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Feeling alive at five!!!!!

I spend most of my days indoors in an office.  The office has a nice view but its indoors and well its boring most of the time.  As I left my office today, Friday, it started to rain.  No, let … Continue reading

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Chasing “down” the blood sugars – The Chicago Marathon Race Report

This was Chicago Marathon #7 for me and my 23?ish marathon in total.  Was it a PR-no, but damn I felt really good.  I really wish I could explain why. I had never run a marathon without officially training for … Continue reading

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Leadman 2012 Race Report

Background This race was brought to my attention by my friend Hootie who works for lifetime fitness.  I think it was shortly after I had finished Ironman Texas.  It appealed to my sense of adventure and my love for travelling. … Continue reading

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Pickles and Athletes

Steelhead race report I signed up for this race as a motivator to continue to do some training after Ironman Texas.  I also signed up because it also guaranteed me a slot in Ironman Arizona 2013, this means I won’t … Continue reading

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Running: the gift and even more races!

The entire month of July I was chained to my desk.  I tried to get the odd work out in here and there but it truly was just here and there. This makes for a very unhappy Gillian.  During this time … Continue reading

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More bang for my exercise buck?

Yesterday my workout plan included a long(er) swim.  So I packed up my wetsuit and swim gear and loaded them up in the panniers and went to work.  During the day it came to my attention that their were rip … Continue reading

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Pleasant Prairie Race Report

Pre Race I decided to sign up for Pleasant Prairie Olympic distance triathlon just to get more triathlon experience under my belt. We all know i need transition experience and open water swimming.  This meant a 3 am wake up… … Continue reading

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Leons Race Report

Race Report – Leon’s Triathlon This was the third year since the resurgence of Leon’s Triathlon.  The triathlon was a popular Olympic distance race in the late 80’s and early 90’s.  It took a hiatus and then came back in … Continue reading

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IRONMAN TEXAS RACE REPORT

One of the biggest obstacles of training for an ironman and attempting to come up with a race plan is that there is no way to replicate race day conditions.  You train for 6+ months then you race and you … Continue reading

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