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Well, at least it was a fairly easy week… the camp coaches warned us to take it easy for about 5 days (no running on pavement or even packed dirt), and the blister on my little toe helped me be good. Got in an easy bike this morning (pretty flat and about an hour of…
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Memories of eCamp * 2.5 hours of sleep once the map was ready the night before * headlamps glowing in cold morning air as we wait for the start * stepping backwards off an 85′ rock with my life in the hands of the ropes and Luke who set them * the view of the…
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So I go to swim practice to improve my technique. I can swim too fast on my own. Since I got back after the bike wreck I've been in a faster lane, and I feel like I'm not working my form at all since I'm trying to hit the times for the lane. Today I…
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It was a great weekend! I drove up to Big Bear on Friday night, and ended up going for a run with Karen and Paul (of Team Sole AR), Jorge (another AR guy), and Brie. It was dark and soooo hilly and at higher elevation than I ever train at, but it was a great…
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Wooo! 3 day weekend! This should be a good one… But first… this week has also been pretty good. Still feeling a bit under the weather, but much less so now. I keep surprising myself with my running… for a long time a 10 min mile has just been my average. Sure, a bit faster…
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It was a pretty damn sweet weekend! Friday left work early and took the mountain bike out for 10k. Not super far, but far enough to get a better feeling for it. It wasn’t quite long enough, but was still a fun ride, and I was still tired from climbing 🙂 Saturday morning was the…
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The weekend was great — took out the kayak with a good friend, and then was very very lazy all day Sunday. Yesterday I started more of my regular workout schedule, as it hadn't normalized since losing the cast. I swam in the morning — 2600 yds in sets of 200s with target times near…
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Got back in the pool today… first time since things broke. It felt good! I was tired, so was glad I had talked to Lisa about actually meeting her in real life and getting some swimming in, since then I was committed to going. And now I have a voice and such to put to…
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Soooooo… my cast is gone! I now have 2 hands! In celebration, I volunteered a 24 Hr race at Catalina last weekend. It was awesome. I wasn’t planning to do it, but they were definitely short on people, so I said ok. Ended up getting to spend time in the ocean in a speed boat…
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Posted this in my other blog and thought it appropriate here as well… — So I just emailed an adventure racing veteran I know who has seen me race (so knows roughly where I’m at) and asked about if he thought I’d be able to do….. Primal Quest 2006 AND HE SAID YES!!!! So now…