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Long, Hot Run On The D&L Trail

On Sunday I decided to check out the D&L Rail Trail for my long run of the week. I am registered to do the marathon there this fall, so I thought it would be good to get acquainted with it. The race starts where the Nor-Bath trail ends(see map) so I decided to start there …

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LSD….Hallucinogenic or Long, Slow Distance?

One of the side effects of being an endurance athlete is that you have many long hours to just think about stuff. So many ideas float through my head on my swims, rides and runs that seem so brilliant at the time. When I get done I either forget them or they just don’t seem …

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Chilly but Gorgeous

When I left work tonight I was looking forward to a nice evening bike ride. The air was cool, but the sun was glaring and sky clear, so it should be too bad. There was a slight breeze, but it didn’t seem too bad. When I started out on my ride, it seemed a bit …

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IM Miami 70.3–Hurricanes and Packing

Nothing is easy. As I begin my prepping and packing for Miami, Hurricane Rina is churning away just off the Yucatan Peninsula. Fortunately, most models have it doing a u-turn but staying south of southern Florida. Jim Cantore from the Weather Channel also indicated that is will me greatly diminishing in strength. The Ironman Miami …

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