Author Archives: 21cm

Monday Monday – Tri for Real Race Report

I raced the 15th Annual Tri for Real in Pleasanton yesterday. It was my 4th time doing this race and if you are interested you can read my history with eventhere. My goal for this race was to do it … Continue reading Continue reading

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Jane Has Left the Building

You may notice that my template has reverted to something sort of vanilla and nice. But I’ve lost Jane Jetson. My benefactor, Jeff, has upgraded the platform and in so doing had to lay down a new template. The beauty … Continue reading Continue reading

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The Financial Crises Explained

Not by me, of course. I’m going to have to read this thing about 10 times to internalize it. This was put together by Steve Levitt of Freakonomics fame who also couldn’t work it out so he called on some … Continue reading Continue reading

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Hump Day Miscellany – Tri and Get it Right

1). Small Things Amuse Me – Shout outs to the Super Poke people on Facebook for the Hump Day poke they did today. Hysterical. If you don’t know what I’m talking about consider yourself to be a person who uses … Continue reading Continue reading

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Monday Monday – Sliding in to Home

This coming weekend is my last, scheduled triathlon of the season. That doesn’t mean I won’t bow to peer pressure and end up doing another one but it does mean that I have no plans to do another one. This … Continue reading Continue reading

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Weekend Update – Training with Timex

I have a new best friend, compliments of Timex. My new best friend looks like this: I said I would review their new training site but that I needed a HRM to do it justice and so they sent me … Continue reading Continue reading

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Hump Day Miscellany – the F.I.T. Obsession Version

I have done almost nothing but obsess over my race for the last 2 days. I’ve had some positive thoughts and I’ve continued to suffer a little frustration and for a very good reason which I’ll reveal toward the end … Continue reading Continue reading

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Monday Monday – F.I.T. Race Report – PR!

I wish I could tell you I was floating on air with this PR – I should be. I feel good about it and it shows remarkable improvement in my ability but something is just not ‘there’ Maybe writing this … Continue reading Continue reading

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Done!

And done reasonably well. I had a big PR and will write a race report tomorrow. Thanks for all the well wishes. I really needed them! Continue reading

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Race Preparation – dos and don’ts

How not to prepare for a race: 1). Freak out that you didn’t spend enough time on the bike 2). Freak out on Thursday that you haven’t run since …what? Monday? Friday? I CAN’T REMEMBER…. OH NO! 3). Look up … Continue reading Continue reading

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