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Date: 2008-12-29 16:08:05
Name: Freddy
Can we see a pic of your entire P3 bike gone Road.
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2Hr CompuTrainer
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Date: 2008-12-16 13:47:44
Name: Josh
Training for a marathon?
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6.2 Mi Run in 41:55
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Date: 2008-12-12 13:06:43
Name: Blair
Great ride.
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39 Miles with Blair
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Date: 2008-12-12 13:03:27
Name: Potato, as in Couch
Does Blair make house calls? I need a smackdown...
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39 Miles with Blair
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Date: 2008-12-07 12:13:57
Name: Joe Reger
Hi Heather! Always synthetic layers in winter. Cotton collects sweat and will leave you freezing if you have to stop with a flat, etc. Just layering on the top is easy because you've got running gear. You need a pair of gloves... how big and warm depends on the temp... most cyclists have two pairs... one fairly thin pair and one winter bulky for 30 degree days. Keep your toes warm with shoe covers... essentially neoprene booties that go over your cycling shoes. I also use chemical foot warmers with mixed results... sometimes they don't get enough oxygen to warm up... had that problem on last ride. For legs there are cycling tights that generally come in two thicknesses... thin and thicker. A lot of it is just trial and error. Riding and seeing what's not comfortable. I generally opt for more than I think I need because I can always unzip a top or remove a layer. The windchill is significant and magnifies the cold a lot.
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Silk Sheets Ride: 32 Mi
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Date: 2008-12-07 10:45:55
Name: Heather
I have a question for you since you seem to ride outdoors year round... What kind of clothes do you recommend for various temperatures in GA? I don't mind trying to brave the cold but I have no clue what to buy and wear for bicycling!
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Silk Sheets Ride: 32 Mi
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Date: 2008-12-04 22:56:10
Name: Dylan
I'm so sorry. . .
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15 Mile Ride: Winter Riding Sucks
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Date: 2008-12-03 12:04:57
Name: Josh
GO, GO.... Keep your momentum. At this rate Kona may only be a season away!!
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4 Mi Run: Amazed
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Date: 2008-12-03 08:06:22
Name: Anonymous
Hey, why not run the Tybee Marathon as long as you're on this winter work out kick...it's usually the first weekend in Feb.
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4 Mi Run: Amazed
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Date: 2008-11-24 09:16:00
Name: dana
I forgot how to comment on this damn thing....Good to have you out there again yesterday. I took your last gel and that's why you bonked. Sorry buddy. Get out there more often!!
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Airport Ride
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Date: 2008-11-21 10:23:46
Name: Marc C
Next time watch this - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ziNuksz5AM&feature=related OR http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugCUOpJZ8GI&feature=channel
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45 Min CompuTrainer
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Date: 2008-11-20 13:09:14
Name: Joe E
How do you know what the butt crack of dawn looks like? And how can you tell it's chapped? :)
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11 Mile Run: Cold
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Date: 2008-11-19 12:42:36
Name: Alex
i was out the same time this morning
freeeeezing!
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11 Mile Run: Cold
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Date: 2008-10-29 19:45:19
Name: Anonymous
GOOD LUCK TO YOU!!!!!
TAT
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10 Min Swim, 10 Min Bike, 10 Min Run: Final Workout
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Date: 2008-10-23 17:52:22
Name: Dylan
You might want to skip the swim and let Michael Phelps do the work for you. . .
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1 Hr Swim, 20 Min Bike, 20 Min Run
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Date: 2008-10-20 11:00:09
Name: Peter
Looking good there #458! I arrive in PCB Thursday, hope to see you at the pre-meeting. Taper well!
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1 Hr Swim, 78 Mile Bike, 2 Mile Run: Testing
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Date: 2008-10-16 10:38:33
Name: Josh
Your an animal!! Great blog, I think this will help change my approach this next year.
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30 Min Swim, 16 Mi @ 8mph: Again
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Date: 2008-10-14 09:15:06
Name: Sarah
After my treadmill malfunction in South Africa, I stopped looking at my watch during recovery runs. I used to check every mile to be sure I was running my recovery 'pace', however after my treadmill experience, I run them on feel. Turns out my pace is about :30/mile faster, with no ill effects and still allowing ample recovery. Go figure!
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45 Min Swim, 1Hr @ 9mph: Zero Expectations
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Date: 2008-10-12 09:51:48
Name: Lucho
Joe- The low expectations you place on your runs are a mental game that you play with yourself to counter your fear. By having low expectations there is less risk of failure, so there's nothing to be afraid of and your brain doesn't release stress hormones. When your expectations are high then there is more risk of failure (and success) and you get stressed which releases hormones. This is the "fear of success" theory in sports psychology. Going in to workouts with zero expectations counters both of these thought processes. Zero expectations allow you more readily to listen to your body and get the most out of the session. You should also consider how you define success and failure of a workout. If you plan to run at 8:00 pace and are too tired to achieve this- the workout may still be very successful in terms of moving towards your goal. Just because the number on the watch isn't up to your expectations, the effort may be. Your muscles don't care what the number on the watch is- they only care about how hard they work. Fatigue can make 8:30 pace just as effective in building fitness as 8:00 pace can when you're more rested. The same thing with HR. What happens with athletes is that they condition and teach themselves how to perceive their objective data (watts, HR, pace), the brains perception and preconditioned response to the number THEN determines how they feel. If you are intimidated by 7:30 pace, when you see it on your watch it will trigger fear, THEN you will feel tired, even if you felt great up to that point. Hormone release triggered by brain response to seeing a stimulus that you have taught yourself to fear... Ie: A small child doesn't fear a tiger until he learns to. When he first sees the tiger he is calm and laughing and wants to pet the tiger... once he learns what it actually is, seeing the tiger will trigger adrenaline, norepinephrine and cortisol release causing elevated HR and the fight or flight mechanism (fear). Bad analogy- but it gets the point across. When you look at your watch or power meter and your expectations are not met- the number may as well be a tiger.. Figure out how to shift this thinking away from expectation and more towards allowing your body to do what it can. Sorry to pop in and give unsolicited advice... this subject is currently the only thing that I myself am focused on. I see this response in nearly every athlete out there! The athletes that you don't see this response in are the ones who won Kona yesterday. They're the ones who break world records. The brain is 100% in control of how your body functions on race day... every small movement and decision starts in the brain. Your brain tells you how your legs feel, not the other way around.
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45 Min CompuTrainer, 8 mi Run: Expectations
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Date: 2008-10-09 19:54:47
Name: Anonymous
Hey, Joe! Looks like you are rocking those last workouts before your BIG one!! I am taking the plunge and signing up for next year. Do I need to bring cash and pay right then? Any words of wisdom? I am working the med tent and hope I won't see you there! Tat
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30 Min Swim, 16mi @ 8mph: Bangin' the T-Mill
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Date: 2008-10-09 15:32:33
Name: Joe E
You know Joe, David Duchovny just got out of rehab for a problem like that.
Banging the Treadmill? Come on dude, you can do better than that!!!
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30 Min Swim, 16mi @ 8mph: Bangin' the T-Mill
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Date: 2008-10-07 06:54:20
Name: Nat
You are so fast. I hate you. Just kidding but one hour at 8mph is a very hard workout for me. I am planning one of my 2 hard workouts this week this morning and I am dreading it. The hard ones hurt.
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45 Min Swim, 1 Hr Run: Moderated Intensity
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Date: 2008-10-04 21:16:44
Name: Nat
Maybe you have stalker! Or maybe it was an honest mistake. I accidently stole one of the Aquafit ladies towels a few weeks ago. It looked just like mine but mine was in my swim bag. Oops. I did return it.
And I appreciate the effort with the titles. Lost shorts definitely piqued my interest. Encouraged me to read because I had to know about those lost shorts.
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1 Hr Swim: Lost Shorts
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Date: 2008-10-04 15:31:38
Name: Josh
Who needs enemys when you have friends like me huh? But to set the record straight I simply agreed with your assesment of your riding this year. You said quote " I’m a slacker on the bike!" and I replied with quote "And yes you are a slacker on the bike, but I can't say that I have ever ridden my bike 6 hours in one day." So if you are a slacker then that must make me the lazy one. Your training is going great, you may not have logged 50 miles 3 weeks consecutively, but you did run several 23 mile runs a week and one ironman strong. You've got the right stuff for a pr, go get it.
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2 Hr Ride: Not Bad
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Date: 2008-10-02 19:14:50
Name: Nat
oh no. You are back to this sort of posting: 30 min swim, 45 run. No no. You were doing so well. Titles really aren't that hard. Like today? Shoulda Coulda Woulda
Just kidding. I appreciate the words of wisdom. Half ironmans, I think might be like childbirth. You swear you'll never do that again but you just keep doing that thing that puts you in that very situation.
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45 Min Swim, 30 Min CompuTrainer, 30 Min Run
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Date: 2008-09-30 11:06:29
Name: Peter
Sorry our paths didn't cross Sunday. Sounds like you had a good ride, I liked the route change and organizers did their best job yet at conducting the ride.
See you in about 5 weeks.
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2008 Six Gap Century
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Date: 2008-09-24 19:14:03
Name: Brandon
Man, I'm slow!! Nice run.
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45 Min Swim, 13 Mi Run: Quality
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Date: 2008-09-16 20:58:03
Name: Peter
Central Park is one of my favs for running as well...you're all over the country these days aren't you? 46 days to go...
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10 Mi Run: Central Park
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Date: 2008-09-16 18:16:50
Name: Mark
This has turned into quite the celeb sighting trip. Didn't you see anyone while running other than Wolfie?
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10 Mi Run: Central Park
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Date: 2008-09-16 15:31:11
Name: "\"kate parker\""
Just wondering when the "Team Reger" and "Team Kindzia" shirts are going to become available. ;)
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116 Mile Bud Plant Ride, 2 Mi Run
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Date: 2008-09-14 05:33:09
Name: Joe Reger
That's what normally happens to me (although I don't get below 1:15!) I start out fast and fade. What was odd about this workout was that I went as hard as I could but was only able to do 1:30 in the beginning. I thought I'd slow to 1:40's but was able to just keep chugging along at 1:30. And despite tiring a good bit I somehow went a little faster at the end. I must have worked harder but my perception was that I was working just as hard the entire time. At this point in the season I'm good at going one speed. Over the next few weeks I'll add some range and hopefully see more 1:20 action.
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30 Min Swim: 10x100y on 2Min
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Date: 2008-09-13 20:10:28
Name: Nat
I totally hate that workout. I am ridiculous on it. First 100 comes in under 1:20, sometimes under 1:15. Then I just get slower and slower until I am at 1:35 for the last 100. Good for you for "negative splitting" it.
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30 Min Swim: 10x100y on 2Min
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Date: 2008-09-09 19:21:13
Name: Hunter
Joe, have you seen this?
Apparently Lance Armstrong is coming out of retirement for Tour...
AUSTIN, Texas — Lance Armstrong is getting back on his bike, determined to win an eighth Tour de France. Armstrong's return from cancer to win the Tour a record seven consecutive times made him a hero to cancer patients worldwide and elevated cycling to an unprecedented level in America.
The 36-year-old Armstrong told Vanity Fair in an exclusive interview posted on its Web site Tuesday that he was inspired to return after finishing second last month in the Leadville 100, a lung-searing 100-mile mountain bike race through the Colorado Rockies.
"This kind of obscure bike race, totally kick-started my engine," he told the magazine. "I'm going to try and win an eighth Tour de France."
The sport and particularly the Tour have missed his star power, even though skeptics refused to believe he could win 7 Tours without the help of illegal performance-enhancing drugs.
The 2009 Tour "is the intention," Armstrong's spokesman Mark Higgins told The Associated Press, "but we've got some homework to do over there."
Tour director Christian Prudhomme did not return messages seeking comment on Armstrong's decision. His staff said he would not comment before Wednesday morning, if at all.
Armstrong's close friend and longtime team director, Johan Bruyneel, now with team Astana, sent a text message to an AP reporter in Paris saying he did not want to comment now.
In a video statement on his foundation's Web site, Armstrong said details _ such as a team and schedule _ will be announced Sept. 24 at the Clinton Global Initiative in New York City.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/09/its-official-lance-armstr_n_125162.html
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30 Min Swim
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Date: 2008-09-07 18:45:14
Name: Dani
I think the times were just super slow in Louisville, and you obviously weren't affected by the heat...you little heat trained freak! It was great racing with you! You are going to KILL Florida!
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Ironman Louisville 2008
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Date: 2008-09-06 12:40:54
Name: Brandon
What part of SA are you in? I'll be in SA next weekend into the week for some USAF flight physical stuff at Brooks AFB. It would be nice to know of some good runs close by. Enjoy the trip!
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23 Mile San Antonio Run
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Date: 2008-09-03 09:54:31
Name: maria
Would you know what 1 hour of straight rapid spinning would be in miles running on an out side track?
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4 Mile Run, 2 Hour Spin Class
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Date: 2008-09-01 23:04:05
Name: dave
glad i got a chance to see ya even though it was a quick second. congrats on a tough training ironman.:)
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5 Mile "Where's My Mojo" Run Through Louisville
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Date: 2008-09-01 22:14:55
Name: Hunter
Way to work your way through that KY heat, Joe!
I tried to get a picture of you on the bike but the camera had just auto shut down on me, so I was not quick enough to reactivate it in time to snap a shot of you when you passing by my location!#$%!
Oh well, I'm just glad that all you were able to complete the race - it was so awesome to watch how each of you were able to conquer Lousiville!
I truly admire and respect each and every one of you.
Congratulations, Joe!
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Ironman Louisville 2008
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Date: 2008-09-01 12:06:28
Name: Terp
Please get your insane ass home!! We've got to get packed for the "big airplane" tomorrow.
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5 Mile "Where's My Mojo" Run Through Louisville
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Date: 2008-09-01 09:06:48
Name: "Joe E"
Dude, to be a pebble in your shoe. :)
Tracked yours and Danielle's progress yesterday morning on the website. Didn't see the run splits though. Wow. You really kicked ass.
And how can you say anything mean about the promised land?!? :)
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Ironman Louisville 2008
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Date: 2008-09-01 00:13:03
Name: Brandon
It was an honor to FINALLY meet you after five plus years of internet interaction. You rocked the race and looked strong all through the parts I saw you. Unfortunately we didn't have time to hang out and eat (I just walked in at midnight), but next time you're up our way in Ohio or a surrounding state, I'll head that way for more conversing. Have a safe ride home tomorrow and, again, CONGRATS!!
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Ironman Louisville 2008
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Date: 2008-08-31 21:28:33
Name: Kindzia
Oh yeah, were you sad to not have that 11 X 21 gear in the back?
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Ironman Louisville 2008
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Date: 2008-08-31 21:26:06
Name: Kindzia
Good job Joe. I'm glad you didn't trash yourself but your running ability still scares me. 9 weeks until showtime. I hope you recover quickly and get your mojo back for some final training. It was cool to see you pass over 400 people on the run.
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Ironman Louisville 2008
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Date: 2008-08-31 21:19:55
Name: "kate parker"
Congrats, Joe! Go eat the hell out of some White Castle now...you earned it.
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Ironman Louisville 2008
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Date: 2008-08-31 20:43:50
Name: Nat
Whatever. You kick ass. Way to go! Doesn't it at least feel good to be done?
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Ironman Louisville 2008
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Date: 2008-08-27 16:06:04
Name: Joe Reger
Watcho talkin' 'bout Willis?
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23 Mile Run: Drizzly
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Date: 2008-08-27 15:45:34
Name: nat
i am so confused Joe. Aren't you racing this weekend? Is this what you do in the taper--a 23 mile run 5 days out? Is that what you do for an ironman? That is just cawazy!
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23 Mile Run: Drizzly
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Date: 2008-08-14 15:46:18
Name: Joe Reger
Yeah, we're pretty close to being functionally retarded aren't we? Hey, quite a blogging storm over at planetcarlos.com lately... really enjoying it.
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23 Mile Run: Knee Tester
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Date: 2008-08-14 15:10:56
Name: Carlos
What a pansy only 23 miles! You're gonna hurt yourself if you keep pushing yourself that hard, look at me - 35 and already osteo arthritis in my left elbow from hitting the weights so hard. Of course that hasn't stopped me, I didn't suspect that will stop you either, lol :)
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23 Mile Run: Knee Tester
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Date: 2008-08-10 20:08:54
Name: Stew
That seat looks frigin' scary, like something you'd find in a sex shop? No wonder your all raw and beaten up you've been taken advantage of. I've got a mate who does the best bike fits in the South using Dartfish technology (is it ok to plug?) http://55nineperformance.com/
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1 Hr Swim, 112 Mile Bike, 5 Mile Run: Bee Sting and Painful Peeing
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Step Down Knee Issue