I trained for a half marathon in four months as a running beginner at 42. Here’s how it went

It turns out that doing hot yoga a few times a week and hiking at least once a week won’t make you a decent beginner runner. Month one was plagued by difficult quarter-mile runs and sore legs and ...
RTE Online

Budget 2026: Basic Income for Artists Scheme to become permanent

The Government's basic income scheme for artists is set to become a permanent fixture from next year, with 2,000 new places to be made available under Budget 2026. Minister for Culture Patrick ...
The Argus

Brighton Judo Club volunteer has been at club for 40 years

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The Irish Times

Basic income support scheme for artists to be made permanent and opened to new entrants in budget

The State’s basic income scheme for artists will be opened up to 2,000 new entrants next year and put on a permanent footing in the budget. Under the scheme – which has so far operated on a pilot ...
Breaking Defense

Army sunsets Futures Command, activates Transformation, Training Command

Gen. James Rainey (left) and Lt.Gen. David Hodne enter the AFC closing ceremony. (Photo courtesy of Training and Transformation Command Public Affairs) “The deactivation ceremony for the Army Futures ...
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U.S. Army recruits tap out fellow soldier who lost family during basic training

After losing his family during basic training, Sergiy Lugovy was tapped out by his fellow recruits at the ceremony in Fort Jackson, South Carolina. “SNL ”'Weekend Update' co-anchor Michael Che ...
USA Today

U.S. Army recruits tap out fellow soldier who lost family during basic training

Military recruits became a band of brothers at an emotional tap-out ceremony for a grieving soldier. Sergiy Lugovy, 36, originally from Ukraine, joined the U.S. Army and excelled in basic training, ...
The New York Times

Some Workers Are Turning to Pay-Advance Apps for Basic Expenses

Rising use “is not a signal of satisfaction,” an author of a new report says. Rather, heavy users of the apps are under “financial strain.” By Ann Carrns Pay-advance apps are marketed as a way to help ...
Sun Star

Chino set for Japan judo training camp

Fresh from being named Sports Hero of the Year (Male) at the inaugural Sports Heroes Awards Night on Sunday, September 28, at The Royal Mandaya Hotel, Dabawenyo sambo champion Chino Sy Tancontian is ...
Heavy.com

Lakers Big Man Suffers Injury at Training Camp

The Los Angeles Lakers held the first day of training camp on Tuesday, and there’s already a casualty due to injury. Lakers big man Maxi Kleber suffered a hamstring injury and was unable to practice ...
Frontiers

Acute beetroot juice supplementation enhances judo-specific performance, explosive power, and muscular strength in recreational adolescent judokas: a randomized crossover trial

Objective: Dietary supplementation with beetroot juice (BRJ), rich in nitrate, enhances nitric oxide bioavailability and may positively influence exercise performance. However, the impact of acute BRJ ...