Getting back to the blog
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After a month of inaction (for the most part — five posts in thirty days is
pretty slow going by our standards), the Big Bad Blog is going to try to
get it...
Making it all fit: A run during an Auckland layover
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*(I wrote this up last month during our trip to the South Pacific, but the
posting got busy with CES immediately following – so it never quite made it
to...
Looking Ahead
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After a stellar 2009 and a less-than-stellar 2010, I joked that I should probably only race in odd years. 2011 seemed to bear that out, being an incredible y...
Nutrition Matters, a re-post
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I like to republish this one every so often, because little about our needs
has changed since it was first written. If you have anything to add, please
l...
Axe Anarchy
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Who would have thought that Axe could throw the world into canarchy? Now
that there is AXE Anarchy for men and women that scenario seems likely. So
please ...
What to Eat on an Upset Stomach
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Maybe it was a raucous night out with too much to drink or an oddly tasting
(now you know why) meat dish at a new restaurant. Perhaps you succumbed to
the ...
Muscle biopsies show massage fights inflammation
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Very cool new study on massage, from Mark Tarnopolsky’s group at McMaster
(abstract here, press release here). Massage is one of those interventions
that’s...
Facts: Who Needs 'Em?
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Further to yesterday's post, in which I mentioned Ghost Bikes and ghost
bikes, a number of commenters were kind enough to inform me that Ghost
Bikes have b...
Revive me please....
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Small fish
Small fish
Big fish
Small yabbie
Small fish
Big fish of wellbeing.
I'm happy to share that I'll be working with Brisbane's Revive ...
Kinloch CC - Feb 5
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MEN
Men Startlist can be found here
First Oceania Cup rolls around this weekend on the North Island. The Mens
field looks to be quite level with a number ...
News & Contest
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(keep reading contest details at the end)
I've been asked to be a presenter at the 15th *Vancouver International
Mountain Film Festival**, *which runs from...
Another Update
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As a followup to my last post, my training has gone really well over all. I
did do the planned swim and strength workout on Sunday, Jan. 22, including
the ...
3 More New EC Tees Are In
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More new EC goodness in stock. Fresh new designs by EC artist, Tony DeBoom
– Salty and Beach Machine are in the EC store, and our classic Release the
Beast...
Well
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I hope everyone had enough time to appreciate my Halloween costume. It was quite stellar in my opinion.
Anyways, I recently returned from a training camp in...
More Sponsor News!
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Probably time for another update...and now that race season is slowly
creeping around the corner hopefully I can better at the whole updating
thing again.
...
10k
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Because 10.1K sounds so much more impressive than 6.27 miles! Then again,
500 feet of elevation change sounds more impressive than 156 meters! I’d
love to...
Live At The Wireless: The Jezabels
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I saw the Jezabels here in Calgary when they swung by…. epic show! If you
haven’t heard of them I suggest you check out their Live At The Wireless
show r...
Almost Home
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Well its been 3 weeks since I left Miami and I'm heading back there next
week, I'll be there for a few days before I go to Barbados for my second
race of t...
Nice Weekend
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Having just really starting to work with and learn about Training Peaks
WKO+ makes weekend long rides so much more exciting! This weekend I had a
5hr ride ...
Week Summary: Jan 23 - 29
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1-23-2012
*Mon-AM: 1:22, 2800' ~ Green Mt.*
Up and down Third access. Boom, running. Ran the runnable terrain on this
route (including to and from Chautauq...
My Video!
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Alright, Paula made a video that you can check out at her blog, and so here
is my video on my blog. This isn't a competition. Our videos are of totally
opp...
week 1 marathon training: LOL
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i ran 5 times this week. that was something. week was going swimmingly
until the calves got a little tight today and i had to settle for 7k. but
that's sti...
What it means to have a reason for action
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One of the most fundamental things a philosopher does is to ask why. When
someone says “you should do x” or “y is good,” it seems to me, the true
lover of ...
The Adventures of Sarah in South America
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It all started with a flight, then another ( longer) flight followed by a
short taxi ride to another airport to catch another flight before we
finally got ...
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*Yes Yes Yes, thank you New Balance!!! Awesome job on the NB 870's update!!!
*
They won't be out for a little while but when they are try them on!....
870...
It's a relatively simple formula
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The Problem & The Solution
The U.S. is very much an instant-gratification culture where the best
talent is often burnt out at a young age, he says. Tal...
Sad News
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It is with deep regret and sadness that we have learned that Jennifer
Hindle has passed away.
As many of you know, Jennifer's husband former mayor John Hi...
Tough As
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Kiwi's are tough.
Not that we are soft, just softer. Like a pear to an apple.
*Tough as:
- Setting up base at top of 13k suspenion blowing dirt rd w sno...
Blog #61
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Alright, so lets have an update shall we. Where to start, well we'll start
with the obvious. After I finished my huge mileage last week my
leg promptly ble...
Age Grouper Spotlight - Sean Delanghe
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The 2011 Milton Duathlon was my first du in a little more than a calendar
year. I spent most of 2010 racing triathlon but did not enjoy the swim
training v...
You were springing like a young gazelle
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Kenya Update 6 Haraka Haraka: Faster! Once again I met up for one of the
famous Iten fartlek sessions which goes down each Thursday morning at 9am.
I leav...
January Update
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So its already nearing the end of January, kinda scary and exciting.
Haven't been too good about updating the blog so going to cheat again and
do a pho...
Run Economy & Resistance Training
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By Megan Brown As runners, our main goal is to get the finish line as fast
as we can and in most cases, ahead of as many people as possible. To
achieve thi...
It's not dead Jim!
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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...
Flats
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It's a fact of life - if you do a lot of riding, you are going to get flat
tires.
Every year at the Interbike Trade Show there are a few companies touting...
Tucson Camp
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Wanted to gauge interest in hosting a second week of camps in Tucson March
11th thru 18th. I already have the first week set up for my athletes but
wanted ...
My helpful keys to being injury free
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Last year I had a major IT band injury that set me back. This year I have
been testing out a new shoe company along with 2 other great products.
The first...
Here We Go Again!
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Saturday, January 21, 2012 I didn’t get around to writing a post after the
training camp. I gave it a go back in December, but never managed to get a
post ...
A Fresh Start
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I seem to have experienced a lot these past two years from marriage, to
injuries, crashes, sickness, surgery, frustrations, comebacks, and
everything in...
Pan Am Champs
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This past weekend I was in La Paz, Argentina for the Pan American
Championships. It’s not often we race so early in the season but with
important Olympic p...
So Far So Good.
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I hope everyone had a pleasant holidays and happy new years to all.The Boys (We take things very serious)
In the early weeks of December leading up to the h...
Camping Commandments
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Camping commandments, as with everything you do there are do’s and don’ts.
Sometimes you have to figure out the do’s and don’t the hard way, or you
can fol...
Update/Explanation....it's a long one!
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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...
Champion of mental health awareness dies
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John McCarthy, the founder of the mental health lobby group Mad Pride, has
died aged 61. Mr McCarthy was an outspoken and colourful advocate for the
rights...
Practice makes perfect
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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...
2012, Let's do this!
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Big things are happening for 2012. I have formed a few new partnerships for
the year. I am extremely proud to announce that I will be riding Orbea
bikes an...
Back On The Road
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~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...
Happy Days
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The continuing cricket sounds on my blog can only mean one thing....happy
days! I feel like after a few months, it's time to write something or
resurrect t...
Update for Richard and Lil' Rafael Bautista...
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The past few weeks I've been overwhelmed with boxes, parcels and packages
from UPS, Fedex and the post office! Two large boxes were shipped out last
wee...
All.I.Can Video Segment
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Tim & Mhairi showed me this video ( JP Auclair Street Segment) by Sherpas
Cinema this evening and I though it just had to be shared… Great camera
work and ...
Dog running buddies
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Totally random post. My brother’s Shiba, Riley in 2008 at 12 weeks old
eating snow. I just wanted to introduce two running buddies. I run with
them wheneve...
RTL Luxembourg: Ben’s Club
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This weekend I was a guest on RTL’s Ben’s Club. It has to be one of the
coolest TV appearances I have done so far. I was challenged to a game of
basketba...
Steelhead 70.3
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November 26, 2011
My original 70.3 race schedule for 2011 was Florida in May, Welland in June
and Syracuse in September. Syracuse was my 'A' race for the y...
Some struggles............but "Life is Good!"
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The first pic of me running with BOTH feet off the ground!Since Hy-Vee in
early September, my life in the multi-sport world has slowed down and I
have been...
Worlds Recap
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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...
Water Polo, the 'Mini Bike' and New Beginnings
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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...
Occupy something?
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In the wake of all the ‘OCCUPY’ protests popping up in major centres, I see
that people ponder and question whether it is a valuable and reasonable
solu...
Life is Good.
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Almost seven weeks post surgery.
3 massive screws implanted in my right hip...and they are there for life
says my surgeon.
New found time has opened new d...
Maintain Speed During Marathon Training
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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...
excuses...race report...race report
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So I had nothing really exciting to post about in the month of August... it
consisted of a smart decision to take a week off running to avoid a hip
injury....
Caution: Fragile
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Well hi!
This is LONG overdue...I think I am in need of a recap of every race that I
have done this season. AND since that is not going to happen, I will ju...
Superfrog XXXIII
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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 ...
Ironman Canada 2011
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Part relief, part happy, part satisfied, part admiration for my
competitors- part everything really after last weekend. After taking a
year off from IM ra...
Lovely Lausanne
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*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...
New Job!!
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MOVING TO EDMONTON! Yes, that's right.. -40 degree winters here I come! Oh
crap.. not sure what I've got myself in to haha :) But aside from the cold
wint...
Self Transcendence Triathlon
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I hesitated for a few precious seconds before slipping beneath the cool
blanket of water. Despite being overcast, the visibility was surprisingly
clear and...
Spot the Tourist
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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...
1st Place Ironman Muncie 70.3
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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 ...
Woodfine and Pennock in St Malo
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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...
Vive le Tour
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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...
Where to start, Wow and What the F*ck
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It's been a while.
For good reason.
Emotional downfall. Annihilation.
Long term gain, short term pain.
or something of the sort.
The Lone Ranger is bad ass...
Validation!
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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...
Amazing blog from Jeff Symonds
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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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Jordan Rapp recently took 5th place amongst a very deep field of Pros at
Ironman 70.3 California in Oceanside.
These pictures of Rappstar on the run course...
chirp chirp chirp
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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...
Training
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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...
The not so new anymore blog...
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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...
mightymagali.com - MY NEW WEBSITE!
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Please go here (mightymagali.com) for all my latest blog, photos, race
schedule, sponsors, videos and more!
mightymagali.com
For your consideration...
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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...
Ski/Knee/School - Summer 2010
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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...
Don’t complain, Don’t explain
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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...
Ironman Louisville Race Report: Never Give Up
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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 ...
Youth Olympic Games!
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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...
Last Post on this Blog
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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...
Inaugural 2010 Victoria Gran Fondo June 26
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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...
RTC Guelph
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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...
Tanti auguri a me...
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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...
It's a Wrap
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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...
Running for a Bit
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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...
Luge Doubles
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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...
bike wanted. bike for sale.
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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...
My European Racing Season starts
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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...
