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So like myself, the shoes were getting a little worn and needed some TLC. This may get into a bit of a diatribe as those that have had the pleasure to ride along side of me on a Sunday know. I’m a bit old school. I may be straight, but I’m not narrow. [...]
I must be getting old because I’m starting to understand this little world we live on. My “elder age” was confirmed at my swim practice on Tuesday when a woman of about 60 said, “Let’s go get’em Grandpa!” as we began a set led by three teenagers. Sorry Ma, you ain’t 26 any [...]
Man. It’s about 3 months till race season and I got nothing to show for it! I’m still interested in making jerseys for LMS but time is always an issue. I stumbled upon this today which shows you how to make t-shirts. But will it do tri tops?
Print Your Own T-Shirts
Though [...]
On Saturday I participated in the second of three swim races held at the University of Ottawa. This series called, “The Shark Tank”, is a mix of long distance swimming and life guard race drills.
My race had 3 different events spread out over 2 hours. The first race was a 1500m time trial, [...]
I’m not fast enough. I put in so much work but I just can’t get faster. I eat this, I wear these and I sleep in an altitude tent. Why am I not getting faster?
Do a quick search for “fast” in google and you will have more than 725 million websites to [...]
I found this book while doing Christmas shopping for my Mom. In our family it seems like a lot of the literature that we pass around has been about running. Well I wanted to change that. So I started searching for a swim novel. Enter the book “Off the deep end” by W. [...]
Perfect jobs? Is there such a thing? I mean if your not working at work, what would you call it? Here are some “jobs” which might not seem so tough.
Paradise Island Caretaker
Ben Southall, 34, of Petersfield, beat out nearly 35,000 applicants from around the world for the dream assignment to swim, [...]
We all have our favourite “go to” sites when we’re in need of information – bike setup figures, swim techniques, new interval workouts – and they fill a very important role in the 21st Century athlete’s Big Bag o’Tricks, but what about blogs?
For me, there is a pretty hard set of criteria [...]
Thats the sound a car should make.
If your interested I’ve decided to repair my subarus engine. Weighing the pros and cons it came out that putting a new engine was a better financial choice. Albeit a pricey one. Here was my thought list.
Pro: Rickey is a reliable car. Killer winter vehicle [...]
Dog in a hat: An American Bike Racer’s Story of Mud, Drugs, Blood, Betrayal, and Beauty in Belgium
Written by: Joe Parkin
This book is just like the title states, a true story of one mans insight into the world of cycling set in the 1980s. Joe Parkin gives no BS into what [...]

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