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Show Section C The Salt Lake Tribune Mi REC ROUNDUP/C-2 AYBREAKaerennitn TV FAVORITES Readers respond to John Youngren's T¥-new ‘Dream Team '/C-5 TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1998 ey 2002 Tutorial: Third in a Series Jump Off a Cliff? I'll Try It Once Every 20 Years What began as a The Events ‘The “rock jocks” picked their way up MEN'S the rugged monzogranite cliff in Joshua Tree National Park’s Hidden Valley. EVENT 50 kilometer rock at the top ofthecliff, the climbers 30 kilometer 15 kilometer 10 kilometer 4 X 10 kilometerrelay With their ropes secured tightly to a selecied their routes carefully. They worespecial shoes and a harness. For each climber on the rock. The climbers were“onbel: That meant a companion stood at the base, anchoring the safety ropes and prepared to hold the climber should he orsheslip or need to rappel back down. The smallest crack, outcropping or bump on the rock provided an opportu- STYLE Classical Free Free Classical Both styles EVENT 30 kilometer 15 kilometer STYLE Classical Free Free Classical trying a leg here or an arm thereto see 4X5 kilometer relay Both styles it did not, they tried to find another, betterfit. climbing mountains, I tried to figure out the pointof thislittle exercise. The climbers did not seem interested in reaching the top of the cliff. where they phantly touch the top, smile and q rappel to the bottom ofthecliff. Cross-country skiing reaches farther back into humanhistory than any other One of the oldest records of skiing is a 4,000-year-old petroglyph chiseled into The § Norway. The carving shows a figure . sporting rabbit ears to fool prey and a pole for balance on a pair of long skis. For millennia, Scandinavians relied ite on skis for basic survival sincesliding Cross-country ski events in the 2002 Winter Gameswill be held in a Nordic park at the south end of Wasatch Mountain S State Park near Deer Creek Reservoir. works better than walking for crossing snowy terrain. But it wasn't until last century that skiing emerged as a recreational and competitive pursuit. Nownordic skiing, a discipline that encompasses jumping and the shooting sport knownasbiathlon, is « source of national pride for northern Europeans Classical cross-country skis, belowleft, are long andflexible, ideal for the classic nwa "kick-and-glide" technique that athletestraditionally used. Today, however, so MBALL Tf With such a rich cultural background, it called "freestyle" cross-country events haveresulted in shorter "skate"skis, Winter Olympics and World Cup races At the 2002 Winter Olympic Games, (l raucous cowbell-pumping Scandinavian sports fanswill converge on the Heber freestyle events. Traditional downhill skis, below right, are wider and lessflexible than Nordic skis. At first, this seemed pointless. But, in its way, it was no more pointless than mostindividual sports. Instead of competing against a clock or another com- petitor, climbers fought to defeat na- ture, using modern equipment, the occasional bolt in a rock for safety and athletes own cross-countryevents at the I enable "skaters"to push off for more thrustin ly is no wonder Scandinavian and Russian NORTH shownin middle, which are about 20 centimeters shorterthanclassicalskis and are morerigid. They would no doubt enjoy a nice view. Instead,theyattempted to reach the top ofthe rope. There, they would trium- BY BRIAN MAFFLY THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE winter sport. The Skis — Classical, Skate and Alpine As a non-technical hiker who enjoys wayto get from here to there is now the sport of gliding, jumping and shooting the wall of a sub-Arctic cave in northern 10 kilometer 5 kilometer if it fit. If it did, they would move up.If distance ski races. WOMEN nityfor climbers. They seemedto attack thecliff like they would a jigsaw puzzle, Cross-country racing, which combinesstrength and endurance,will be staged in as many as 12 Olympic events at the 2002 Winter Gamesin Salt Lake. Organizers may add shortdistancesprint events for both men and womentothetraditional Olympic menuof long- and middle- PARK CITY Valley, where as many as 12 cross-coun- try events will be staged at Soldier Hol- lownear the town of Midway. This does not include 10 other events in the nordic combined (a cross-country race com- bined with ski jumping) and men’s and women’sbiathlon. Nowunder construction, Utah's Cross-Country Venue ( their ownguile and strength to reach cross-country venuewill feature a stadi- the top. um, a shooting range and a 23-kilometer track looping through mountain-fringed I was in Joshua Tree representing my professional organization at a Sporting Good Manufacturers Association out- pastures at the southern end of Wasatch Mountain State Park programincluded a chance to take a ba- Creek Reservoir and the northeastern door council meeting. Part of the day's ‘The spot is sandwiched between Deer sic climbing lesson ‘Thoughnecessity forced me to do someminorrappellingin a Zion National Parkslot canyon a year ago, my only other climbing experience came in 1976 while doing astory on Canyonlands Na- flank of Mount Timpanogos. The Styles tional Park rangers. The day we did the interviews, they were practicing their search-and-rescue attempts. Theyinvit- Cross-country, a discipline that com- bines strength and endurance,anchored the original Olympicline-up atthefirst Winter Gamesin 1924. Alpineskiing, a sexier, gravity-poweredspin-off, did not makesits Olympic debutfor another 24 Sirice the 1988 Calgary Games, Olympic crosscountry ski racing has recognized the skating technique. Classical races generally require skiers to adhereto a parallel stride in preparedtracks, while free events allow them to glidelike a speedskater. In ed us to rappeloff cliff, figuring that it would be a good chanceto practice someoftheir technique. It looked easy. You fastened a harness to your waist and then leaped over a cliff face, putting the soles of your boot on the rock. But 200 feet above the grounddid not feel good. My initial reaction was to hug the rock, a definite The Salt Lake Olympic cross-country events will range from the marathonlike men’s 50-kilometer race to pro- posed sprints — three-minuteraces that haveyet to make an Olympic debut Olympicracedistances have typically men, plus a4 X 10-kilometer relay; and additional thrust provded by doublepole plants. 30, 15, 10 and 5 kilometers for women. alongwith a 4 X 5-kilometerrelay The men’s 15 kilometer and women’s no-no, The rangers patiently lowered me to the ground, no doubtgetting some goodsearch-and-rescue practice dealing withafrantic, panicked hiker in the process. Morethan 20 years later, it was time to try this game again. I scaled thecliff confidently, convinced I was stronger, more experienced and in better shape than the last attempt. Everything wentfine for awhile. There were plenty of hand holds and good traction. My experience of hiking slot canyons and rock scrambling helped point of scraping my hands and knees just to reach the top of the rope. After all, there was no reward other than ego to be gained fromgoing higher, At my age, I don't have to prove anything to myself or anyoneelse 6 it was time to head down. Myinstructor, a patient woman who had no doubt suffered with clients like me be- fore, told meto just lower myseif over the edge and bounce down thecliff. Right “You've got to be kidding,” } yelled back. “Can't I just climb down the way I came up?" “No.” she insisted. “It’s safer this way.” So, my heart pounding and near paralyzed with fear, I did as I was told. The first step over the edgeof a large boulder, probably 100 feet above the ground, was frightening. Butit took all of about five seconds to discover this was, indeed, an easy and fun way to The Venue The 23-kilometer course beingbuilt in Wasatch Mountain State Park will comprise multiple loops that can be configured in several layouts to accommodate 20 Olympic events involving three Nordic disciplines: cross-country, biathton and Nordic combined, which combinesracetimes with jumping distances. Pushoff with edge of ski Pushoff with double pole plant 10 kilometerare “pursuit” races, run in two stages. Skiers embark onthe first stage in 30-secondintervals. The racer with the fastest time is the firs: out of the gate for the secondstage. The others starttheir pursuits of the leader accord ingto their first-stage times Cross-country skiers race in two styles. The traditional parallel stride technique is preserved in racesdesig nated as “classical.” Skiers kick and glide in a preparedtrack, while s.oving off alternating pole plants The other style is skating — or ‘free’ See NORDIC, Pag C-6 Notall sports bras are created equal BY AMBER OLDER THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE It started with a jock strap. Twenty years ago, Hinda Miller and Lisa Lindahl were jogging ai the University of Vermont. They realized something was wrong. “We were running and our breasts were bouncing,’ said Miller, a costume designerat the time. “We knew there had to be a better way. We went to a local bra store and asked for a sports bra. They didn't know what we were talking about. Lisa and I tried to make a sample bra but nothing seemedto work. “Then, one night after dinner, Lisa's now ex-husband cameinto the living room and pulied a jock strap out of the laundry hamper. He held it to his chest and said, ‘Look! Jock bra!’ It wasa life-changing moment “Wethought, ‘Pull everything close to the chest!"” remembers Miller, whostill lives in Vermont. “Lisa and I went to the store and bought two jock straps. We sewed them together and Lisa put it on and ran withit. She said it felt good and her breasts weren't bouncing. That was thefirst prototype of Jogbra.”” tosses me a rope. motherofthe sports bra revolution, a phenomenon that OPY~ Weightshiftto edgeof ski Rhonda Hailes-Maylett, Todd Adams/ The Salt Lake Tribune reach the bottom I will not be heading to a local climbing shop any time soon to gear up for more ofthis. But the instruction may come in handy some day when I am stuck in a slot canyon anda friend [AAA Double Pole Plant me up the easypart. Then, | hit the sheer cliff face. I tried to find the handand foot holds others woulduseto reach thetop. But I slipped. And, looking down at whatI had comeup, I was not certain of the been 50, 30, 15 and 10 kilometers for skating,the skier pushesoff the inside edge of the weightedski with made bra-burnersthink twice and one that brought chest comfort to active women worldwide. Although theyboth live in Vermont, Miller and Lin dahl have gone their separate ways. Today, Miller’s jock-strap creation has become Cham- pion Jogbra. Championis a division of Sara Lee, which bought the company in 1991. It competes with the more than $300 million worth of sports bras sold annually throughout the country Booming sales aside, a new study by the American Council on Exercise (A.C.E.) suggests that when it comes to their breasts, women need support. A.C.E., a nonprofit organization that promotes healthy, active lifetyles, discovered that women face a plethora of choices and a dearth of accurate information. The study foundthat a large majority of women expe- rience breast discomfort while exercising. Because they do not knowwhereto seek advice, manyeither suffer in silence or stop exercising altogether. In lightof this discovery, A.C.E. examinedthe comfort and supportof someof the most widely available sports bras designedfor larger-breasted women(size C-cup or larger). A.C.E. found that some top-selling sports bras That was in 1977. Today Miller is recognized as the See SPORTS BRA,Page C-6 Photo illustration by Leah Hogsten The Salt Lake Trune This Champion sports bra rated bestin a stug. |
