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Ironman Mont Tremblant Race Report

As the sun barely squeaks its head above the horizon, the house is quiet. Everyone is asleep, except perhaps me. Why am I awake? Well, every time I change position in bed, my legs complain that I’ve forced them to … Continue reading

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Hard Work and Play

So it seems like forever since I have written anything.  And it has been.  With the exception of a my plea for support for raising funds for charity this morning, its been probably 3 weeks since I have contributed a … Continue reading

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Back in the Groove

Seems to me there’s nothing quite as energizing as the combination of a “mental/physical jolt” and “change of pace”.  And that’s just what I got in the last couple weeks.  Down to Mont Tremblant for the 70.3 race, immediately followed … Continue reading

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Mont Tremblant 70.3 Race Report

It is with much anticipation I arrived into Mont Tremblant, Quebec this weekend to race at the 70.3.  My “A” race this year is the inaugural Ironman Mont Tremblant – my first ever.  As such, the opportunity to preview the … Continue reading

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Guilty, as charged.

Once again, it has been quite some time since I last posted.  No real excuses – except for a busy life and a new schedule where there isn’t that “natural downtime” of the commute to and from work on the … Continue reading

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Catching Up….

So I’m going to try to do a quick catch-up on the statistics related to my training for the last month.  For a variety of reasons, I have been remiss in publishing my weekly summaries… And well, I’m now suffering … Continue reading

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Blame Good Authors

OK, OK…. I know its been a while since I posted anything on here… and while there are plenty of reasons, the excuse I am going to focus on is my having been (and continuing to be!) sucked into the … Continue reading

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Half Way There!

OK…. so this moment won’t officially occur until half-way thru tomorrow… but close enough for horseshoes and hand grenades, I say.  I woke up this morning realizing that I am officially half-way through my training program for Ironman Mont Tremblant. … Continue reading

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Evading the Police and Other Life Lessons

OK… So there are some things that just don’t make “common sense”.  And one of those things is handing out trespassing tickets to generally law-abiding folks enjoying a recreational area in the perfect weather for it just because it is … Continue reading

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Time Trials

Just a quick note this morning to throw some Kudos out to Alasdair and the GTC crew for really pushing me and giving me the tools this year to improve my swim.  Last night was the final “sanctioned” indoor swim … Continue reading

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