August 27th, 2010
What a pleasant surprise I received in the mail this week:
Ok, before this I would have said The Melting Pot is my very favorite restaurant simply based on their food, but now all I can say is – wow, they’re the whole package. They sure know how to romance a girl into giving up all [...]
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July 28th, 2010
The Charlotte Running Club featured me as their spotlight runner this week. How cool is that? I recently joined the club, based on my friend Scott’s recommendation, and I look forward to checking out their group runs, etc., at some point. Although I haven’t had the chance to run with the Charlotte Running Club yet, their [...]
Tags: Ballantyne Triathlon, Charlotte Running Club, Kevin, running, Scott, Tri Ballantyne
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July 19th, 2010
I saw this story on the Today show about how the placement of one’s belly button, whether high or low, will determine swimming and running ability. A higher-placed belly button makes for a better runner, a lower-placed one makes a better swimmer.
I thought this article was super interesting until I realized I have no idea [...]
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July 15th, 2010
My run could have appeared in an Apple commercial yesterday.
I was on a 5-mile run, and I had taken my water belt with me. Typically I only do that if I’m running 6 miles or longer, but I was feeling a little dehydrated. I was a little bored with my Shuffle playlist, so I put [...]
Tags: Apple, Cai, Colleen, Garmin, iPhone, running, Shuffle
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June 7th, 2010
This post is not just about exercising. This post is about how amazing my friends and family are and how exercising plays a big role in that.
Case in point:
Wednesday I rode my bike to TrySports (7 miles) for the group ride, only to have it rained out. Instead of calling it a day, Scott and I [...]
Tags: 1K beer run, Ballantye Triathlon, beer garden girl costume, bike, Chris, Colleen, cycling, dressing up for a race, running, Starbucks, Tri at Baxter, TrySports, TrySports Charlotte
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May 11th, 2010
Okay, I’ll try to keep this in nuggets because I feel like I have a lot of nothing to say. …
Triathlon training update:
= Swim: So, I found out my friend Sally used to be a swim coach. Told you about that the other day when I mentioned our relay team. She had me over the [...]
Tags: cycling, running, swimming, Tri at Baxter, triathlon, TrySports, TrySports Charlotte, Twilight run for youth 5K Charlotte
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May 10th, 2010
= Buying a bathing suit at Target while drunk at 5 pm on a Sunday;
= Cycling rules/laws I’ve learned/want to confirm;
= Brewfest in Rock Hill that boasted a climbing wall (does that seem like a good combo to you?);
= Running a 5K while stressed;
= Cycling the route of the triathlon that Kevin thinks I should [...]
Tags: 5K, Alan, cycling, Jeff, Kevin, Mountain Jam Brewfest, Ronnie, running, Target, triathlon
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May 3rd, 2010
So, Kevin is the awesomest brother in the world because he suggested a “fake triathlon” at our grandmother’s house (she lives on Lake Wylie.) This would help to ease my mind regarding any coordination issues that could with 3 sports in one event. Plus, it’d be a great excuse to try out my new tri suit! [...]
Tags: Bart Yasso, biking, cycling, Elwood, flat tire on bike, Jeff, kayak, Kevin, Lake Wylie swimming, Mia, REI, running, swimming, triathlon
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April 22nd, 2010
The great thing about social networking is that you can meet others that have similar interests to you. Because of that, I have lots of graphic designers who are also runners on my social radar – and it’s awesome!
I got to meet one of these designer/runner types yesterday (trust me, there are a lot more [...]
Tags: athens, biking, Kevin, Kim, running, swimming, triathlon
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April 20th, 2010
I must be the only runner I know who was completely uninspired by the movie “Prefontaine.” I have no idea why – it just didn’t do it for me. I Netflixed it a long time ago and had been saving it for the right moment to watch – chose the night before my half-marathon. Turned [...]
Tags: Boston Marathon, Chris, Desperate Housewives, interval runs, Marine Corps Marathon, Netflix, Prefontaine, running
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