age Athlete - Rachel Cieslewicz Tue, 24 Aug 2010 19:42:59 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Wow. What a trip. I just had one of the most amazing breakthroughs I have had in quite some time. The Up and Over 10k race was the finale of the La Sportive Mtn Cup National Series. And what a race it was. I went there not certain who would ... http://www.newageathlete.com/index.php/2010/08/24/taos-ski-valley-up-and-over-10k/ [caption id="attachment_267" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Podium Shot"][/caption] Two Words:  I'm back!  Finally after 11 weeks of frustration with an injured hip and foot, I raced Jupiter Peaks in my own back yard and loved it! I finished 2nd female overall and took almost 8 minutes off last year's time. Best yet with ... http://www.newageathlete.com/index.php/2010/08/09/jupiter-peaks-steeple-chase/ Rachel Cieslewicz 2010 Trail Running Clinics Prep FOR XTERRA 2010 Note. This coming week will be the 3rd of 6 clinics. If you are interested in coming to 1 or all of the final 3, let me know and I will prorate your cost of clinic. They have been so ... http://www.newageathlete.com/index.php/2010/07/26/xterra-nationals-running-prep/ I was sent this and definitely needed to see it.  Most women I know need to remember this!  You've got to watch this beautiful 3-minute movie: http://www.theoneflawinwomen.com/ via Do you know what the one flaw in women is?. http://www.newageathlete.com/index.php/2010/07/20/do-you-know-what-the-one-flaw-in-women-is/ Mount Washington. The famous hillclimb up Auto Road in New Hampshire. When I first became interested in the race due to the fact that it is the only 2010 World Mtn running team qualifier in the U.S. this year, I couldn't figure out why a road race would qualify as the sole ... http://www.newageathlete.com/index.php/2010/06/21/mount-washington-2010/ [caption id="attachment_213" align="alignleft" width="264" caption="Special Church of the Big Ring socks. "][/caption] Here was my solution to the perfect training weekend in preparation for my bigger races coming up. On Saturday morning I woke up and felt as though I was preparing for a triathlon minus the swim. I got my ... http://www.newageathlete.com/index.php/2010/05/17/train-hard-keep-it-fun/ I flew out to Pennsylvania last Friday for the first of this year's La Sportiva Mt. Cup race series. What a great weekend it was. I must say I was pleasantly pleased and surprised at how incredibly amazing my experience was. My flight and car rental went smoothly. And for ... http://www.newageathlete.com/index.php/2010/04/09/la-sportiva-mt-cup-mt-penn-mudfest/ A palindrome reads the same backwards as forward. This video reads the exact opposite backwards as forward.  Not only does it read the opposite, the meaning is the exact opposite. This is only a 1 minute, 44 second video and it is brilliant.   Make sure you read as well as listen…forward ... http://www.newageathlete.com/index.php/2010/02/01/amazing-next-generation/ [caption id="attachment_160" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Kaaawa Valley, Kualoa Ranch"][/caption] Put together my favorite trail run distance, arguably the best race promoters (Team Unlimited) out there, a beautiful Hawaiian setting, and over 300 of the worlds most talented trail run racers.  What does this equate to?  Hands down, one of the most difficult, ... http://www.newageathlete.com/index.php/2009/12/18/xduro-trail-run-world-championship/ Amazing video Over the last 10 years I have noticed how as I ride the waves in the ocean of life, sometimes I fall with my face buried deep into the sand. Just when I am about to give in to the relentless force of the turbulent water, it pulls ... http://www.newageathlete.com/index.php/2009/11/27/131/