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I emerged from the water battered and bloody, got my wetsuit off and ran to grab my transition bag and headed towards the tent. As I was headed towards the tent I saw a stack of plywood outside the tent door and I just sat down on that and proceeded to get ready. […]
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The morning started bright and early as we got up around 4am. I showered and downed some pop tarts and started drinking some PowerAde. I donned a sweatshirt and swimming trunks and grabbed my gear bag. Shelley had let Christopher sleep as long as possible, but even so there was grumbling. […]
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Well I survived and we made it home safely. Overall things went mostly according to plan and how Mr. T predicted them. However the pain was mainly on Tuesday as during the race I felt really good the whole way through. The worst part was during the swim my wetsuit chafed the […]
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After getting my money’s worth in South Dakota, we got in the car for the 5.5 hour drive to Ames, Iowa. Ugh, what a long drive. Thankfully my brother-in-law is slightly crazy and actually enjoys driving, so when I gave my half-hearted offer to drive he declined and drove the whole way. […]
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Just sit right back and you’ll hear a tale,
A tale of a fateful trip
That started from nowhere near Mt. Rushmore,
Aboard this tiny Ship (of fools).
The mate was a crazy runnin’ man,
Al was brave and sure,
Frank set sail that day
For a three and a half hour tour.
A three and a half hour tour. [ sound of […]
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