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By kate on July 13th, 1999

Current totals: Other: Running 10.6 miles Hiking 7 miles Biking 45.1 miles Canoeing 40 minutes Swimming 3950 feet Soccer 3 games All the encouragement and beautiful sunny weather convinced me to wake up early on Sunday to go jogging. Steve and I chose a nice, forested park with winding trails that caters to horses […]

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Triathlon: Second Week Review

By kate on July 9th, 1999

Current totals: Other: Running 8.6 miles Rock climbing 1 visit Biking 45.1 miles Canoeing 40 minutes Swimming 3950 feet Soccer 3 games Today I went for my second swim, and swam the whole 2000+ feet. I still had to rest between laps, but it was doable. Rests included, it took […]

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Triathlon: Epiphany

By kate on July 6th, 1999

Something occurred to me last night as I slogged through a treadmill workout. It has to get better. That is, if I do this often enough, it will get easier. All I have to do is keep doing the same thing. I never really thought about it that way, that soon (I hope), running 3 […]

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Triathlon: First Week Review

By kate on July 2nd, 1999

Current totals: Other: Running 3 miles Rock climbing 1 visit Biking 41.4 miles Canoeing 40 minutes Swimming 1400 feet Soccer 2 games My motivation has been very high this week, since I just made the decision to do this triathlon and am excited. I’m looking forward to the improvement I […]

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Triathlon: Bad Math

By kate on June 30th, 1999

The first swim I am the most nervous about the swimming portion of the triathlon. On a bike, you can coast if you get tired; and you can walk instead of run if you have to. But in the middle of a pool, you have to at least keep yourself afloat, not to mention getting […]

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Triathlon: The Plan

By kate on June 29th, 1999

The triathlon web site had a training plan for triathlon preparation. There were some good tips, but they only suggested working out three days a week at first! That didn’t seem like enough to me, so I decided to scrap their plan. The thing is, though, that I don’t really have a specific training […]