Category Archives: training

Wildflower – the weather report

Well folks – it’s hot out there. If you check weather.com and enter Paso Robles which is 50 miles north of the lake you will see that the temps range from the low 60s in the morning to around 80. … Continue reading Continue reading

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Harder, Faster!

Children of the 21st Century are sort of notorious for having a lack of respect in general and toward adults in particular. I think most of that is poppycock and comes under the heading “In MY day we had to … Continue reading Continue reading

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One Word

I have but one word to say about deep tissue massage. OW! Actually I have more words. Like “Ow! That hurts” and “mmmmmmmmmmmm…………….that one is kind of painful!” and some other words that only rattled around in my head and … Continue reading Continue reading

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PSA – Don’t give up your URL

A couple of bloggers have left the ‘hood lately and abandon their blogs. Bob of Haiku Thursday (Ourmarathonblog a.k.a Running Destination) is an example. He must have deleted his blog or something. The URL he left behind has been hijacked … Continue reading Continue reading

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PSA – Don’t give up your URL

A couple of bloggers have left the ‘hood lately and abandon their blogs. Bob of Haiku Thursday (Ourmarathonblog a.k.a Running Destination) is an example. He must have deleted his blog or something. The URL he left behind has been hijacked … Continue reading Continue reading

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The Reluctant Triathlete

Enthusiasm, enthusiasm
wherefore art thou, enthusiasm?
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Posted in motivation, training, triathlon, Wildflower | 9 Comments

Video Mashup du Jour

I have a role over at CRN to provide the Saturday inspirational video. It’s a fun job because it gives me a reason to wander the internets in search of fun and/or inspiring video that pertains to training. Sometimes I … Continue reading Continue reading

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Injured in the Line of Duty

Does dancing like a fool count as the line of duty? If it does then the title stands. In the wee hours of Sunday morning I woke up, or thought I woke up, from a deep, champagne drenched sleep because … Continue reading Continue reading

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Nobody Chose Me

The airwaves have been rife with the notion that Triathlon chooses us – that we resonate so completely with the sport that it feels like a calling, a destiny. Well I’m here today to tell that I’m like the last … Continue reading Continue reading

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Now THAT’s hot

Thanks to Bold for pointing the way to this poster: That is what I a call smokin’ hawt athlete. Click on the image and you can see more hawtness – all of it with an appropriate athletic focus (and I … Continue reading Continue reading

Posted in Feminism, training, triathlon | 5 Comments