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Weekend report: The pursuit of happiness
by Byline to Finish Line
posted July 5, 2010 at 1:48pm
On a weekend celebrating our right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, the bulk of my time was spent running and riding. To me, training is one of the ways I choose to define life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. So, good thing for me I h...more
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Why yes, I owned the track this morning
by Byline to Finish Line
posted June 29, 2010 at 5:21pm
The radio alarm clock cracked and cackled to the classical musical station, not quite tuned properly on the dial.
Snooze.
It was 4:30 in the morning and a late night at work meant just five hours of sleep before rising for my track workout.
There wasn�...more
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Race Report: Welland Triathlon
by Byline to Finish Line
posted June 28, 2010 at 12:44pm
The smile just wouldn’t leave my face. For a brief moment I had flashes of Chrissie Wellington, the three-time defending Ironman Champion who always seems to be wearing an infectious smile during the most grueling parts of her races.
Of course, I wasn�...more
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Water temperature, wetsuits and adventure
by Byline to Finish Line
posted June 25, 2010 at 1:02pm
The email prompted some furious googling. The official prerace report from the Welland Triathlon appeared in my inbox this morning and right at the top of the information was a note on water temperature.
“We expect that once again wetsuits will be opti...more
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Breaking up with doubt and unworthiness
by Byline to Finish Line
posted June 24, 2010 at 4:09pm
If left to my own devices, I will eat my favorite foods in large quantities. It’s not that I deny myself culinary treats, but rather that I attempt to show restraint by either (a) sharing my favorite goodies or (b) somehow storing them so that consuming...more
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Title IX: Celebrating opportunity for all
by Byline to Finish Line
posted June 23, 2010 at 3:44pm
It was a particularly lackluster practice and in typical fashion our basketball coach threw a bit of a fit. He went on a verbal rampage trying desperately to explain to this group of high school girls the possibilities that existed for them in sport.
He ...more
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Warning: May be habit forming
by Endurance Meg
posted June 23, 2010 at 12:56pm
There are some things that I just can’t get the knack for. Like remembering to put on sunscreen before a century ride. Or remembering to take my multivitamin in the morning. Some things just don’t come easy to me. I’d probably walk out of my house...more
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Preparation for a triathlon: My style
by Byline to Finish Line
posted June 22, 2010 at 3:01pm
The official list making has begun.
Saturday’s Welland Triathlon is approaching quickly and in order to make sure I have everything needed to get me through the day, I need a list. This includes typical items that all triathletes need, like my running ...more
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Embracing the walk on a long run
by Byline to Finish Line
posted June 21, 2010 at 1:35pm
My legs just stopped turning over at a pace which could be labeled a run. It was the 10th mile of the weekend long run and the late-morning summer sun had come out, all bright and hot with just the wrong tinge of humidity to the air. The road curved up in...more
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An ode to a traveling locker room
by Byline to Finish Line
posted June 19, 2010 at 9:17pm
This is how a recent conversation went with Mark:
Mark: Remember how wet the field was when I played soccer on Sunday? Well, I forgot to take my spikes out of the truck and they baked in the sun on those really warm days.
Me: That doesn’t sound good.
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Dear bathroom scale: Bring it.
by Byline to Finish Line
posted June 16, 2010 at 6:30pm
It sat on the floor, covered with hair ties and dust. My nemesis — the bathroom scale.
I cleaned off the clutter and moved it to its proper position, took off my pyjamas (because you never know how much extra weight the pjs will add) and step on the sc...more
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Lessons from a brick workout
by Byline to Finish Line
posted June 14, 2010 at 12:26pm
Sunday was “big brick day” — a three hour bike ride followed by a 15K run. Both were “as you like” events, meaning I could pick any course and do any pace. I choose hills and for both, I chose slow. Or I should say, slow chose me.
But there are...more
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The last day of swim practice
by Byline to Finish Line
posted June 10, 2010 at 2:10pm
He looked over at me, gently shook his head and shrugged his shoulders.
Swim Master Greg and nothing left to say.
It’s not that he gives up, it’s just that he doesn’t understand why I’m not moving faster through the water.
This, believe it or n...more
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A Favorite Race- My Rev3 Quassy Report
by Endurance Meg
posted June 9, 2010 at 12:25pm
There’s mounds of work to be done. It’s 8pm and I’m sitting in my office working on a presentation for an upcoming conference in Florida. I have two papers to write, qPCR to do, and histology to perform. But I wanted to write my race report while th...more
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Wet and dirty cycling
by Byline to Finish Line
posted June 7, 2010 at 3:13pm
Where is the line between insanity and toughness?
We had waited most of the morning before heading out to our workouts in the hopes that the weather conditions would improve. The internet weather site, after all, seemed to indicate it would be fine by 10...more
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What’s wrong with this picture?
by Endurance Meg
posted June 4, 2010 at 7:14pm
My guess is the driver didn’t have a case of the Taper.
I have been reading a lot of blogs about “my A race is approaching, its time for taper, OMG WTF! ROFLCOPTER!” and I am not sure what the big deal is. I personally like tapering. I put in the t...more
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Megan meets New England
by Endurance Meg
posted June 4, 2010 at 12:57pm
This morning started early, with an alarm clock buzzing at 4:15am, not that I wasn’t already awake on and off the whole night. Nerves? Probably. Excitement? Most definitely. After trying quietly to eat cereal, with no avail, and then heading back to Hou...more
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There is always cake
by Byline to Finish Line
posted June 2, 2010 at 10:30pm
There is something about the world of endurance sports that loves to measure things. We love numbers. Love, love, love numbers. We sometimes call them “metrics” and use fancy names for heart rates (are you working in Zone 2 or Zone 3?) along with numb...more
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Race report: Fly by Night Duathlon
by Byline to Finish Line
posted May 31, 2010 at 5:16pm
Quality. It’s a concept that’s been in my brain for the past few days as I reach the halfway point of reading Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry into Values.
Granted, it’s not exactly light summer reading and I am no where near s...more
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The most wonderful time
by Byline to Finish Line
posted May 28, 2010 at 10:16am
Ah, welcome Memorial Day weekend, the best holiday weekend of them all. Why you ask? Because Memorial Day weekend coincides (almost always) with my birthday weekend. Granted, this means little to anyone other than myself and perhaps my parents. In element...more
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For the love of swimming
by Endurance Meg
posted May 27, 2010 at 2:34pm
I knew going into triathlon that, of the three sports, the swim would be my weakest link. And I knew, after training in 2009 for my first Ironman, that I’d have some ground to make up on the bike and run because I wasn’t about to get out of the water ...more
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Bike Diva races Singer Island Duathlon
by Bike Diva
posted May 24, 2010 at 5:12pm
Above: On Your Mark athletes at Singer Island. Left to right; Chris Diaz, Lynn Smythe, Charlie Lockerson, Coach Matt Goforth. Photo by Lorie Lockerson.
Sunday, May 23 was the date of the latest Multirace Publix Family Fitness Weekend event. Singer Isl...more
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Catastrophic swims
by Byline to Finish Line
posted May 20, 2010 at 11:49pm
In all honesty, I was hoping for an easy workout. It was my transition day. Technically, transition day is the last day of vacation, but in my world, it’s the bridge day — the day when I’m home from travels, starting to scroll through the work email...more
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Five days, four runs: San Francisco
by Byline to Finish Line
posted May 19, 2010 at 2:10pm
As we approached the beach, we could see the landmark even through the fog. To our left was the Golden Gate Bridge — our scenery and destination for our morning run.
This had been my first trip to San Francisco and Mark’s second. While our vacation...more
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In celebration of the slow and ugly
by Byline to Finish Line
posted May 11, 2010 at 12:32pm
The run was ugly.
Then again, I knew it would be. I was prepared for it to be slow and clunky and just not all that pretty.
And in some ways, that’s what made it such a great run.
After battling through my last 70.3 on a sprained left foot, my traini...more
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