Category Archives: Wildflower

Hump Day Miscellany – the Post WF version

1). Do you know how many Hump Day Miscellany posts I dedicated to Wildflower? A lot. Boy was I obsessed – really obsessed. 2). I was mostly obsessed with my ability to do it – I did it. 3). My … Continue reading Continue reading

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Wildflower 2007 – The Movie!

I’d like to thank all of the people who provided images for this movie. I’d give you credit but honestly, I don’t remember all of the sources who provided pictures (and no, I didn’t necessarily ask permission) so I won’t … Continue reading Continue reading

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A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words

I was trying to raise my arms over my head and look triumphant but I just look knackered – and I was. Wildflower – The Movie! will be along shortly but I need some more photos. I picked from everything … Continue reading Continue reading

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The Rest of my Wildflower Story

I don’t have a whole lot more to say about the race. Anyone who has been reading these Wildflower stories over the last couple days probably gets that the courses be they long course or short course are tough. The … Continue reading Continue reading

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A funny thing happened on the way to T1

My swim at Wildflower was wild – really wild. It was confusing and confounding and a whole lot longer than it should have been and I didn’t understand why until Monday, long after the race was over. I may have … Continue reading Continue reading

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WildFlower – The Abridged Edition

I met my goal – I finished and I didn’t come in last and I didn’t die although I probably should have taken a trip to the Red Cross tent after I crossed the line – but let’s not get … Continue reading Continue reading

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Liveblogging from Wildflower

Early Sunday Morning My race doesn’t go off until almost 11 so I have some time. No big time blogging party fun for me last night. Long story short – this is a big place and getting to the party … Continue reading Continue reading

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All Ya Gotta Do is Doodely Do It

When my kids were little we would go every summer to Berkeley Touloumne Family Camp. The accomodations are tent cabins with nearby bathrooms, showers built of stone that are open to the sky and a dining room where they served … Continue reading Continue reading

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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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Hump Day Miscellany – The WF Obsession Edition

Unless I am working or actively engaged in conversation about something else, my brain is fully occupied with thoughts of Wildflower. Any conversation I get in to soon turns to that topic. “Did you hear that they are insulting each … Continue reading Continue reading

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