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Where I’m going Sunday

Due to the wonders of modern technology – specifically the technology brought to you by Garmin (the Forerunner + MotionBased.com) I have been able to get a sneak preview of my Sunday 100K. I wanted to see how bad the … Continue reading Continue reading

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Where I’m going Sunday

Due to the wonders of modern technology – specifically the technology brought to you by Garmin (the Forerunner + MotionBased.com) I have been able to get a sneak preview of my Sunday 100K. I wanted to see how bad the … Continue reading Continue reading

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Hump Day Miscellany – No. 3

I’m late. It is Thursday, not Wednesday and I apologize for that (’cause I’m sure you all just wondering where the heck is my Hump Day Miscellany). First up – Proof that I raised my son well. Last week I … Continue reading Continue reading

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This Routine Needs More Cowbell

If you look at my last 7 workouts on the right you might notice something missing. Running. I have racked up a total of 3 miles since I ran my marathon on July 30. 3 miles. They weren’t even very … Continue reading Continue reading

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A Clipless Pedal Virgin No More

I took off on my ride today fully armed with the knowledge that was going down and there was no getting around it. Life did not disappoint. I took off at 5:50, headed for our 6:15 rendez-vous. I was very … Continue reading Continue reading

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Learning to Ride A Big Girl Bike

My bike is a Trek 7300 Hybrid bike with an aluminum frame, straight handle bars and grip shifters. When I bought it the tires were chunky trail/road type tires and it had BMX pedals on it. I also had a … Continue reading Continue reading

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And the Winner Is….

Thanks for the input on my Triathlon question. The longer of the 2 is on Sept 17, the shorter is on Sept 30. If I want to spend way too much money entering events I could do both. As it … Continue reading Continue reading

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Hump Day Miscellany – No. 2

First up – I don’t really come in the back of the pack as my intro says. I looked at my marathon results last year and found that my age grade is 47%. What is this Age Grade scoring? It … Continue reading Continue reading

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And Yet It Was Fantastic

It is 10 AM and I am home from my ride, fully loaded with a baker’s dozen of bagels and some low fat schmear (’cause I went to Noah’s for the bagels and they like to pretend like their bagels … Continue reading Continue reading

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Word Up – Firefox blows

I’m sorry to all of you FireFox fans. I know you think it is awesome either because it isn’t Microsoft or because it is safer or something but things don’t look right in FireFox. They just don’t. It’s behind the … Continue reading Continue reading

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