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TriRock Philly Style

June 22nd and 23rd marks the 9th running of one of the hottest triathlon festivals in the country. Under new ownership, TriRock Philadelphia (formally The Philadelphia Insurance Triathlon), promises to deliver the same high caliber production that has earned Philly one of Outside Magazine’s top-five triathlons in the United States and one of Inside Triathlon’s [...]
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Time Passages

Yes this is a nod to the old great Al Stewart song of the same name. And part of this post is an extension of recent dialogue I have had with old childhood buddies Art Graham, Mike Edelman, Curt Smith, and Eleanor Grant…
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CYEDC Tyke Triathlon

SWIM BIKE RUN TOGETHER! The triathlon has long been held as the true test of sporting excellence. Now you can turn your little one into a super star on Sunday, May 19, while enjoying LOTS of fun for the whole family.
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Brad Schoener Memorial 5K Run / Walk & Music Marathon

I wanted to remind everyone about the Brad Schoener 5K on May 18th. Slots are filling up and there is no guarantee that many slots will be left for race day registration. We have plenty of fun things lined up again this year including the Phillie Phanatic and B101 radio. Also, runners will be chip timed this year! We also have a time change for this year’s event. Runners still kick off at 10:00 AM but walkers will start at 10:30 AM.
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Donate to The One Fund Boston

Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick and Boston Mayor Tom Menino have announced the formation of The One Fund Boston, Inc. to help the people most affected by the tragic events that occurred in Boston on April 15, 2013.
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Gatorade, Coaching, and TriRock News

A few new things have shaken out this week. For starters, my Team in Training coaching buddy, Todd Wiley who has had the Eastern Pennsylvania triathlon team since 1999 and who I have been partnering with since my diagnosis in 2006 is stepping down from the head coaching helm. This is a tough pill to [...]
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Statement from Thomas Grilk, BAA Executive Director

We want to express our deepest gratitude to all of the B.A.A. medical personnel and volunteers and the City of Boston's first responders who reacted so courageously to help save lives. Special thanks to the loyal Boston Marathon community - over 8500 volunteers, 1000 medical personnel, the organizing committee, and hundreds of thousands along the race route - who make the experience what it is for all our runners, who are hurting today.
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Two Oceans Ultra Marathon – Part 5 Race Day

As expected, I didn't sleep all that well on Friday night. But I am quite accustomed to not sleeping the night before a race and try to make sure I have some extra rest hours in the bank the couple of days leading up to race day. We all started to congregate in the living room area of the guest house by 4:45. Our wonderful guest house proprietors, Tonia and Paul had the coffee on and pre bagged breakfast to go ready for everyone. Love those guys.
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Two Oceans Ultra Marathon – Part 4

Had a pretty good in flight lunch of tortellini . At least I guess it was lunch. Then settled in and watched Lincoln on my little monitor. Good flick. Really liked it for sure. Also finished another couple of chapters of Dean Karnazes' book "run". Five hours in and I was still feeling great. Oh! Nicole Delma to the rescue with Oreos ! Thanks Cole. It's funny because all the shades are drawn so it feels like the middle of the night. In reality it is 4:30 est but 10:30 Cape Town time. But I figured it was happy hour somewhere and declared it time for a beer.
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Two Oceans Ultra Marathon – Part 3

So folks... the time has nearly come. Chances are the next time you hear from me will be from South Africa as I am being picked up tomorrow morning at 4:30 AM to be whisked off to JFK airport in NYC. I want to think everything is done. I haven't actually packed everything into bags yet, but that's my job today. I need to make another quick run to the store (drive that is) and then I can pack up. And I think once that is done, I will feel really "ready". I did just check in online though and printed my boarding pass so mark that off the to do list.
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