Archive for August, 1999

Triathlon: On Vacation (But Not From Training)

By kate on August 30th, 1999

The first challenge in Greece was determining the correct distances to run and swim. The first day, I swam in the pool what I thought was less than I should have, only to find out later it was just the right amount when I got the measurements of the pool. I swam that again the […]

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Triathlon: Off the Wagon

By kate on August 24th, 1999

The lost week I’m embarrassed to admit I skipped a whole week of training. Sure, I have excuses – sore from soccer, busy weekend, packing for trip, traveling – but really I just got out of the habit. It’s such a mental obstacle to be out of the habit like that. I think physical […]

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Triathlon: Apathy

By kate on August 16th, 1999

Current totals: Other: Running 28.9 mi / 46.51 K Hiking 8 mi / 12.87 K Biking 151.8 mi / 244.30 K Canoeing 40 minutes Swimming 4.6 mi / 7.37 K Soccer 9 games Somewhere in the past week or so, my excitement about doing a triathlon has waned. It’s now a real willpower issue […]

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Netscape Bugs Me

By kate on August 11th, 1999

Netscape has just lost my last shred of respect. Let me start by saying that I was once a die-hard Netscape user. I resisted even trying Internet Explorer for a long time, but finally one of my Microsoft friends made me take it for a spin. Since that day, I’ve used IE for all my […]

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Triathlon: First Lake Swim

By kate on August 9th, 1999

Current totals: Other: Running 25.9 mi / 41.68 K Hiking 8 mi / 12.87 K Biking 143.3 mi / 230.62 K Canoeing 40 minutes Swimming 4.1 mi / 6.60 K Soccer 7 games I Suck Last Saturday, I decided to get it over with and do my first open-water […]

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Triathlon: Sixth Week Review

By kate on August 5th, 1999

Current totals: Other: Running 23.4 mi / 37.66 K Hiking 8 mi / 12.87 K Biking 128.2 mi / 206.32 K Canoeing 40 minutes Swimming 3.3 mi / 5.38 K Soccer 6 games Equipment trouble and brain training I had a very frightening experience last week. I went swimming […]