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Wednesday, 11 April 2012 03:00
(Photos - The Bar Raisers, Roger Bannister and Chrissie. Below - Geoffrey Mutai and Usain Bolt.)
Model Your Athletic Inspiration for Motivation
By Cheryl D. Hart (for usatriathlon.org)
When you read about the top-ranked triathletes and duathletes, do you aspire to be as fast and strong? Do you imagine yourself flying through the miles as smoothly and effortlessly as these super-stars?
If so, you are tapping into one of the primary sources of self-efficacy (the belief that you are capable of producing a successful performance). We gain confidence through vicarious experience or
Craft Beer, Clive's Novels & a Haunch of Venison...
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Tuesday, 10 April 2012 03:00
Going Off Course - Ever heard the "Party Pooper" song? It's a parody of Frank Sinatra's "Pretty Baby," and it goes a little something like this:
Ever party needs a pooper
That's why we invited you,
Party pooper
Party pooper
It's tragic that many triathletes are party poopers. Sure, they'll party a little bit, like until 8:30. Then they leave 'cuz they need to get to bed early so they can get up early to train.
And there are those triathletes who don't party at all, just because it isn't a healthy thing to do. Talk about anal!...
Stuff About Faith...
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Tuesday, 10 April 2012 02:10
By Erika Sperl-Imhoff (from http://www.thetriathlonrx.com)
[Edit: I'm "double dipping" my posts today... if you follow me weekly on the Groucho Sports you can take today off (or go check out our other awesome writers!) because this note on faith is up there as well. It's a benchmark in my recovery, and I wanted it to be recorded for me to look back on. Will certainly update how everything goes later!]
My PT shared something with me yesterday afternoon. He said that given my latest x-rays, my current state in rehabilitation, and my imminent psychosis from watching runners out my front door making their way around Calhoun all day, I could try a
They Kinda Like Each Other...
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Monday, 02 April 2012 03:30
(Photo - Itinerant tri-couple, Scott and Andrea Myers, doing Sydney.)
When they left Minnesota nine years ago, Scott and Andrea Myers were on the verge of national stardom, status they achieved during their decorated stay in Ohio. Well, they're back and it was totally cool catching up with them.
Q - You left MN almost a decade ago, and now you're back. What's up with that? Why did you split? And why did you return?
A - We moved to the small town of Wellston in the rolling hills of southeast Ohio for Scott's job (engineer with General Mills, moving to a plant) for a "three year assignment". But it was a great place to live (although a very unique culture), we enjoyed our jobs, winters were more mild, and the biking was outstanding. We were there 9 years before Scott's career dictated our move back to Minneapolis. So we are back, and we really do like it here. We are amazed at how bike friendly the Twin Cities are now. If all works out well, this will be our last move until we retire....
Tolerance & a Bowl of Pizza.....
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Friday, 30 March 2012 03:00
ED. Erika was on crutches when she submitted her questionnaire. She's off them now. Also, we think she has moved to another apartment.
Going "Off Course" - Single ladies, imagine yourself jogging alongside a fit and handsome guy, the kind of dude you'd like to get to know better; when, without warning, he launches a pair of snot rockets; first left, then right.
Wait. It gets worse.
A mile or so later, the handsome young man toots, not once, but a string of 8-10 machine-gun-style gassers. Shortly thereafter he announces that he has soiled himself, news that doesn't surprise you, given the visual and olfactory evidence.
Yuck, right?
Some girls would consider such crass behavior to be a romantic "deal breaker." Some may even have disengaged early, say, after the launch of the first mucous missile.
But not Erika Sperl-Imhoff. Snotters, tootskis and even sharts are not social deal breakers for her....
