The Daily Feed: Sites We're Searching 8/9

A little online browsing. Credit: n8kowald

You'd think that all of my Olympic excitement would have calmed down by week two. I almost wish it had though now I'm cheering for those running laps around the track instead of those swimming laps in the pool. This Daily Feed isn't as Olympic-themed as last week's, but it comes close. Check out what I've been reading in the last 24 hours.

• Usain Bolt is fast, proven by his repeat gold medal win in the 100m dash. As he gears up to repeat his 200m win, a feat that would make him the fastest sprinter, Equinox takes a look at what makes him so fast.
• Last week it was all about what Michael Phelps was doing in the pool. This week People may have had a little too much fun digging up the budding relationship between him and Megan Rossee on Twitter.
• I'm totally intrigued by the Science of the Games section at nbcolympics.com. How do Oscar Pistorius's blades work? What makes Missy Franklin fly through the water? What's up with Usain Bolt's biomechanics?
• Thanks Barre Bee Fit for sharing this Cooking Light recipe. That salad needs to go in my tummy...now!
• Congratulations to Allyson Felix for grabbing her gold! Sports Illustrated takes a look at the 200m race.
• I finally read more in The Washington Post about the women's marathon race last Sunday and what happened to that lead that Shalane Flanagan and Kara Goucher held. I feel for Kara: running with calf pain is awful.
• Lake Michigan: good for sailing, swimming, kayaking and SUP-ing. Ready to take your stand-up paddleboarding to a new level? Try competing in this four-person relay on Saturday--or come out and watch me and the media team test our luck.
• I've been searching but I can't find this Today Show link. Jenna Bush Hager finished her Today segment with a goof--I swear she said Ashton Easton instead of Ashton Eaton. The only problem is I can't find the video.

What's caught your eye online? What are you reading?

Photo grabbed from n8kowald at flickr.

Fit-Pic: Adventures in SUP-ing

Stand-up paddleboarding. It looks easy, and when you ask someone about the degree of difficulty, they assure you that it's not tough to get started. But they fail to mention that it's about 10 times harder to stand up when the water is wavy, the current pushes you back toward the shoreline, and the inflatable board you're on is going to give more than the more rigid variety. That was day one.

Above is day two. Far easier to stand up when the water is calm and the current is not as forceful. SUP is fun--not that I doubted it. It's hard on the tiny muscles that often get ignored in other activities. I can feel it firing up my core and even my quads (a result of the death grip my toes have on the board). I could do it for hours--and I say that after walking off the back of the board and into the cold lake.