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Tatyana McFadden has won 19 major marathons in push-rim wheelchair racing -- from London and Boston in the spring, to Chicago last Sunday to New York City in the fall, where she will attempt to four-peat on November 6. In fact, McFadden hasnt lost any of those races since 2012. By now, her backstory is familiar: She was born with spina bifida in the Soviet Union, spent six years in an orphanage where she learned to walk on her hands, was adopted by an American, emigrated, and worked her way to the top of the world in wheelchair racing.In September, two days after her last race in Rio (where she won 6 of her now-16 Paralympic track medals), she shared seven things you may not realize about push-rim marathon racing.I wear 3-D printed gloves.We wear gloves when we race, and the style has changed so much over the years. Now theres 3-D printing, and in Rio I had 3-D printed gloves. You make a mold of your hand. They scan it, make a file, and print gloves out of plastic (with rubber over the plastic where you push). Its really nice because if you lose one, you can just print another pair.I fix my own flats.Ive had flats several times during a marathon. I always keep spare tubes in a little pouch tied to the front of my frame, where the front fork is. You have to stay really relaxed the whole time, because if you can get it changed quick enough you can bounce back, depending on what kind of course it is. I had a flat at the London Paralympics. I fixed the first tire, jumped back in the race, and caught up with the group. Then, sadly, I had another flat and I finished the race second-to-last.Youre allowed to get help; they just cant push you forward.I drink water on the go.I tie a CamelBak to the back of my frame because we dont stop for water. The tubing can be threaded underneath our chairs, between our feet and all the way up so I can just drink from the straw.My hardest -- and favorite -- marathon is NYC.I think New York is the hardest [compared to Boston, London, and Chicago] because it has the most climbs and the steepest climbs. But New Yorks also my favorite of those because I love to climb.I do some major mileage.We train anywhere from 2 to 4 hours a day. We do well over 100 miles in a week. Some days well do 30 miles in one day. We can get those 30 miles in different ways: through the morning workout versus the afternoon workout. Its different depending on what training cycle were in. We do taper, a week before the marathon.I used to be fueled by peanut butter fluffIn the past seven years since I started marathon racing, everything for me has changed, actually. Eating habits, for one. I started racing in high school and I would eat peanut butter and [marshmallow] fluff sandwiches or something crazy - not the best lunches for an athlete. I learned so much about food. Im eating much more vegetables now. Im taking proper care of my body more.Im really a sprinter.I race everything from 100 meters and up. My favorite distance? 400 and 800. I like the marathons -- but I love the 4 and the 8. Why? Theyre long enough, but also short enough. My first Paralympic track medals were in sprints: In Athens, in 2004, I got silver in the 100 and bronze in 200. In Beijing, I did 100, 200, 400, 800 -- so still sprinting. It was not til I got to college in 2009, where I really became involved with the [marathon] distance. But Im definitely a sprinter, still. Ive always had those fast-twitch muscles. Fake Shoes . 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"The best was when we beat Barcelona, playing well," Floro said through an interpreter. Having once managed what is currently the worlds most valuable soccer club team, Floros brief now is to help Canada beat the likes of Honduras, Panama and others in CONCACAF and move closer to an elusive World Cup berth. In addition to serving as Canadian manager, Floro also takes over a national Olympic (under-23) team which has failed to qualify for the Games since 1984. For some, taking over a country ranked 88th in the world, 10th in CONCACAF and with just three pro teams -- largely stocked with foreigners -- and turning it into a winner would be mission impossible. But Floro seems to relish the challenge that is Canadian soccer. "Muchisimo," he said Friday. "A lot," said his interpreter. He succeeds Stephen Hart, who stepped down in October following the national teams humiliating exit from World Cup qualifying via an 8-1 loss in Honduras. In getting Floro, the Canadian Soccer Association has landed a career coach who has managed club sides in Spain, Ecuador, Japan, Mexico and Morocco. Floro turned heads some 20 years ago when he led Albacete Balompie from the third division to Spains elite league in three seasons. Real Madrid subsequently hired him, with Floro taking the team to a second-place league finish and Copa del Ray triumph. Real went on to win the Spanish Supercup but Floro was fired the following season. He then coached Sporting Gijon, Villareal and Mallorca in Spain, Vissel Kobe in Japan, Monterrey in Mexico, Barcelona SD in Ecuador, and Wydad Casablanca in Morocco. Away from the pitch, he has served as a TV analyst and was a member of FIFAs technical group at the 2012 Club World Cup. "We felt that at this time in our country, that the person (getting the job) needed to be not just a coach. But also a person that brought vast experience from all over the world to a country that has been quite frankly lacking in that type of personality," said CSA president Victor Montagliani. The CSA boss might have been forgetting Holger Osieck, who took over the Canadian team in 1999, having been part of the German coaching staff that won the World Cup in 1990. Osieck had managed in Germany, Japan and Turkey before taking over Canada. On Friday, Floro spoke enthusiastically in Spanish, English and French at an introductory news conference. He used an interpreter during a question-and-answer session but was able to communicate in English -- which he called his third language. Floros contract includes several options and could run through the next two World Cup qualifying rounds -- for the 2018 and 2022 tournaments. Canada, which has only ever made it to the 1986 World Cup, will be a spectator against in 2014. "You havve to walk before you can run," Montagliani said.dddddddddddd "The first objective is obviously to get us to the Hex (the final round of qualifying in CONCACAF). You cant get into the World Cup if you dont get into the Hex ... once you get into the Hex, as weve seen this year, anything can happen." Costa Rica, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama and the U.S., are currently competing in the Hex or Hexagonal final round of qualifying. The top three will qualify for the 2014 World Cup, with the fourth-place team taking on New Zealand in a playoff to join them from CONCACAF, which covers North and Central America and the Caribbean. Floro ticks off more than a few boxes, leaving Canadian soccer officials beaming at Fridays news conference. He has extensive managerial experience around the globe, including time in CONCACAF powerhouse Mexico. Having Real Madrid on your resume is impressive, even if 19 managers have followed him there since. Admit it. When was the last time you heard Real Madrid and the Canadian Soccer Association in the same sentence? Being from Spain, which currently rules the soccer roost, doesnt hurt either. Its like the Spanish ice hockey federation signing a Canuck. In hiring the charismatic Floro, Canada also likely gets access to some excellent connections. One doesnt manage as long as Floro without assembling an impressive Rolodex. "It changes the ability and the accessibility of Canada to a different world," said Montagliani. "A lot of doors are now open." In fact, Floro -- who considers himself a coach of coaches -- came to the CSAs attention through Montaglianis friendship with his Spanish counterpart. While this is Floros first national team job, he came close to being named manager of Spain after Inaki Saez resigned following Spains failure to advance past the first round of Euro 2004. Asked about it, Floro paused and took his time before responding. "It was a difficult situation for the (Spanish federation) president," he said. "He chose me but the media was pressuring him to (choose) another." Floro backed down to take the pressure off Angel Maria Villar, president of the Royal Spanish Football Federation, who was a friend. Luis Aragones got the Spain job instead. Montagliani downplayed Floros lack of national team coaching experience. "Lets be honest. Look at the clubs hes coached," he said. "When you stand on the sidelines of (the 85,000-seat stadium) Bernabeu and youre coaching El Clasico (against FC Barcelona), Im not sure coaching the national team is that intimidating." Floro, who plans to make his home in Toronto, will be assisted by his son Antonio Floro. The Canadian men are currently at the Gold Cup, the championship for North and Central America and the Caribbean, under interim coach Colin Miller. Floro will officially start Aug. 1 but will be at the Gold Cup as an observer. Montagliani said the CSA received more than 100 applications, with 15 getting serious consideration. ' ' '