Following My Heart

Published in Canadian Running, September & October, 2024 Ted Guloien survived a cardiac arrest on the half-marathon course. It led him to re-evaluate his “no pain, no gain” approach to running. by Ted Guloien You likely know what a hypochondriac is–someone who has excessive and persistent anxiety that they are ill when they are not. … [Read more…]

Beta Blockers: An Athlete’s Advantage?

As an athlete, you might be excused for not knowing what adenosine triphosphate (ATP) is. After all, not many of us are chemists or biologists. That I am not either will become evident below. ATP is a nucleotide triphosphate and related to the molecules that make up our DNA and RNA, the building blocks of … [Read more…]