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Tag Archives: triathletes
We’ve all got our swimming crosses to bear
Today in the pool I swam next to two guys doing 100-meter repeats. One was clearly faster than the other, a tall gent who wore fins to keep up with his buddy. The faster swimmer alternated strokes from freestyle to … Continue reading
The adventures of Road Child and Aero Boy
Way back in 2003, I decided that it might be interesting to try triathlon. But it didn’t start well. I took my first couple swim lessons and lost one of my contact lenses in the pool while taking my goggles … Continue reading
The eleven things triathletes dread
This morning after an indoor track workout with my wife, I arrived back home to change and shower before heading off to work. Most of the layers peel off quick, but as I turned on the shower to wait for … Continue reading
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The cold that stings
Some training trips are best communicated in pictures. I have lots of words in my head of course but will let these images most of the talking right now. This is a video of our ascent up Gates Pass south … Continue reading
Some optics from Ironman Louisville
My wife completed Ironman Louisville with a one-hour personal record for the full distance. This was her second 140.6. The first was a similarly hilly course in Madison, Wisconsin. So she’s got two under her race belt and learned so … Continue reading
Pushing pedals and peddling pushes
On Saturday we rode with a group of triathletes from the City of Naperville out to Yorkville and back. The first few miles are classic white bread suburbia. Boulevards and subdivisions. Ride in a bunch and watch out for minivans. … Continue reading
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Tagged group rides, Ironman triathletes, pedaling, peddling pushes, pushing pedals, triathletes, triathlon
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What kind of trainer are you?
During the course of an athlete’s life, a number of experiences combine to form the mentality and relative rate of discipline one applies to training. Formative experiences include initial exposures to sports such as training in gym class. Gym teachers … Continue reading
Toilet seat training and what it means to triathletes
Whump. Growing up in a family of four boys, there was not much call to put the toilet seat down after going to the bathroom. Had we the pleasure of a middle sister or so, the complaints might have seeped … Continue reading
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Tagged composition, Growing up in a family of four boys, my mother never asked us once to put the seat down., Right now my art studio is a mess, The etiquette of putting the toilet seat down, The one thing about which we were organized and attentive to a fault was chowing down when dinner was served., triathletes, triathlon transition, triathlons, We were like a bunch of hungry cats
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Be thankful if you’re not decommissioned
There are not many statistics about how many endurance athletes are forced to give up their sports due to injury or other conditions. But it happens. And if you’re still running, riding and swimming, you should be thankful. Not everyone … Continue reading
Naked selfies, narcissism and athleticism
The convergence of smartphone technology with the rise of social media has at once reflected and directed the deep strains of self-indulgence present in society. The narcissism of selfies is often criticized, yet the tradition of posting depictions … Continue reading
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