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...stress, and extreme, unrelenting physical stress for days on end can cause permanent damage. That may include structural damage to joints, bones and muscles, as well as less visible but more insidious changes to critical body functions. "It's not a physiologically healthy sport," says trainer and former adventure racer Terri Schneider...
...order to battle New York City's giants, Montgomery's sales staff is aggressive enough to make John McEnroe cringe. That spirit comes largely from Weisel, 44, a ski and bicycle racer who encourages his workers to make time for competitive sports no matter how busy they get. Says he: "They ought to have some other area in their life they're interested in, to counterbalance the intense nature of our business." Weisel has built no in-house facilities but sponsors corporate skiing and running teams...
Even the best skiers can take some time to find their feet. the 250-plus racers from around the world who compete each year in World Cup events in Europe and North America rarely achieve their best form until December, two months into the racing season. But not Bode Miller. The hyperversatile American athlete has made a habit of winning races even before the first snow drifts down into the mountain valleys. This year, again, he started faster than the rest. Miller won six of the first 10 races of the season, and he did so in all four disciplines...
...often seems to be hurling himself rather than skiing down the mountain. "It's not exactly ski-instructor style," Miller admits. When showing training videos of his top racer to other team members, in fact, McNichol will cover the unwieldy upper half of Miller's body to show that his feet are still, usually, properly balanced over his skis. And overall this season, especially in the high-speed, less technical events, Miller is staying on course and in control. Coaches credit his talent for recovering from hopeless situations. Miller has always been what some commentators call a "recovery artist...
...COOLEST TECHNOLOGIES The diesel-fueled hybrid Opel Astra, which gets 60 m.p.g; Ford's Mercury Meta One, a prototype of a hybrid-powered SUV; and BMW's H2R racer, fueled by liquid hydrogen. GM also will reveal the hybrid system it plans for full-size pickups and SUVs...