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I survived

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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Another brick in the wall…

This weekend I placed another brick in the wall of my training for Ironman Coeur d’Alene, which for those keeping track is in 26 days. Wait, what?!? 26 days? As in barely 3 more weeks? Holy crap. In the back of my mind I have been thinking I still have at least 40 […]

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The Boston Marathon is a harsh mistress

“Luna herself is a stern schoolmistress, and those who have lived through her harsh lessons have no cause to feel ashamed” — Professor Bernardo de la Paz addressing the Federated States on Earth after the coup.
In many ways this quote from Robert Heinlein’s 1966 book rings true for me. When I started runnings marathons […]

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Biketastic

I have been traveling internationally since last Friday and so I am quite happy to be home. This week has been Tres Low Mileage for me. Due to work commitments up until this morning I had only run 2.5 miles this week. Which is not awesome.
After walking Christopher to school I put […]

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Ironman creeps ever closer and still I don’t ride my bike

You might be asking, why not?  Is it because I am lazy? Quite possibly.  Is it because I travel too much also quite possible.
I was hoping to ride this morning before heading on the road again, but it was raining so now it will be at least another week before I ride.  Then the following […]

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