14    Top Five Exercises to Ripple Those Abs Joan Westlake asked fitness professionals at Glendale Community College for the best way to work those abs  
A home made nutrition bar, Stuffed Bell Pepper and a tool for Quick Prep.
16    Sustainable Eats Local chefs focused on sustainable food bring on the bounty for you.
20    Chocolate: A Superfood. Publisher Sue Berliner loves chocolate and goes deep dark for the buzz on this superfood.
22    The Athlete’s Dilema. Building fitness without health, Dr. Phil Maffetone  sorts out the details. counter fitness with health on the perfect protein, the incredible egg.

Publisher's Note  6 The Mayor’s Marathon
Fast Breaks 8   Fix a Leak Week, Power Pedaling, AZ Hiking Shack, Greg Milliken
On Schedule 10
Great Urban Race, Tri for the Cure, Tour de Phoenix, Las Palomas
Gotta Have It Soothing Sandals, Bam Jams,
Sweat Shorts 24 Xterra, Iron Girl, Mad Mud Run, Ironman AZ
Que Pasa 28
The SWEAT Marketplace    29

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Features
Get Dirty: A look at the experience of several Zonie athletes at the World Chanpionships.getting dirty.
What is Endurance?: Dr. Phil Maffetone covers what it means.
Periodization Part 2: Ryan Riell coaches us on how to take your performance to the next level.
A Pain in the Foot: Dr. Bruce Werber lays out what is metarsalgia and how to fix it.

Columns
Publisher's Note: An Endurance Icon.
Fast Breaks: Ragnar Relay, Sole Sports, Loose the Training Wheels, State Parks, Sole Sisters
On Schedule: 12 Hours in Papago, Rock N’ Roll Marathon, Ragnar Relay
Gotta Have It: Eliptigo, Brads Raw Chips, The Vegan Slow Cooker
Sweat Shorts: Xterra Trail Run, Four Peaks, Soma, HAG, Tour de Scottsdale

Cover
Lance armstrong returns to his triathlon roots at Four Peaks Brewing Urban Dirt Tri
Photo by John Nunes, Tri-ag.com