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Kip Carpenter is not just one of the fastest sprinters in the world; he also is a talented photographer, web designer, and fundamentally inquisitive dude.
He has completely redone his website, kipcarpenter.name, and it’s a wonderful look inside the DSB pro team & how Kip sees the world. He seems happy, healthy, and as the photo on the right shows, working hard and looking ripped.
Reading through the website you can find images and videos of acupuncture, savage rocky training, video of Kip’s Italian Greyhound sprinting at 35mph, images of his “lady in red”, and as a bonus one can discover what triple gold medalist on the DSB team is known as “Tinkerbell”.
As the ice season begins, inline speedskating is winding down. Worth noting on the web are blogs two Canadian inline speedskaters kept of their experiences during Inline World Championships in Korea. Here is Peter Doucet’s illustrated journal with links to loads of videos & prehaps the most incredible finish line photo I have EVER seen, it’s worth the click.
Sprinter Andrew Hegarty also did a Canadian inline world team update page. It’s not as obviously visual as Peter’s, but the links on the sidebar have TONS of stuff available to the skate obsessed.
Andrew has also just launched his own blog, I wish him well on his journey.
Since the mainstream media pretty much ignores all but a handful of sports, and seeing that most media outreach efforts by speedskating governing associations have minimal impact, it’s efforts like blogs by the athletes themselves that become authentic news, the fascinating news, not just the results, but the human aspect of the journey.
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Hi,
i suggest you set the links to others’ sites to open in new window
Ok, it’s only a small sample, but I’m beginning to see a pattern that men who speedskate hook up with gorgeous women. Not that that’s a reason to take up a grueling sport,to be sure - and, what about the women who skate?
Inquiring minds want to know…
BTW, I’ve had acupuncture like that, and electroacupuncture, and it DOES feel inordinately relaxing.
Hey,
Thanks for the support Andrew!
I will be getting my chance on the oval in a few weeks when we go down to Milwaukee. I think I’ll try my 500m and see how I do
It would be nice if things just transfered over to ice from inline, but I know better than to expect that. I think we’ll have three days on the ice, should be fun!
Hey Mr Love,
I have a half pound of Komodo Dragon in the mail for you!!!
Steph