http://massagemag.com/massage-blog/olympic-massage A massage therapist's account of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing Sat, 23 Aug 2008 07:20:40 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It is Saturday afternoon, 23 August 2008 in Beijing China.  Tonight is the last night of competition in National Stadium, home to the Olympic flame, which has burned brightly at these Games.  Tomorrow morning is the start of the Olympic Men's Marathon, then Closing Ceremonies that evening.  Today is one ... http://massagemag.com/massage-blog/olympic-massage/2008/08/23/china-and-olympic-games-impressions/ We have just completed the first two days of Track and Field (Athletics) competition in the National Stadium ("Bird's Nest").  We have had the most incredible two days of weather, here in Beijing!  The night before the first day of competition we had monsoon like rains that cleared the skys ... http://massagemag.com/massage-blog/olympic-massage/2008/08/17/first-days-track-and-field/ Hello Everyone.  Right now in the United States you are probably tuning in to watch the Opening Ceremony that happened last night in Beijing.   You will be in for an incredible show!  The Beijing Organizing Committee put on an absolutely spectacular show last night!  You will not be disappointed!   Our training ... http://massagemag.com/massage-blog/olympic-massage/2008/08/08/olympic-games-opening-ceremony/ I am now in Dalian China at the USA Olympic Training camp for the Track and Field (Athletics) team.  The sports medicine crew arrived in Dalian on Thursday, July 31 one day ahead of the USA athletes who began arriving today (Friday).  Our USA Track and Field management team has ... http://massagemag.com/massage-blog/olympic-massage/2008/08/01/a-day-in-dalian-china-olympic-training-camp/ Hello to all! I arrived in Beijing China yesterday afternoon (Wed. July 30, 2008). The USA Track and Field sports medicine staff all met in California on Monday, July 29 for Olympic Team processing. This was held at San Jose State University campus. We all flew into San Francisco and were ... http://massagemag.com/massage-blog/olympic-massage/2008/07/30/welcome-to-beijing-china/ Hello all, Benny Vaughn here.  I just spent 13 days in beautiful Eugene, Oregon, for the 2008 Olympic Team Trials to select the Track and Field athletes that will represent the USA in Beijing, China. We are exactly four weeks from Opening Ceremonies in Beijing.  On Friday, August 08, 2008 at ... http://massagemag.com/massage-blog/olympic-massage/2008/07/11/olympic-trials-track-and-field-eugene-08/