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2014: Pictures in Review

Throughout my training and races in 2014 I was able to snap a few decent pictures throughout the year. Here are the best of them.

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2014: Races in Review

This year I was fortunate enough to participate in three triathlons and one marathon. This was the first time that all three triathlons were international distance, and this would be my second marathon. This article is mostly for my relection but may be entertaining for one or two of you out there.

Triathlons

I had signed up for the Lifetime Minnesota Series Triathlon events which is comprised of…

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2014: My Training in Review

2014: My Training in Review

This year started out weird. The winter was brutally cold so I spent much of the winter working out inside. I didn’t get any cross country skiing in which was a big bummer, but skiing at 6AM with the temps far below zero sounds like no fun at all. In addition to that, much of the year I suffered from spurts of just not wanting to get up early and work out. I came into the year heavier than 2013…

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Getting Back on the Bike

Getting Back on the Bike

This past week I was able to get outdoors for a couple of shorter rides. My first ride I was racing the sun home so I would ride in the dark, and the second was a very chilly early morning ride.

I discovered a couple of things getting back outside again. Thing 1: riding on the street is WAY different than riding on the indoor trainer. I forgot about bike handling skills since my bike has been…

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Putting the Long back in Long Runs

Putting the Long back in Long Runs

It had just stopped raining. I could smell spring in the air. I saw more birds than I could count, and it actually felt warm. Two days ago I was dodging snow banks and trying to carefully carve a path that didn’t soak my feet, and now I was occasionally on the verge of overheating a couple of times.

My Sunday long run was the first of this season that qualifies for its moniker – long run. My…

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The Last Snow Run (hopefully)

The Last Snow Run (hopefully)

The other day I went for a run after what will hopefully be the last snow storm of the slowly fading winter.

I ended up finding a great little 3 mile loop by one of my client offices. During my run I had to dodge snow piles and puddles while trying to enjoy the relatively nice spring weather.

I did run past a lady who was decked out in full long sleeves, long pants, gloves, and a hat. She have…

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