Five Ten Team athlete Edyta Ropek wins silver medal in European Promo Event in speed climbing. Competition was a part of the Munchner Sportfestival which took place last Sunday in Munich, Germany. Edyta was in a great shape. During qualification round she ran 9,26 second, which is close to hers life record. She beat in duels Suiss Noemi Langenkamp (9,96 s. to 14,83 s.), Austrian athlete Stefanie Pichler (10,94 s. to 11,47 s.), French speed climber Anouck Jaubert (9,57 s. to 10,53 s.). Only in the final, Edyta made a small tactical mistake, and Ester Bruckner form...

For my first post, here’s a little introduction to my climbing life as viewed through a contrast with my running life. Running is a second love--which means I love it, but it plays second fiddle to climbing. I mostly run half marathons, though I would love to do some fulls. Despite the fact that running falls behind climbing as a priority, when I do run, I follow a focused, clearly outlined training plan (some, namely my husband, would go so far as to suggest my running training is obsessive). For each race, I set up a detailed, pace- and...