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I signed up for a thing and I’m terrified

So here we go. October 19-22 I’ll be attempting 29029 which is basically climbing a trail on Stratton 17 times in 36 hours. Each ascent is 1.35 miles with a total of 22.4 miles should I complete all 17. Though … Continue reading

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a Tri-ing memory

ahhh…Facebook memories. You are a fickle, bipolar Son of a Nutcracker. Sometimes it’s all “Look! look what fun you had!” or “Look! Look at that trip you went on”. And other times it’s “Look! you are boring as F! Nobody, … Continue reading

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Never Gonna Give You Up

July was a tough one for me and Racing. We did not get along at all. We fought, we didn’t communicate well, we stopped speaking. Ugh. I said some things I didn’t mean, Racing got very snippy with me. It … Continue reading

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Race Day Tips (or, advice you don’t need?)

Fall is here. It means Octoberfest beer, pumpkin lattes, pies, hearty soups and chillies. Unless you’re a Triathlete and then it means denying yourself all of that in favor of pre dawn workouts, early bedtimes and quinoa, quinoa, quinoa. The … Continue reading

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This is Fun! no, really.

it’s september so that means another Florida Keys Community College Sprint Triathlon. It’s (allegedly) 600 yard swim in a calm (before the race) lagoon, a (not) 10 mile bike and a 5k run (which I usually walk). Race day was … Continue reading

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