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Pre-Race Panic Dreams
Lately I’ve been a wee bit obsessed with sleep in general and dreams in particular. If blame must be assigned for my latest obsession, we must assign it to my training partner George, who often attempts to take our minds … Continue reading
Posted in Life and Training, Uncategorized, World Championships
Tagged dreams, Edmonton Canada, sleep, Team USA, Triathlon, World Championships
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Apologies to Pascal (or Locke or Franklin or Thoreau or Cicero or Wilson)
Since I, along with the rest of cyberspace, am not entirely sure which of you actually first uttered my all-time favorite quote (“If I had more time, I would have written a shorter letter”), I apologize to you all en … Continue reading
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Champagne Nights
This fall, my friends and family have populated the calendar with a slew of brand new, joyful, champagne-sipping sorts of anniversaries: First came Tricia and Chris (Sept. 29) , then Marilla and Dave (Oct. 12), and last but certainly not least Christy … Continue reading
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Wedding Toast for C4, Boston Marathon-Style
What’s one to do when a dear, Boston Marathon-running friend ties the knot? Send her off on her merry, matrimonial way with some Bah-stun-based advice, that’s what I say. So that’s precisely what I did this weekend, when a certain dear friend named … Continue reading
Posted in Life and Training, Uncategorized
Tagged Boston Marathon, wedding toast for a runner
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Title 9 Takeaway: Single Legged Drills are Great…
…just not in the middle of a race. That’s the key takeaway from yesterday’s Title 9 Women’s Only Sprint Triathlon, where for the first time in my so-called triathlon career I lost a race not on the swim, not on the … Continue reading
First Du for Daughter #2
August 24th 2012 was the last Friday of summer vacation, a day the J-girls were slated to do some epic (and, per usual, insanely last-minute) back-to-school shopping. As some of you know, the universe had other plans for us that … Continue reading
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Tagged Cranberry Tri Fest 2013, Kids Duathlon, Sun Multisport
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AGNC 2013: Think Local to Race Global
Most athletes will freak themselves out thinking about this as a big, national event. So don’t do that. Pretend it’s just another local race. Execute what you are capable of on your best day locally and you’ll have a great … Continue reading
Nationals 2013: Sometimes You Gotta Lose to Win
I just qualified for Team USA at the Age Group Nationals in Milwaukee, but lost my $400 Garmin in the process. I guess “they” are right when they say winning comes at a cost, but I am so giddy about representing the … Continue reading
Two Thumbs Up For Milwaukee
Truth be told I wasn’t sure how this whole Nationals-in-Milwaukee thang was going to work out. I was more than a little spoiled by the whole Nationals-in-Burlington-Vermont thang for two years, and Viper and I were pretty sure we wouldn’t fit in, … Continue reading
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