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Week Summary: May 28 - June 3 - 05-28-2012 *Mon-AM: 2:39, 5000' ~ Mt. Massive (14,421')* From the Halfmoon Creek Trailhead with Joe. Ran up the CT before ascending the east face of Massiv...
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Triathletes & Swimmers - do not read unless you need another reason to miss swim practice.. - http://www.marksdailyapple.com/dear-mark-swimming-pool-chemicals-washing-veggies-and-carb-blockers/#axzz1ws6XZKCH
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Unfit for Life: All Aboard the Pain Train, Next Stop Delusion - Yesterday was a lovely day in Brooklyn, New York. As usual, I woke up to the sounds of the roosters cockledoodydooing in my chicken coop. Next, I pulled...
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Week in Review–June 4th, 2012 - [image: WeeklyMailbagIcon_thumb4]The Week in Review is a collection of both all the goodness I’ve written during the past week around the internet, as we...
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Dear Mark: Swimming Pool Chemicals, Washing Veggies, and Carb Blockers - Who doesn’t like a lovely day at the pool? Unless you can’t swim, there’s no reason not to love the cool water, the bright sun, the ping pong (every swimmi...
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Four quick thoughts on Comrades 2012 - *Four quick thoughts on the 2012 Comrades Ultra-marathon* A more "South African-centric" post today, since it covers a very South African race. Hopeful...
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Australian men’s team named for London 2012 Olympic Games - Beijing Olympians Brad Kahlefeldt and Courtney Atkinson will make their second Games appearance, joined by young-gun Brendan Sexton, after the Australian O...
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I would like to welcome our new zombie overlords - Over the last day or so, I have been desperately trying (and failing) to catch up with my online reading. And I cannot help but notice a trend: the zombie ...
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Recovery - I've been rather beaten up and tired from Mt Fuji. I pulled up with a very sore right hip, which has caused some pain in my right IT band. It's my problem...
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NOT THE WEEKEND I WAS HOPING FOR. - *"It is better to look ahead and prepare than to look back and regret." -Jackie Joyner-Kersee* This was to be a weekend filled with excitement. I would be...
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Dallas Pan American Cup - Yesterday I raced the Dallas Pan American Cup. After being out for most of March and April and then beginning the build back into training for May, I was d...
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On hating the real world - A few months ago I was having a conversation with a friend of mine who is particularly given to pithy epigrams. We were discussing the Stata Center: a brig...
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Someday the grapes will be wine - On Tuesday morning I picked up Andrew Yorke for our workout in Guelph. He had said he was good with the workout when I explained it to him the day before....
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Train. Cycle. Fit. Run. It’s June. - The sport of cycling is exploding. Friends you’d never imagine riding a bike are gearing up with clip-less pedals and shammies. All the cool kids are wear...
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What's Been Going On? - You might be wondering what I have been up to over the last couple weeks with the lack of updates and race reports. Unfortunately sometimes plans have to c...
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THE BRILLIANT ACADEMIC RECORD IN ALGEBRA - Who does not want to have a perfect academic record at school? I guess no one wants. Nowadays, every student can get algebra homework help throug...
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Vitamin D – Too much of a good thing? - I think it is common knowledge that vitamin D deficiency could lead to many health concerns. But a new study from the University of Copenhagen (press relea...
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Watts Up? - I recently did an interview with the gang at Quarq powermeters talking about the bike portion of Ironman Texas. We cover power data, race strategy, test even...
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Big, and we mean Big QR Code - If you want to go big, go really big, or maybe no one will notice. In Denmark a huge QR code was set up on May 26th that measured 5377 square feet accordi...
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How Tim Cook is changing Apple - Fortune Tech - Reblogged from my Tumblr page. Check the original post here. How Tim Cook is changing Apple - Fortune Tech: Encouraging look at the new, operational-savvy ...
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Post-Recession Urban Density and the Destruction of individual wealth - Ominous, isn't it? I want to preface this by saying that these are in no way backed or referenced by, or to, scientific data or literature. They are mear...
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Apple Inspired Athlete: Kathy Wise - *This week's Apple Inspired Athlete is **Kathy Wise* *City? **Kelowna, B.C.* *What’s your current age group? * *40-45* *What is your occupation? * *Ph...
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After the Storm!!! - So this past two weeks have been very crazy for me, so many friends to see, to many fans and supporters to thank and so many interviews to do. Tomorrow I ...
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Back up on the horse and in Dunkerque - It has been 9 months since I last raced and last week I finally ended that very long stretch with 2 races in 7 days. A very chilly Monday night Aquathon in...
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Update numero uno on the Road to London: What’s been happening with me since Rotterdam Marathon - I told myself I was going to be better at updating on my progress towards London. I’m a bit behind the 8-ball with that. You can catch up what I was up to ...
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Woodstock Triathlon Weekend Recap - I was in Woodstock all weekend hanging out with the MultiSport Canada Mentor and Development team. Read all about it here.
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Woodstock Super Sprint Duathlon - Race Report - I have been itching to get a duathlon under my belt this season and luckily this past Saturday worked out. The Recharge with Milk series had their Woodstoc...
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dirty black irish - A couple of weeks ago I went down to the shop and found that the floor was covered with water. It was pouring down rain outside, so it wasn’t such a surpr...
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Busy Week for Endurance Conspiracy - It’s been a busy couple weeks for EC. Last week we hit the Tour of California. This weekend the Boulder Creek Festival, which is a madhouse, and this weeke...
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Abbotsford Run for Water Marathon 2012 - Getting my stuff together the night before.Erik and I drove 3 1/2 hours to Abbotsford on Saturday morning to race my first marathon! We checked into the ...
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Madrid WTS, May 26/27 - Startlist can be found here The last Olympic Quali race goes tomorrow and Sunday in the city park, Casa de Campo, of Madrid. You have many sides to this f...
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Oi Boy! - Riding by Pat Bay today I was reminded, by the similar coastline, of a beauty movie I saw on the flight home from Auckland a few months ago. Scanning throu...
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Finally Flo got somethin' to sho! :) - Two years in the making, these are the first visual manifestations of my Flo wheels! They're currently in the post, and I'll pick them up in Austria in ...
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Facebook IPO Post Mortem – Killer – but not for the reasons you think ! - 1. Say goodbye to the individual investor on Wall Street. Whatever positive impression they had of the IPO market and the stock market in general was just ...
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Oliver Half Race Tips - I have done up some videos in anticipation of the Oliver Half Iron on June 3rd. The videos highlights some race tips for the Oliver Half Iron as well as Ha...
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Lifetime Fitness Kids Triathlon Clinic - Last Thursday I did a Kids Triathlon Clinic at Lifetime Fitness in Las Vegas, NV. With over 50 kids and adults present, we went over everything from nut...
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Mooloolaba & Mazatlan Race Reports - About a week after my last post I headed to Caloundra, Australia for a 5 week training camp for all of March and the beginning of April. The first two week...
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Sedona Training Camp - Well it's been quite a while since there has been anything posted on here so how about a little update from camp here in beautiful Sedona, Arizona. Under ...
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Mazatlan Continental Cup 2012 - Ready to travel in style with new World Traveller bag and Bike Bag from Evoc and Cyclelogik!! About a month ago I travelled to the wonderful city of Mazatl...
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Coach Jerry Schumacher on Chris Solinsky - "In interviews, Solinsky has blamed his own aggressiveness in training for his injury. Schumacher thinks Solinsky is being too hard on himself. "He'll c...
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Special Guest Post – Joe Potworka - Thursday, May 17, 2012 I asked Joe Potworka to write a post about training and racing the BMO Vancouver Marathon which was held on May 6, 2012. Joe is one ...
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So close to the finish! - As I mentioned in a previous post, I often feel guilty that my husband is always there to support me in my running journey. He's often with me at the start...
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San Diego World Series - This past weekend was the second stop of the ITU World Triathlon Series in San Diego. WTS events are always special to be apart of, but with this particula...
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St. Croix 70.3 - I have made it home safely to New Zealand after several long flights to get here from St. Croix. About 24hrs of flying plus extended layovers at each stop...
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Ready to Start - I stole the title from one of my favourite Canadian bands, Arcade Fire. We definitely aren't talking about starting the same thing but never-mind that, I'm...
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Rehab Fun... - The human body is truly amazing but when you don't move something, perhaps your shoulder, for 6 weeks it effectively stops being able to do so. I never t...
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TheRecord - Triathlete overcomes adversity in pursuit of top... - TheRecord - Triathlete overcomes adversity in pursuit of top...
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10-20-30 workout- Research flaws and Why there are no secret workouts. - 10-20-30 workout- Research flaws and Why there are no secret workouts. Every once in a while a scientific studies simple concept crosses over the main s...
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Time For Change - As some of you may know, I will be leaving Nineteen Wetsuits shortly. I want to take this opportunity to publicly thank Dan Rishworth the Founder and Own...
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2012 PRO TEAM - NEWS RELEASE We’re not saying it’s because of 7SYSTEMS, we’re just saying… Three 7SYSTEMS athletes named to Canadian Olympic Team April 26th, 2012, TORONT...
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racing season is about to start. - Yesterday I arrived in Knowlton at about 430pm, I emptied the VW and drove with my mom to get my tandem in Bromont. I talked paint with Nicolas cause we ar...
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NEW ORLEANS - It is now 2-2 for me showing up to races with “New” in the title being altered from the original format. Ironman New Zealand was changed to a 70.3 and this...
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Coachella Camping - Coachella is finally here. If you are going to be experiencing Coachella by camping, then you have already gotten everything squared away, and if you have...
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What's Up - After a solid 6-week training camp in Maui to kick off 2012, I came home feeling fit and excited to get the New Year under way. This was rather short li...
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the lengths - my knee is bothering me! i don't like it. ever since the 30k i haven't been able to run more than 30 minutes without some weird pain there or in my forefoo...
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Training - Enjoy!
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Do you still Dream - "Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs even though checkered by failure, than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy...
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Mooloolaba World Cup - Mooloolaba always seems to be my "come-back" race. Last year it marked my return to racing after a year and a half hiatus following my bike accident, and ...
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Why Girls Should Play Sports (and a rant on Rush Limbaugh) - By Lauren: I’ve been forced into some downtime lately from triathlonand seeing that the "The Slog" was launched as a “triathlon” blog, apparently I thought...
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Tactical Warfare, Fairness and Sport - I may regret writing this, but so be it. It is, after all, better to regret something you have done than something you haven't (though in my case, I still ...
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Its a Scary World Out There, Stay Hydrated - Proud to be partnered with Eload for another season. A while back I sent them a panic email inquiring about my status with them for the upcoming season. Sha...
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Retirement Blog (Rated PG 13) - I’m retiring from Ironman and triathlon, that’s the main point of this blog post- if you don’t like reading long blog posts stop here. When I started wri...
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Blog #63 - Hey there, it's blog time. Quick glance to the right...yep, the sponsor banners are all gone. In my continued trend of change, I will no longer run for NB....
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Sweat Science blog moving to Runner’s World site - So… big news. As of today, the Sweat Science blog is moving over to Runner’s World. All new posts will appear at sweatscience.runnersworld.com. It’s exciti...
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It's not dead Jim! - Oh Hey!! Tucson is coming up (feb 10th to 20th) so I've decided to stick a fork in the electrical socket and get this blog back up and runnin' It will inc...
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New Leopard – Slowtwitch inside story - The guys at Slowtwitch caught up with me on my first training camp of the year–and got the inside scoop on my new deal with Leopard Trek. Check the full...
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Update/Explanation....it's a long one! - Well it has been a long time since I have last posted and first off I apologize for the delay in news. Back in March after pulling out of San Juan 70.3 due...
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Practice makes perfect - We've heard it before: Practice doesn't make perfect, practice makes permanent. And for most people, this evokes images of a person doing something wrong ove...
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Back On The Road - ~Matt~ I'm in New Zealand. Flew down with Simon and Andrew Dec. 31st. Met up with the NZ crew on top of a mountain. Some pics: View from the room. The...
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Worlds Recap - Well its been quite a while since updating this son of a gun. I guess life's been pretty busy lately, ya know how it is. Im now at the University of Guelph...
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Water Polo, the 'Mini Bike' and New Beginnings - Quarterly reports have now turned into annual reports. There is nothing like knowing that I am going back to law school for the summer, and the knowledge t...
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Simon Whitfield - Divirtam-se, MAA
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Maintain Speed During Marathon Training - From Competitor.com The message is clear: from strength comes speed. The ability to run short intervals at a given pace doesn’t mean squat if you don’t hav...
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Superfrog XXXIII - Sunday was the fifth year in a row I have raced at Superfrog. The race is the oldest half in the world and was started by now retired US Navy SEAL, Moki ...
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Lovely Lausanne - *After 10 race starts, I’m starting to resemble my race flats: smelly, icky, a bit worn, and yet remain functional. While I don’t have the nice bounce of...
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Self Transcendence Triathlon - I hesitated for a few precious seconds before slipping beneath the cool blanket of water. Despite being overcast, the visibility was surprisingly clear and...
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Caste Projects first pop-up... - Caste Projects first pop-up shop: http://mrbeyers.tumblr.com/post/7855876503 Every day this august.
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Spot the Tourist - First off, congrats to Triathlon Code team mate Matt Sharpe on his win this weekend in San Fran. And not to be out done, we also got a canuck on top in the...
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1st Place Ironman Muncie 70.3 - I'm playing catch up with the blog here, and fortunately Muncie ranks as a quick story. So quick, in fact, that I spent no more than 30 hours on my trip ...
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Woodfine and Pennock in St Malo - ST-MALO, Man.—Ontario’s Tristan Woodfine and Alberta’s Ellen Pennock captured their first-ever national titles at the opening event of 2011 Teck National J...
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Vive le Tour - I am a triathlete, but like most of you reading this I stumbled into the sport from another area. For me it was swimming and deep inside, regardless of m...
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Validation! - Never doubt the power of the Prev again! "I just couldn’t claim it. The title of this blog was supposed to be, “Ode to the Mini-Van,” but I couldn’t do it...
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Amazing blog from Jeff Symonds - First race of the season is in..... a team race and Jeff did such a good job at showing the reality of full time athletes that i will simply post is blog h...
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Recent Road Race Updates (Bazan Bay 5k, Comox Valley 1/2 marathon) - Recent run race results: http://pih.bc.ca/results/IslandSeries.php NTC Athletes: Bazan Bay 5km, March 6: Good early season form: Jon Bird 15:20, Andrew...
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chirp chirp chirp - That's the sound of crickets. Because there can't possibly still be someone out there who checks this blog for updates. Last April I started putting off my...
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Triathlon Training Mix - My Thoughts! - [image: Triathlon Training Mix - My Thoughts!] read more
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Training - This picture was at my works Christmas party. This is my good friend Jim and his Wife Karin. And of course Jenn and I. Training for a Marathon and wor...
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The not so new anymore blog... - This blog still seems to be getting some action, although it has been inactive for months now... Want to keep following my blog? Please go HERE! See ya o...
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mightymagali.com - MY NEW WEBSITE! - Please go here (mightymagali.com) for all my latest blog, photos, race schedule, sponsors, videos and more! mightymagali.com
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For your consideration... - I have a list of about 20 blogs and websites I read on a regular basis. Of these, two of the ones I read this morning had posts about kids. One good friend...
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Ski/Knee/School - Summer 2010 - Much has happened since my last post! Good and bad I suppose. I was in Whistler for most of July, I had a dryland camp with the men's BC Ski Team there, an...
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Don’t complain, Don’t explain - The title of this post comes from a book I read intermittently on my nightstand “Excuses Begone” by Wayne Dyer. Four words to think about before you open...
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Aggiornamento - Potrete leggere news, articoli e quant'altro sul nuovo www.daquinobros.com Buona navigazione Andrea
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Ironman Louisville Race Report: Never Give Up - Pre-race recap: First Ironman: Wisconsin 2004. Sick heading into the race. Couldn’t consume calories or fluids during. Woke up in the back of an ambulance ...
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Youth Olympic Games! - Two former Kelly's Kids selected as the only two Canadian athletes to race in the Youth Olympic Games in Singapore. Congratulations Brook and Christine! F...
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Last Post on this Blog - Hey everyone, My new site is up and running and pretty much finished. I have started posting on my new blog, http://www.tylerduncanracing.com/blog/ so if yo...
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Inaugural 2010 Victoria Gran Fondo June 26 - Are you up for the challenge? This would make for a great training day for you IM competitors or for anyone looking for the long distance goal. You can pic...
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RTC Guelph - After months of behind the scenes work by Triathlon Canada, Triathlon Ontario, and the Canadian Sport Centre Ontario, I'm happy to announce that beginning to...
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Tanti auguri a me... - E' stata una grande giornata! Mi sono svegliato nel giorno del mio ventottesimo compleanno un po' agitato per la discussione della tesi che mi attendeva. O...
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It's a Wrap - Thank you for stopping by and thanks to Best Buy for their amazing support of my ski career and the empowerment through sport of so many young women ac...
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Running for a Bit - OK so I'm back into training after a short break late last fall. Temporary living situations weren't conducive to training!!! Current goal: Running race, G...
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Luge Doubles - I got sent this today -thanks Alan!- and eventhough spandex does not scare me* I though for the average man - "I cant wear spandex because it takes my manh...
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moved - The RTC Vancouver has been renamed PTC (Provincial Triathlon Centre) Vancouver. The blog has been moved to: PTCVancouver.blogspot.com
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bike wanted. bike for sale. - I’m looking to upgrade my road bike. I’m a size 54 frame (5’10, 150lbs), and want something that will get the job done in some draft legal triathlons and s...
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Hello world! - Welcome to WordPress. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start blogging!
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My European Racing Season starts - My European racing campaign kicked off well with a win in the Ironman 70.3 event in Austria. I had a great day and despite being a little jetlagged managed t...
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Saturday, August 09, 2008
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GO WIN IT, DUDE!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteAwesome!
:-)
Jodi
Simon, you've got the little girls market cornered for the next ten years. I can see you doing ads for dolls that talk and pee to be shown in-between Teletubbies episodes (or whatever kids watch these days, I'm just sure it ain't Bugs Bunny!)
ReplyDeleteSimon,
ReplyDeleteSafe travels over to Beijing.
Best wishes for the Olympic Triathlon.
Remember - Canucks kick butts!
Fleck
listen to her! DO IT!
ReplyDeleteI'd listen to the young lady. You wouldn't want to upset her dad. :)
ReplyDeletevery cute, simon!!!
ReplyDeletefuture triathlete for sure..
best of luck!!!