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Rappstar Racing: The Black Dog
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Sunday, March 15, 2015. Sometimes the black dog* steps on you. Ironman 70.3 Monterrey. Monterrey, NL, Mexico ★ 2015.03.15. I never thought that all I would have wanted was for Michael Lovato to hug me tight and tell me it was going to be okay. But that is how my day in Monterrey ended, as a blubbering mess in T2, crying on Michael's shoulder while he kindly took a break from very good his bilingual race commentary. Cobbles arent worth it. Courageous race, and even more courageous blog entry. Adrenaline s...
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Rappstar Racing: January 2015
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Wednesday, January 07, 2015. Beam YOU Up Scotty! Your new bike. (Sort of.). First thing, if anyone comes up with something as clever as "Shiv-away Giveaway" using the word "Dimond" (rhymes with diamond), you get a huge thank you (and maybe a present). I'm giving away the bike I will be riding. So the bike will be:. Dimond frameset IN ANY SIZE! Zipp 808 Firecrest carbon clincher front and rear. SRAM RED 2012 10spd shifters, front derailleur, rear derailleur. You will need to be able to provide:. Let's jus...
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Rappstar Racing: November 2014
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Thursday, November 27, 2014. Ironman Arizona 2010. Eight months after. © Eric Wynn 2010. At least to the extent that anyone actually cares what happened. To not be back with Specialized in 2015, it is hard to be disappointed with what I achieved during my time wearing that big, red "S.". Monday, November 17, 2014. Back On Solid Ground. 169; 2014 Eric Wynn. Tempe, AZ ✮. Do not talk about giftedness, inborn talents! Did that decision ultimately cost me second place? I drank six bottles in just over four ho...
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Rappstar Racing: A DIMOND In The Rough
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Tuesday, January 06, 2015. A DIMOND In The Rough. My new bike. Well, figuratively speaking. I'm really excited to announce a five-year partnership with Dimond Bikes and their parent company Ruster Sports, both founded by USAT 18-24 age-group "classmate" of mine and fellow mechanical engineer, TJ Tollakson. There's a press release here. Where Dimond also announces the exciting news that Jesse Thomas. Did you join as a business partner too? Lastly, what will happen to your Shiv? Giveaway to a lucky fan?
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Rappstar Racing: Top To Bottom
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Sunday, November 20, 2011. 169; Eric Wynn. I'm currently reading a book called, " The Black Swan. Which focuses on the potentially large impact of "random" or unexpected events. The title comes from a Latin phrase of Juvenal's, " rara avis in terris nigroque simillima cygno. It's always hard strokes out of the turns, but I don't expect those hard strokes to push me to the point where I literally think I might black out. Did I put my wetsuit collar on too tight? Well, that has never happened before, but i...
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Rappstar Racing: May 2015
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Tuesday, May 19, 2015. At the start of The Big Loop, this tree reminds me. Out of the crooked timber of humanity, no straight thing was ever made. Immanuel Kant (as translated by Isaiah Berlin). Material at this race, but none of it had any factor in my pulling the plug. I blew my preparation. The only thing the jet ski incident resulted in was that I had a bruised head as well as some bruised pride on Sunday. My goal for the time that I have left in my career - and there is certainly less sand in the to...
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Rappstar Racing: The Road To The Woodlands
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Sunday, April 26, 2015. The Road To The Woodlands. It's by no means perfect, but it helps tell the story. How much do you train? I don't know. We will see. But, thanks to Joel, I realize that magic, such as it is, is in being able to execute at this level week after week after week after week. What's the difference between this year and last and the year before? My coaching heuristics in three words: Consistency, Progression, Patience.". I do all of my training alone. Easy basic run. 45min @ 4:30/km ...
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Rappstar Racing: December 2014
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Wednesday, December 31, 2014. On Racing Well. On 2014, The Year That Was. 169; 2014 Ben Powell. A lot of people go through life doing things badly. Racing’s important to men who do it well. When you're racing, it. it’s life. Anything that happens before or after. is just waiting. Steve McQueen, "Le Mans.". I think it sums up both what I lost and what I think I've found again. And it definitely sums up how I will be approaching 2015. It's better than anything I thought of by a long shot. The Brownlees lov...
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Rappstar Racing: September 2014
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Monday, September 22, 2014. 169; 2014 Euan Henry. Ironman 70.3 Princeton. Princeton, NJ ✮ 2014.09.21. Economics is the science of explaining tomorrow why the predictions you made yesterday didn't come true today. My father is an economist. I'm not sure why exactly I mention this except perhaps to postulate that some of my wondering "what if? Wednesday, September 10, 2014. 169; Erica Baylor 2014. Ironman 70.3 World Championships. Mont-Tremblant, QC, Canada ✮. Down like dirt man we dusted. If anything, see...
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Rappstar Racing: July 2014
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014. 169; 2014 Stirland Rae Photo. People ask me why I do this over and over. The best thing I've come up with is, "Because I have to. I don't know how to live my life any other way.". Rebecca Rusch, WHY? Someone on the Slowtwitch forum asked why I was doing all these races - five 70.3s in six weeks. This was the best thing I could come up with.). It started out as a twofold goal:. Become a better athlete. As [ random anonymous. Sure But so what. What exactly is "potential"? Mostly, I ...
