http://www.active.com/community/activeradio/ The Sports You Do Show is Active.com's original Web-radio broadcast featuring interviews from the world of sports. Hosted by "Voice of Ironman" Mike Reilly, the Sports You Do Show is an interactive talk show featuring a variety of guests -- coaches, athletes, nutrition and physiology experts, authors, race directors, and more -- from the realms of endurance sports like triathlon, cycling, running, and swimming. en-us Copyright 2005. The Active Network Wed, 18 May 2005 12:00:00 GMT feedback@active.com 1440 http://active.com/radio/tsyd_07072006.mp3 Colombian-born Rodriguez is a professional American road racing cyclist. His nickname, "Fast Freddie", is due to his reputation as a sprint specialist. His Fast Freddie Coffee and the Fast Freddie Foundation help to raise funds to support youth cycling in America. Riding in this year's Tour as the lead-out man for teamate Robbie McEwen before a crash on Stage 3 ended his race, he will give an insider's perspective on life inside the peloton. Fri, 07 Jul 2006 12:00:00 GMT http://active.com/radio/tsyd_06142006.mp3 With the Tour de France just around the corner, we'll be talking to Gerard Vroomen, co-founder of Cervelo Cycles. Tour favorite Ivan Basso of CSC and his team members are riding Cervelo Cycles, so be sure to tune in! Wed, 14 Jun 2006 12:00:00 GMT http://active.com/radio/tsyd_06072006.mp3 Carl Hammond, associate professor of accounting at Point Loma Nazarene University, and a die-hard soccer fan, has developed a revolutionary statistical analysis of soccer some 15 years in the making. Powerstats is a system that calculates a power ratings within a given soccer game. It also produces a power chart that shows the momentum of each team in the game and when goals are scored. Professor Hammond and his team will be charting eight World Cup teams all tournament at Active.com's World Cup special section, http://worldcup.active.com. Wed, 07 Jun 2006 12:00:00 GMT http://active.com/radio/tsyd_05242006.mp3 Professional triathlete Michellie Jones, one of the world's most outstanding triathletes, didn't take long to rise above the competition. Her first triathlon was in 1988, and in 1991 she finished third at the ITU World championships, winning Rookie of the Year. In 1992 and 1993, she won back-to-back ITU World titles. Jones transitioned from Olympic- to iron-distance events in 2004 and took second place in the 2005 Ironman World Championship -- her second iron-distance attempt. Jones dominated in first place at 2006 Ironman Arizona, her nearest competitor was over 20 minutes back. Hear about Jones' Arizona win and how she's preparing for Kona. Wed, 24 May 2006 12:00:00 GMT http://active.com/radio/tsyd_04262006.mp3 Big challenge, little mercy: Silverman Triathlon! On November 12, 2006, the City of Henderson will host the second annual Nevada Silverman. And after an electrifying inaugural year, Frank Lowery, race director and creator of the Silverman, is determined to make an impression. Again. This year Lowery, in coordination with Centra Properties, is offering a $100K prize to the first relay team that can complete the course in under eight hours. Wed, 26 Apr 2006 12:00:00 GMT http://active.com/radio/tsyd_03222006.mp3 The Ironman North America IMNA Series is the strongest and largest series of Ironman events in the world. This huge task of producing six Ironmans (Arizona, Canada, Florida, Lake Placid, Coeur d' Alene and Wisconsin) and two 70.3 events (Florida and California) falls on the shoulders of Graham Fraser, President of IMNA. Fraser has become one of the most recognized race directors in the sport. Wed, 22 Mar 2006 12:00:00 GMT http://www.active.com/radio/tsyd_03152006.mp3 In 2005, 30-year-old Sarah Reinertsen became the first female amputee to complete the Hawaii Ironman, crossing the finish line to a crowd of screaming supporters and television cameras in 15:05. After failing to make the bike cutoff in her first attempt in 2004, Reinertsen returned to Kona to succeed. Wed, 15 Mar 2006 12:00:00 GMT http://www.active.com/radio/tsyd_10052005.mp3 Thirty-four-year-old triathlete Jon Blais, or "Blazeman," was in San Diego completing a master's in education this winter when he was diagnosed with ALS, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, or more commonly known as Lou Gehrig's disease. Jon has set his sights on Kona and will be the first person with ALS to compete in the Hawaii Ironman. It's been 70 years since baseball's Lou Gehrig died from the disease, and there's still no cure; Jon is hoping to change that. Competing in the Ironman is both his dream as an athlete, and his destiny as a person with ALS – Jon hopes that his taking part in the Ironman will help spread the word about this horrible disease and the need for a cure. Wed, 05 Oct 2005 12:00:00 GMT http://www.active.com/radio/tsyd_08312005.mp3 Megan Thayer, an LA-based Nike Marketing/Events Specialist who has worked for Nike for over seven years, talks about the Nike Run Hit Wonder 5K/10K. Hitting the LA Coliseum Saturday, September 24th at 6pm, runners will rock the night away to the sounds of Joan Jett and the Blackhearts' hit single "I Love Rock N' Roll" and west coast natives The Donnas' "Take It Off." The race also features live performances along the course by Chingy, Fountains of Wayne, Nina Sky, Z-Trip and The Aquabats. Wed, 31 Aug 2005 12:00:00 GMT http://www.active.com/radio/tsyd_08242005.mp3 Jim Birrell and Chris Aronhalt formed Medalist Sports in July 2004 to focus on marketing and directing premier cycling events. Birrell and Aronhalt have directed the Tour de Georgia since its inception in 2003 and are now spearheading the direction of the inaugural Tour of California slated for February 2006. Wed, 24 Aug 2005 12:00:00 GMT http://www.active.com/radio/tsyd_07142005.mp3 Former professional American cyclist Kevin Livingston is in the unique position of having been teammates with many of the Tour's favorites such as Lance Armstrong, Jan Ullrich, and Alexander Vinokourov. He helped Armstrong train and make his comeback from cancer, and, along with U.S. Postal teammate Tyler Hamilton, became a key lieutenant for Armstrong in the mountains in his first two Tour wins in 1999 and 2000. In 2001, Livingston accepted a contract with the German Team Telekom, where he assisted Ullrich in his bid to win the Tour de France. At the end of the 2002 Tour de France, Kevin announced his retirement from the sport. Kevin is in France, as he's been the past few years, wokring as a guest rider for Trek Travel and Velosport Vacations cycling tours. Thu, 14 Jul 2005 12:00:00 GMT http://www.active.com/radio/tsyd_05182005.mp3 Lance Watson has been coaching triathlon and distance running since 1987. Over the years, Lance has coached some of the most successful athletes in the sport of triathlon and duathlon, including Lisa Bentley (Seven Ironman wins) and Simon Whitfield (Olympic and Commonwealth Games gold). He has coached at the 2000 Olympics, 2002 Commonwealth Games and 2003 Pan American Games. He has been head coach at several national-team events and coached at various Ironman, ITU World Cup and world championship events. As well, he was "Triathlon Canada Elite Coach Of The Year" four consecutive years from 2000-2003. Wed, 18 May 2005 12:00:00 GMT http://www.active.com/radio/tsyd_04272005.mp3 Dave McGillivray first gained national prominence in 1978 when he ran across the United States, covering a total distance of 3,452 miles, to raise money for charity. Combining a hobby with a vocation, McGillivray successfully transformed his athletic achievements into a sports management business. His company, DMSE Inc. (Dave McGillivray Sports Enterprises), has produced more than 650 mass-participatory athletic events throughout the world, including 17 Boston Marathons, the 1990 Triathlon World Championship, the 1998 Goodwill Games Triathlon, and the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games, and the 2004 USA Women's Olympic Marathon Trials. Wed, 27 Apr 2005 12:00:00 GMT http://www.active.com/radio/tsyd_04212005.mp3 If you've had any association to triathlon, you've probably encountered Dan Empfield one way or another. His competitive roots date back to the first Ironman held on Hawaii's Big Island, in 1981. He is the founder of Quintana Roo, a company that began in 1987 on the back of an invention, the first-ever wetsuit made specifically for the swim portion of a triathlon. In 1989 Empfield debuted another design, the first bike "built from the aerobars back." He founded and continues to write for, and publish, Slowtwitch.com and also performs the road tests and writes the tri bike reviews for Inside Triathlon Magazine. He lives in Xantusia, California along with three dogs, various other triathletes, their dogs, their cats, and other hangers-on. Thu, 21 Apr 2005 12:00:00 GMT http://www.active.com/radio/tsyd_03092005.mp3 Jim Ochowicz has been one of the most influential and instrumental forces in American Cycling since the 1970s. As an Olympian who competed at the 1972 and 1976 Games, "Och" was the founder, general manager and coach of the prestigious 7-Eleven Cycling Team from 1981 through 1990. Ochowicz was also the founder of the Motorola Cycling Team (1991-96), the squad with which Lance began his professional career. Under Motorola, Armstrong earned his first Tour de France stage win and the 1993 World Professional Cycling title in Oslo, Norway. Wed, 09 Mar 2005 12:00:00 GMT http://www.active.com/radio/tsyd_02092005.mp3 Australian triathlete Chris Legh is one of the top elite racers in the world, with a pair of top-10 finishes at the Ironman World Championship in Hawaii as well as six other top-three Ironman finishes in his career. Wed, 09 Feb 2005 12:00:00 GMT http://www.active.com/radio/tsyd_02022005.mp3 A lifelong runner, (although not much any more) Basil Honikman has been Executive Director of RunningUSA since 2000. He has completed 16 marathons and including three Boston Marathons, the New York City Marathon and countless shorter races. Wed, 02 Feb 2005 12:00:00 GMT http://www.active.com/radio/tsyd_01122005.mp3 Cyclist-turned filmmaker Jamie Paolinetti has produced a new documentary on the world of U.S. pro bike racing, called, appropriately enough, Pro. Paolinetti is a 14-year veteran of professional cycling, having raced both in the United States and internationally against some of the biggest names in the sport. He retired at age 30 in 1994, after his fourth intense and successful season racing for the Chevrolet/L.A. Sheriffs team alongside riders like Malcolm Elliot, Steve Hegg, and Bobby Julich. After a stint as editor of a cycling magazine, Paolinetti enrolled in UCLA to study filmmaking, another longtime passion of his. This resulted in setting up his own production company. In 1997, he un-retired to race for a few seasons with the Los Angeles-based Netzero team as a rider/coach. Netzero's 2001 season was the subject of Paolinetti's first cycling documentary, The Hard Road. The Hard Road was an insightful introduction to the physical and emotional demands of the sport, and a frank portrayal of the realities of life on the road for a young cycling team. Wed, 12 Jan 2005 12:00:00 GMT http://www.active.com/radio/tsyd_01052005.mp3 Bart Yasso, a runner for over 25 years and longtime Runner's World staffer and columnist, has completed in over 150 marathons around the world -- from Boston and New York to Antarctica, to Mount Kilimanjaro. He's one of the relatively few hardcore ultra-endurance runners to complete the Badwater -- a 146-mile running race considered the toughest run in the United States. Held in the 125-degree heat of July, Badwater starts in Death Valley, Calif. -- the lowest point in the U.S. -- and finishes on the top of Mount Whitney, at 14,496 feet the highest point in the 48 states. Yasso has been a race director for the past 25 years. These days, he oversees the Runner's World Half-Marathon, 5K and kids run, which hosts 2,500 runners in the half, 500 in the 5K and 1,000 children ages 5 thru 14 in the kids run. Wed, 05 Jan 2005 12:00:00 GMT