October 28th, 2008
Swing into fall at any of Arizona’s fine golf courses. This glorious season is locally known for overseeding, cooler temperatures and reasoanble prices on green fees. Fall also means the Arizona return of the PGA TOUR with the Frys.com Open. October, November and December are great months to enjoy golf, either as a participant or a fan! ARIZONA GOLF>>
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October 9th, 2008
This is a very easy and popular hike to the incredible Seven Falls. Everyone who lives in Tucson should make the trip at least once. Even though this hike is in the hot lower elevations, I list it as a summer hike because you can cool off in the pools at Seven Falls, and get your clothes wet so they keep you cool on the hike back.
Tucson has tons of incredible hiking trails. Visit www.SierraClub.Org to learn about all the various trails in and around Tucson, the best times for hiking the trails and so much more. SIERRA CLUB TUCSON TRAIL GUIDE
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September 16th, 2008
Abdul Gaddy, a premier point guard recruit who decommitted from Arizona in May, is coming to Tucson after all. The Tacoma (Wash.) Bellarmine Prep product announced Monday he would attend Arizona starting with the 2009-10 season, said Garry Ward, his AAU coach. The 6-foot-3-inch, 170-pounder is ranked as a five-star recruit by Rivals.com, which lists Gaddy No. 2 among point guards and No. 13 nationally.
He was Arizona’s primary target for the 2009-10 season. LEARN MORE>>
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September 12th, 2008
Features Shawn Johnson, Paul Hamm and Nastia Liukin. Also features the men and women of Team USA. Enjoy musical performances by KSM and Jordan Pruitt. TICKET INFO>>
September 19, 2008
Friday, 7:30 PM
US Airways Center
201 E. Jefferson St.
Phoenix, 85004
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August 24th, 2008
Foliage flourishes on Aspen Draw — The forest high in the Catalina Mountains is a midsummer festival of ferns, wildflowers and fungi.
You can sample the scenery with a hike on the Aspen Draw Trail, which climbs in sylvan splendor at altitudes between 8,200 and 8,900 feet.
Thick clumps of bracken ferns — some emerald green, and others almost silvery in slanting sunlight — flank parts of the trail.
Vibrant yellow columbine flowers sing summer near a trickling watercourse.
Fungi, in the form of reddish-brown mushrooms, decorate some tree trunks and grassy hollows along the route.
The trail, which begins near Mount Lemmon Ski Valley, is popular with hikers looking for a little alpine interlude on hot desert days.
Covering 1.7 switchbacking miles and gaining about 700 vertical feet, the path leads through forests of fir and aspen — home to many bird species and other wildlife.
A hike up the trail and back down makes a pleasant and fairly easy 3.4-mile round-trip trek. Hikers seeking more mileage can connect with other nearby routes, including the Aspen Trail, Mint Springs Trail and Wilderness of Rocks Trail.
Get to the trailhead
Take Tanque Verde Road to the Catalina Highway ($5-per-vehicle fee) and follow the highway past Milepost 24 to a turnoff for Mount Lemmon Ski Valley. Continue to Ski Valley and park. Then walk about 20 yards down the south side of the highway from the ski area parking lot and watch for a trail leading downhill. Follow it for 0.2 of a mile down the side of the hill and across a small watercourse to the signed start of the Aspen Draw Trail.
By Doug Kreutz
Arizona Daily Star
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August 12th, 2008
Tucson swimmer Lacey Nymeyer qualified for the 100-meter freestyle semifinals tonight at the Beijing Olympics.
Nymeyer, a graduate of Mountain View High and the University of Arizona, placed fourth in her preliminary heat this morning with a time of 26.42 seconds.
She will swim in the first semifinal heat tonight at 7:10 p.m. Tucson time.
Former Arizona swimmer Darian Townsend also advanced to the semifinal heat of the men’s 200 individual medley. His time of 1:59.22 placed him third in his heat.
Townsend, who swims for his native South Africa, will swim at 8:13 p.m.
Arizona continues to train and prepare new and up and coming swimmers at our Universities! There are many local Tucson ‘club’ swim teams for children at almost any age. Tucson is a premier location to train for swimming with almost 350 days of sunshine a year!
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August 7th, 2008
“Interval training is a great fat-burning workout.” Fred Harvey Director of track and field and cross-country at the University of Arizona
By Doug Kreutz
Arizona Daily Star
Elite athletes offer two words of wisdom to those of us who want to rev up our workouts and make big fitness gains:
Interval training.
It’s a technique — suitable for runners, cyclists, swimmers and others — that calls for alternating bursts of high-intensity effort with intervals of lighter activity.
Athletes credit the method with increasing aerobic capacity, building speed, burning fat and reducing boredom.
“Interval training is the bread and butter of elite athletes and can be a great shortcut to fitness for recreational athletes in most any endurance sport,” says Randy Accetta, president of the Southern Arizona Roadrunners group.
“Essentially, the point is to do a bout of effort followed by a bout of recovery . . . and the variations are endless, depending on the goal and the abilities of the athlete,” says Accetta, an elite-class runner who competed in the 1996 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials.
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July 23rd, 2008
Olympic return
Jennie Finch will look to represent the United States at the Olympics for the second time in her career this summer in Beijing, where she will be one of the pitchers for the gold-medal favorite. Finch, who is one of the most recognized female athletes in the world, made her Olympic debut in Athens in 2004, finishing with a 2-0 record and a 0.00 ERA. In two starts, she threw eight innings, striking out 13 batters and allowing just one hit and one walk. The right-hander played in her first World Championship in 2002 and helped the U.S. win the gold medal. She posted a 2-0 record and 1.17 ERA while striking out 12 batters in 12 innings. LEARN MORE JENNIE FINCH, TUCSON’S HOMETOWN HOPEFUL>> VISIT HOMETOWN HOPEFULS>>
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June 15th, 2008
What is an aquathlon anyway???? An aquathlon is a fun multi-sport event that combines swimming and running. Presented By City of Tucson Parks & Recreation 2008 Summer Aquathlon Series.
The Summer 2008 Aquathlon Series will take place at Randolph Pool located at 200 S Alvernon (just south of Broadway on Alvernon). The Aquathlon Series is a series designed to be fun, relaxed and non-intimidating and offers an encouraging atmosphere for beginner athletes while also providing a consistent course for those seasoned athletes wishing to track improvements or get in a speed workout. LEARN MORE>>
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May 26th, 2008
University of Arizona Wildcat Softball Team Advance to 20th Women’s College World Series!!
TUCSON–Home runs scored every run on the scoreboard and at the end, Arizona’s edge in round trippers fueled victory over Oklahoma, 5-2, in NCAA Softball Championships Super Regional play here Saturday sending Arizona to its 20th Women’s College World Series appearance. (click here for full details) View video clip:
Looking for property near the U of A? Peter has several Tucson listings with close proximity to University of Arizona. Check them out at 2025 E 5th St, Tucson, Arizona; 2222 E Hawthorne, Tucson, Arizona and 834 E Mabel, Tucson, Arizona
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Swing into fall at any of Arizona’s fine golf courses. This glorious season is locally known for overseeding, cooler temperatures and reasoanble prices on green fees. Fall also means the Arizona return of the PGA TOUR with the Frys.com Open. October, November and December are great months to enjoy golf, either as a participant or a fan! ARIZONA GOLF>>
