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lost in transition: April 2014

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The journey to 140.6 and beyond. Tuesday, April 15, 2014. I find that the hardest part of a workout is simply getting started. It is so simple to find, and justify, the barriers - feeling tired, bad weather, too much work. Not every session turns out to be a success (and to be fair, in retrospect, some are utter failures! So, how did this all work out last week? The 8 x 800 hurt like hell. It would have been so easy to give up. My head screamed thoughts disguised as reasons at me on each interval...Yet, ...

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lost in transition: November 2014

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The journey to 140.6 and beyond. Friday, November 28, 2014. A friend forwarded me a great article describing Nicola Spirig's planned Ironman debut. In Cozumel this weekend. An Olympic medallist in triathlon in 2012, and an athlete of the infamous (and controversial Brett Sutton), Nicola is an incredible inspiration to me not because of what she does (aka race incredibly fast) but because of the manner in which she does it: her way. I blogged in October about dreaming a new dream. I was wholeheartedly and...

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lost in transition: June 2015

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The journey to 140.6 and beyond. Wednesday, June 17, 2015. Whatsoever I've feared has come to life. Whatsoever I've fought off became my life. Just when every day seemed to greet me with a smile. Now I'm doing time. So far this year I have blogged very little, and raced even less. Training has been consistently inconsistent, due to various personal pitfalls, some expected, mostly not. Each time, I pick myself up, lick the wounds, and start over. And over. I'm a searchlight soul they say. When you have fe...

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Acknowledgements « Test of Humanity

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Course & Race Info. Thanks to all Sponsors and Supporters. So many people and organizations within our community have come together to make the Test of Humanity mountain bike race something much bigger than just a race. By supporting the Test of Humanity you have helped provide both local and international relief to those in need. The organizers of the Test of Humanity would like to thank the following for their support and dedication to what we believe is a great cause. Thanks so much to still photograp...

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Catharine Pendrel : It’s on

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Friday, May 08, 2015. 4 races down and still 2 weeks out from the first World Cup of the season! With early season high UCI point races and wearing the rainbow stripes, I knew there could be a danger of me coming out hot this season and fading towards the end. So I have patiently (nervously;-) committed to a plan of a slower ramp into the season. You do not show up and win without a fiery spirit and focused mind. Look closely and you will see the suffer face needed to win Sea Otter! 2014 2nd Overall Worl...

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lost in transition: In love and loss and love

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The journey to 140.6 and beyond. Tuesday, February 3, 2015. In love and loss and love. Fifteen years is a long time. One's life evolves enormously over that period. For a person, fifteen years takes you partially through adulthood, with all the lessons and realizations that come with it. For a dog, fifteen years measures a life. From that cold January day onward, Bogey graced (owned? The infectious, crooked Bogey grin. Fifteen years. My longest relationship. Self-satisfied at the beach. There is no judge...

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lost in transition: Iron-y

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The journey to 140.6 and beyond. Wednesday, April 15, 2015. My targeted first race of the season was a few weeks ago. But, as happens in life, even the best laid plans go awry, and I did not race Oceanside as planned. Suffice it to say, the 2015 season is a bit of a lemon so far in the racing department. The head, the heart or the body? So, I spent the first two months of 2015 wondering what the hell was wrong with me. The fatigue and constant sniffles were a pretty obvious sign that something was am...

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lost in transition: Making plans

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The journey to 140.6 and beyond. Friday, November 28, 2014. A friend forwarded me a great article describing Nicola Spirig's planned Ironman debut. In Cozumel this weekend. An Olympic medallist in triathlon in 2012, and an athlete of the infamous (and controversial Brett Sutton), Nicola is an incredible inspiration to me not because of what she does (aka race incredibly fast) but because of the manner in which she does it: her way. I blogged in October about dreaming a new dream. I was wholeheartedly and...

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lost in transition: Take no prisoners

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The journey to 140.6 and beyond. Thursday, November 27, 2014. How do the other half live? Off-season is the time of "normal", as though this hypothetical "normal" can be defined. My training friends, for the most part, are not exactly shining examples of this normal that I sought to achieve. One even casually noted to me that he felt a 50k race was a perfect off-season activity to keep "things fresh". Yeah right. So absent any kind of real role model for normal, I free-styled for a few weeks. Early seaso...

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lost in transition: September 2014

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The journey to 140.6 and beyond. Sunday, September 28, 2014. Before yesterday, dropping out of a race had never been a real consideration to me. I freely admit that I always felt that there was a way to finish what I started, even if that meant dialing down the effort or walking my way in. I don't consider myself a quitter (though realize this is not judged by me), and likewise tended to view the DNF as a pretty drastic measure. And, perhaps, the outside criticism is that I was not fully invested. Pe...