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Fire hazards in the kitchen don't just include ovens and stovetops; dishwashers can also pose a significant fire hazard if they are misused or poorly cared for. Avoid adding water to a dishwasher fire as this will only exacerbate it further. Instead, evacuate the area and call in the fire department. Dishwasher maintenance is not difficult if you know what to do. Check the Water Lines Dishwasher water lines can freeze, leading to flooding and kitchen damage.
Designing an Athlete’s Total Load
Knowing exactly how much training is too much and how much will yield great results it a balancing act. Coach Andrew Simmons can help you strategize. Coaches walk a tightrope as they balance the total load of training they give their athletes. Balancing load means that you have to understand how to incorporate the right amount of intensity, duration, periodization and tapering. This can make new coaches feel uneasy, as it’s hard to be sure if you’re asking your athletes to do too much or too little.
High School Summer Training Plans – PodiumRunner
12-week plans to prepare you for cross country success — whether you're a beginner, intermediate or advanced high school runner. Join PodiumRunner Create a personalized feed and bookmark your favorites. Join PodiumRunner Create a personalized feed and bookmark your favorites. Join for free Photo: 101 Degrees West Member Exclusive Become a member to unlock this story and receive other great perks. Summer training is essential to cross country success.
8 Key Workouts to Master as a Marathoner
Marathoners looking to achieve their best need more than miles: they need a quiver of key marathon workouts to hone every system and all the skills required to run strong for 26.2 miles. Achieving a level of mastery in running has always been measured by an athlete’s achievement on a single day. However, a race performance isn’t determined by a single workout in the athlete’s build up, but the accumulation of their efforts. In other words, the consistency.
Cross Country Hub
One of the most important factors for a successful and fulfilling cross country season is nailing down and honoring your nutritional needs. You won’t be able to run very far or fast without enough of the right nutrients, and it won’t be any fun if you aren’t enjoying what you eat! Unfortunately, there’s a lot of contradicting and fallacious information floating around out there about how distance runners should and shouldn’t fuel to run fast.
Trail Running Workouts: 4 Sessions to Spice It Up On the Dirt – Triathlete
If your go-to workouts have you dreading your training runs, try these easy tweaks to stay engaged, hone your skills, and gain fitness. Join Triathlete Create a personalized feed and bookmark your favorites. Join Triathlete Create a personalized feed and bookmark your favorites. Join for free Looking to spice things up on your next run? Structured workouts are intended to be a challenge, but that doesn’t mean they can’t be enjoyable too.
Climb Your Way to Speed
Every runner wants to get faster. You get faster by training faster, but speed can kill—putting a quick end to your performance dreams if you get injured or burnt out. Enter hills. Hills can provide a foundation for speed and allow for a smooth, safe transition to later-season, intensified speed workouts. When you’re just starting to build up fitness for the season, it makes sense to start easy and work your way into harder and longer sessions.
Youth Runner
Peak Performance Running Goes to Madison for XC Nationals “It’s what you’ve been thinking about, talking about, and dreaming about as your head hits the pillow for the last 3 months”. It’s the reminder I give athletes as we finish up the final reps of our workout the Wednesday prior to the race. It’s cold, dark, and slightly windy – I’ve been reminding them since the first snowfall here in Colorado that we can look for excuses or lace up our shoes and go run in the snow and get used to the temps.
High School Runners: Don’t Squander Your Off-Season Opportunity – PodiumRunner
The off-season is one of the biggest opportunities staring down all high school athletes as they enter winter break. It’s a great time to repair, build, and bring a focus to your weaknesses. Whatever you’re focused on—the 2 mile, 800, or sprints/ hurdles—your best season is made long before your official season starts with your team. Even if you don’t live near a club to meet up for a run, you can still benefit by focusing on a few key components.
Real Running Versus the Social Media Highlight Reel – PodiumRunner
Jason found running at an early age, it was his way to stand out on the soccer field, his skill allowed him to capture medals on field days and countless school races. As he entered High School he naturally found Cross Country and Track. He’s a consistent contributor to his team. He’s the #2 man on the cross-country team and can reliably put points on the board to help his team advance to State year after year. He’s a great student in the classroom and an endearing personality at home.
3 Ways to Improve Your Season Without Ticking Off Your Coach – PodiumRunner
As a youth running coach, one of the questions I get the most from my athletes and parents is “What can I be doing outside of practice?” Coaches can run the gamut of completely accepting of miles and workouts outside of practice to prohibiting any unsupervised stretching. Every coach and every athlete wants to make it to the state meet with a full team of happy, healthy, uninjured athletes. The number one thing you want to focus on is preserving yourself for performance when it matters most.
3 Ways to Improve Your Season Without Ticking Off Your Coach
As a youth running coach, one of the questions I get the most from my athletes and parents is “What can I be doing outside of practice?” Coaches can run the gamut of completely accepting of miles and workouts outside of practice to prohibiting any unsupervised stretching. Every coach and every athlete wants to make it to the state meet with a full team of happy, healthy, uninjured athletes. The number one thing you want to focus on is preserving yourself for performance when it matters most.
High School Summer Training Plans – PodiumRunner
photo: courtesy Peak Performance Running Training A guide to preparing for cross country success with a plan for you—whether you're a beginner, intermediate or advanced high school runner. Andrew SimmonsJuly 3, 2019 Summer training is essential to cross country success. If you show up in the fall without a base of endurance and strength, you’ll either spend most of the season getting to square one, or you’ll quickly get hurt as you attempt workouts you’re not ready for.
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2019 Hotel Trends: The “Split Personalities” of New Hotels
By Andrew Simmons In the hotel and travel industry, a new group of travelers have captured everyone’s attention. This group has begun to shift trends in the hotel market, forcing hotels to adapt in order to capture their interest. While previous generations may have selected a hotel based off of brand loyalty or the cost of the room, Millennials are not following in suit.
Mike Deitemeyer on Interstate Hotels & Resorts' Evolution
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Five F&B Venue Trends Hotels Can Expect to See in 2019
Five F&B Venue Trends Hotels Can Expect to See in 2019 The lobby at Hyatt Garden Grove Following trends can be complicated, especially in the hospitality market with countless brands and varying levels of service choices. With that said, a group of hotel guests are primarily driving today’s changes in the industry. Hotel properties are working quickly to respond to the demanding needs of these guests, including with their F&B offerings as well as throughout the property itself.
Hospitality’s Impact on Multifamily Developments
We’re living in an interesting time, one in which millennials account for the largest percentage of the U.S. workforce. In today’s digital, screen-filled world, millennials, more than any other generation, crave more human interaction, as well as experiences that allow them to feel actively involved and truly present.
5 Tips for Racing a Fall Marathon
Look at Your Training Before Race Day 1 of 8 Practice What You Want to Do 2 of 8 Workouts: Pressure Test the System 3 of 8 Handling the Heat 4 of 8 Protect Your Kit 6 of 8
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