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Entries from February 2008

Team Rainbo Annual Meeting

February 26th, 2008 · No Comments · Team Rainbo

Sunday was our annual Team Meeting, which I was really looking forward to since this would be my first meeting (I joined too late last year to attend). We had quite a crowd, with a fair amount of new faces, which is great. I spoke to one new member named Dirk who is a triathlete [...]

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Bad Day, Good Day, Bad Day, Good Day

February 20th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Training

My roller coaster winter continues unabated. As I mentioned in my last post, it’s less than three weeks before Squiggy and I had picked up some kind of sinus infection. I got adjusted at my Chiropractor and he suggested I try collodial silver, which apparently can work as a type of natural antibiotic. I don’t [...]

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The Lap the Pack Pyramid of Death

February 19th, 2008 · No Comments · Skating Drills

I wasn’t sure if I was going to go to indoor practice on Sunday due to my cold/sinus problems. But since I need to be ready for Squiggy in 3 weeks, I figured I’d better go. Of course this means we’d do the Lap the Pack Pyramid of Death(tm) because I was under the weather.
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My First Marathon: 2007 St. Paul Inline Marathon

February 18th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Inline Marathon, Race Report

On Sunday, August 19th I skated and completed my first inline marathon. My training had picked up in recent weeks since the Chicago event, and I was assured by teammates and SkateLog forum members that I was ready. I’m really glad I moved up, the 10-mile tour would not have been nearly as satisfying or fun.

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