When we “fall back” for daylight saving time this Sunday at 2 a.m., most Vermonters will enjoy an extra hour of sleep and then grouse about the earlier sunsets.... Read more

I was not alone in my search for toddler size 6 boots and 70-centimeter skis at the South Burlington High School ski swap last month. All around me, parents with barely walking wee ones were frantically trying to find the smallest possible finely tuned equipment to clamp on their offsprings’ feet and send them flying down a slick, snow-covered hill. Crazy? Maybe.... Read more

Kristin Borquist is kicking my butt. Well, almost. I’m lying face up in a New Agey studio above the Flying Pig Book Store in Shelburne, and Borquist is tugging on my foot while kneading my hamstring muscles with her own feet.... Read more

The last time I took a test related to my physical fitness was in fourth grade. So it was with curiosity that I began checking out the multiple-choice questions that popped up on my computer screen earlier this summer.

“How often do you work out?” read question 1.... Read more

On August 30, as many as 800 bikers and runners, myself included, will stumble their way to the summit of Mount Mansfield in the second annual Race to the Top of Vermont, a grueling 4.3-mile climb of 2500 feet with grades of 10 percent on a dirt road. Whether you’re on two wheels or two feet, it’s one of the toughest road races in the state.... Read more

In the winter, Vermonters have their “secret” backcountry stashes of powder; in the spring, they frequent hidden fishing holes; and in the fall, they check out private spots for prime foliage views. But during the summer, the state’s most exclusive recreational resource may be the labyrinth of caves worming its way through Green Mountain marble and granite.... Read more

There is no room in my schedule, in my house or in my heart for another sport. Already, I stare longingly at Lake Champlain and the Green Mountains from my home office, trying to figure out how to squeeze longer runs or more far-flung bike rides into my overloaded days juggling work, exercise and two tiny kids. Already, I feel pangs of guilt every time I climb into my car and see the dusty canoe, the sagging tennis rackets and the mildewed windsurfing harness hanging like forgotten antiques in the garage.... Read more

A 10-mile race: Pshaw. For the thousands of runners preparing to run 26.2 miles around Burlington for the Vermont City Marathon (VCM) at the end of this month, less than half that distance may seem like no big deal.

But what if those 10 miles were not on city paved roads and bike paths lined with spectators, but on an unknown course through the woods and fields of Pittsfield?... Read more

It’s spring, when a girl’s fancy turns toward … knocking boots? The makers of a Viagra-like drug for women hope so. BioSante Pharmaceuticals is currently seeking Chittenden County volunteers for an ongoing study on the effectiveness of Libigel — a testosterone gel that’s been formulated to give females a kick in the underpants.... Read more

With all the cringe-worthy news of businesses closing around Burlington, it’s refreshing to hear of companies starting up. But one of the area’s newest entrepreneurs isn’t located anywhere near the Church Street Marketplace, or along Williston or Shelburne roads, either. Nope — a spare bedroom in a condo on South Burlington’s Harbor View Road houses Sawol, which is short for “soccer, a way of life.”... Read more