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Monthly Archives: February 2017
Far from washed up as a runner
I well remember the first time I thought I was washed up as a runner. During vacation I was running slowly down a long incline at Glacier National Park. My left hip felt sore. It really hurt. I was in … Continue reading
Posted in 10K, 13.1, 5K, aging, Christopher Cudworth, half marathon, healthy aging, healthy senior, it never gets easier you just go faster, riding, swimming, training for a marathon, triathlete, triathlon, triathlons
Tagged far from washed up as a runner, Glacier National Park, strength training for triathletes
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Training partners or laundry mates?
I’ve always done my own laundry for the most part. Ironing too. I’m no pro mind you. Sometimes I forget to separate the darks and lights. Things like that. But I have learned to separate the performance running, cycling and … Continue reading
Posted in cycling, running, swimming, triathlete, triathlon, Uncategorized
Tagged cycling, running, swimming, triathlon gear, triathlon laundry
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Taking on challenges
In Batavia, Illinois where I lived for 20 years, there is a set of old buildings that were constructed from river bluff limestone more than 150 years ago. Granted, that’s not long time ago in terms of world history. London … Continue reading
These Texas mornings in Illinois
In the early 2000s, I was invited to create artwork for a race called Brazosport Run for the Arts in Lake Jackson, Texas. Every year I’d create some artwork that was turned into posters for the event. One year we … Continue reading
Posted in running, Uncategorized
Tagged running, texas birding, texas mornings in illinois
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Leaving negative self-image behind
Athletes can be frail beasts when it comes to the inner workings of the mind. All it takes for some people to suffer long-term effects to self-image is one difficult race. That race might have been bad or good. Some people … Continue reading
Posted in running, swimming, triathlete, triathlon
Tagged comparing yourself to others, negative self esteem, negative self image, self esteem, self-image
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Cause and effect
Here in Chicago, the sports pages have begun to fill with stories of spring training. Cubs fans are still misty with flush from the baseball orgasm delivered late last fall by their favorite team. Meanwhile, Sox fans lurk in hopes their … Continue reading
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The just cause for being a head case
There are plenty of points in my life where I was proud of some aspect of performance or character. Taking care of my wife during cancer and my father during his stroke come to mind. That took a lot of focus … Continue reading
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Tagged being a head case, head case, just cause, social justice
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The republican qualities of cycling
Everyone that has ever served on a committee knows the frustrations of trying to establish a legitimate, healthy compromise to the most difficult items on an agenda. People typically weigh in with all sorts of opinions. In the end, the … Continue reading
It’s AFFECT versus EFFECT in the pool
The water in the pool at 5:30 in the morning can seem like a shock to the skin. Three lanes down one of my fellow swimmers sat at pool’s edge taking deep breaths. She was trying to work up the … Continue reading
Posted in swimming, Uncategorized
Tagged Affect, affect versus effect in the pool, effect, swim coaching, swim form, swim practice, swimming, swimming form
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Jamie Block Mayer a dynamo you should know
Jamie Block Mayer is not much more than five feet tall. Her legs are thus in perpetual motion as she speeds along at just over 6:00 pace in a 5k. Those legs keep her going for much longer than that as … Continue reading
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Tagged Boston bombings, Boston Marathon, Boston Strong, Boston terror attack, communication disorders, fox river illinois, Fox Valley Marathon, jamie block mayer, marathon racing, marathon training, racing a 5K, speech pathologist, speech pathology, sycamore pumpkinfest 10k
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