Hearts of Lions by Peter Nye.

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Chicago Cubs - 2016 WORLD SERIES Champions!!!!

"If ever the time should come, when vain and aspiring men shall possess the highest seats in government, our country will stand in need of its experienced patriots to prevent its ruin." - Samuel Adams

Art Longsjo of Mass. was the first olympian to compete in both summer and winter games in the same year, 1956. he was a cyclist and skater.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_Longsjo

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"Competetive sport begins where healthy sport ends"

watched a 30 minute bio on Clara Hughes on the olympic channel last weekend. Highly recommend it. Such a wonderful person in addition to being a great cyclist and skater. There was something special about that great smile and obvious joy as she carried and waved the flag during the opening ceremony in Vancouver, after the battles with depression and eating disorders.

Bunch of the Cdn national team skaters, including WR holders, are pretty competent cyclists and when they show up the local rides put a hurting pace on that keeps even the Cat1/2 guys honest.

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Art Longsjo was a bad-ass, tragic story.

XC skate skiing is very similar to speed skating.
Davis Phinney ski'd competitively at end of his cycling career, for factory XC team.

http://www.theartofreallyliving.com/new-page/


I went to elementary school with John K Coyle. Silver medalist in short track speed skating at the Lillehammer Olympics, and world class track cyclist.


He trained under Mike Walden and with the Wolverine Sports Club.


Amazing guy. If you have the time, read his blog. Maybe start with the 8 part series on his trip to the World Championships in Morrocco as a teenager.