One Clydesdale’s Journey

And on more than just my blog posts.
I ended up with a conference that I had to go to for work up in the Dells the last week of October and as a result I missed the Lakefront Discovery Run.
The conference was great and well worth it, but the fact that I wasn’t going to [...]

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Well, this was a baaaad week for training!
I was looking forward to tapering up after the Devil’s Challenge and continue on my training plan for my 15k at the end of October. But, it seems a small microscopic virus decided to get in my way.

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I’ve said that before and I’ll probably it again. But it’s worth mentioning again since I seem to need to remind myself from time to time.
Not that I always remember to listen to my own advice or knowledge, but I try.
But proper nutrient is important whether you are talking about a race or training, [...]

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I can’t emphasis that statement enough. In an earlier post I talked about sharing the road with bikes; a common problem so prevalent that you see the bumper stickers all the time about it.
But what you don’t see (at all as far as I can recall) is any bumper stickers about cyclists following the [...]

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Yours!
Well, I’ve had a few too many things going on the last 2 weeks that I haven’t had a chance to blog about this until now.
But a couple of weeks ago I dumped my bike and took a serious header in the process.
The only thing that saved me from any kind of serious injury and [...]

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I was going to post something after last weeks tragic accident at the Pewaukee Tri. But every time that I would get close to having something down, the details about the drowning would change.
I didn’t know the person who drowned, but I did the (Steve) the guy that dove in and tried to save [...]

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Well, Bigfoot is now behind me and it’s now time to start focusing on the next race.
My big race, the one that I have been planning on and thinking about since last year not long after I finished the race. Which also happens to take me back to my very first triathlon that I [...]

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This weekend ended up being a tale of two training extremes.
Well, I’ve tapered back up after my race and this coming week I’ll be back at full training insanity. Or at least as much as I can anyway.
The next race that Shelly and I both have planned is the Bigfoot triathlon down in Lake [...]

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Well, I pulled out all the stops and worked my butt off this past week. And what did I have to show for it when I stepped on the scale this morning… a 1 pound weight gain!
Is there no justice in this world?
At least my Clydesdale ranking isn’t going to be in jeopardy any [...]

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Okay, so what does a back injury, Las Vegas, the weather, my job search, a bad hot water heater, my family and the cosmos all have in common?
They have all conspired against me this past week to prevent me from getting in my training.
Don’t get me wrong; I’m not trying to make excuses, it was [...]

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