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Monday Thoughts

July 12, 2010 By: Pahla B - Adventures of an Average Athlete

Today is the first day of Marathon Training!!!  Oh, how I love starting a new training schedule.  I spent a few hours yesterday tweaking all the ins and outs of this one because here’s what’s going on in my life between now and Marathon Day: My next sprint-distance TRI, which is only a month away Big […]

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TRI for FUN Race Report

July 10, 2010 By: Pahla B - Adventures of an Average Athlete

The short version:  WOOOO HOOOOOOOO! The long version:I realized yesterday that I was feeling really good, really confident and really excited about today’s race.  I had a nice pasta dinner, I pre-hydrated, and I got to bed at a reasonable hour.  But when the alarm went off at 5, the nerves hit hard.  Honestly, I wonder […]

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OWS and Race Goals

July 2, 2010 By: Pahla B - Adventures of an Average Athlete

I had the most awesomest, fan-freakin-tastical Open Water Swim today!  And not a moment too soon, since my tri is just a week away and I was seriously wondering if I was gonna be able to pull it off. As soon as I got in the water today, I felt great.  I simply didn’t let […]

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Tryin’ out my TRI

June 26, 2010 By: Pahla B - Adventures of an Average Athlete

You know the Principle of Specificity?  Well, I took it to a whole ‘nuther level today and did a swim, bike and run on the exact course where my TRI will be in two weeks.  How did that work out for me?  The short answer is “It kicked my booty.”  The long answer is much […]

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