Category Archives: training

Monday Monday – Being Cheerful!

Posted on September 30, 2008 by 21cm

My goodness but the news is gloomy.  Aren’t you glad you have running and cycling and swimming to keep your mood in check?  I am. This weekend I needed to run 12 miles in preparation for the Nike Half Marathon … Continue reading →

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Weekend Update – Training with Timex

Posted on September 13, 2008 by 21cm

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 →

Posted in Cycling, Health, Running, Technology, training | 4 Comments

Monday Monday – Of Insults and Injuries and The Bounty of Life

Posted on July 7, 2008 by 21cm

It was a good weekend – good for training, good for racing, good for having fun and I was productive, too. In fact I’m feeling so good I’m going to expose myself to you on the internet. Consider it a … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Monday Monday – Never is a Very Long Time

Posted on June 30, 2008 by 21cm

I have so much stuff to write about that I think I’ll have to do a giant Hump Day Miscellany. I have yet to say anything about my version of CdA and then there’s the bittersweet experience of having my … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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You Know You’re Hooked When…

Posted on June 12, 2008 by 21cm

So I’m off to Canada until Monday night and I’m missing 1 long bike ride, 1 swim and 2 runs. Actually, that would be 2 swims because I’m supposed to do a 40 minute recovery swim on Sundays but I … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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You Know You’re Hooked When…

Posted on June 12, 2008 by 21cm

So I’m off to Canada until Monday night and I’m missing 1 long bike ride, 1 swim and 2 runs. Actually, that would be 2 swims because I’m supposed to do a 40 minute recovery swim on Sundays but I … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Monday Monday – The Awesome Zone

Posted on June 9, 2008 by 21cm

In the process of working on a piece that has been weighing on my mind since February I revisited this post . February seems like a million years ago now – how is that? Anyhow, in that post I discussed … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Monday Monday – It’s the little things….

Posted on April 29, 2008 by 21cm

It’s Tuesday! So shoot me – I just didn’t feel like writing yesterday. I thought about all of you all week and all weekend as I blogged in my head repeatedly. I thought about how it’s the little things in … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Monday Monday – It’s the little things….

Posted on April 29, 2008 by 21cm

It’s Tuesday! So shoot me – I just didn’t feel like writing yesterday. I thought about all of you all week and all weekend as I blogged in my head repeatedly. I thought about how it’s the little things in … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Monday Monday – Hard is Good

Posted on April 21, 2008 by 21cm

Think of all the good hard things in life – hard cheese, hard muscles, hard cider, hard rock and whatever other hard things float your boat. Now get your mind out of the gutter and think training. Training a lot … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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