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The Accidental Athlete: May 2010
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Sunday, May 23, 2010. That Was a Crazy Game of Poker. Yesterday was the Mid-state Poker Run. And as with any gathering of mountain bikers, beer was present and hijinks ensued. We got there a bit late and I was pretty sure I wasn't going to do the actual poker run, but just hang out for a while. So I ate a fabulous burger from the grill. Then I watched Chris M. put together a bike for his kid while Jon W9 supervised. That was, until I saw the first sign. And then I collected numbers from stations 2 and 3.
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The Accidental Athlete: June 2010
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Sunday, June 20, 2010. Accidental Gets Intentional, Part 1. This is the first race report I've ever written that doesn't involve a bike. That seems crazy! Friday was full of turmoil for me. I had more nervousness leading up to this 5k than I imagined could be possible. I'm always nervous before a bike race, but nothing like this. I had a hard time concentrating on anything. By 1 pm I still hadn't heard back from my husband, so I started calling him. I called him once every half hour or so until 2...I arr...
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The Accidental Athlete: March 2011
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Sunday, March 27, 2011. Running in Place, Sort of. Yesterday, I did my fourth 5k. I started running on April 18, 2010, nearly a year ago, and since then I've been amazed at how much I've enjoyed it and that I've kept doing it. That doesn't mean I don't have any goals when it comes to running, though. It isn't only my therapy. I also want to improve. What does all this mean? Today I should be racing Barry-Roubaix, but I'm not. I'm sore from running yesterday, I haven't trained, my helmet is broken, I ...
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The Accidental Athlete: Do You Have to Be Smart to Race?
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Saturday, September 11, 2010. Do You Have to Be Smart to Race? Last week, I rather belatedly made up my mind to race the Logsplitter. As you might know, I haven't done much racing this year. I thought it might be nice to redeem myself a little at the end of the season by squeezing in another mountain bike-ish race before. It was 26 miles, which I thought was doable, and I liked the fact that many of those miles weren't on singletrack. It seemed I had everything I needed, but I should have known better...
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The Accidental Athlete: July 2010
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Sunday, July 11, 2010. Road Rode or Rode Road. Early this week I talked to my mom on the phone. She asked me what I was doing this weekend and suggested I come down and do One Helluva Ride with her on Saturday. The distance planned was 64 miles. My first thought was "absolutely not." After all, I'd been on my road bike for a total of 16 miles this season. Still, I told her I'd think about it. When the hell did that happen, anyway? I know I ponder this whole. I ended up having to stop at the side of the r...
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The Accidental Athlete: Running in Place, Sort of
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Sunday, March 27, 2011. Running in Place, Sort of. Yesterday, I did my fourth 5k. I started running on April 18, 2010, nearly a year ago, and since then I've been amazed at how much I've enjoyed it and that I've kept doing it. That doesn't mean I don't have any goals when it comes to running, though. It isn't only my therapy. I also want to improve. What does all this mean? Today I should be racing Barry-Roubaix, but I'm not. I'm sore from running yesterday, I haven't trained, my helmet is broken, I ...
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The Accidental Athlete: April 2011
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Sunday, April 17, 2011. For Real Race Schedule. July 16, 6 Hours of Ithaca (love, love, love this race). July 30, 8 Hours of Bloomer. August 13, 6 Hours of Pando. September 3, 6 Hours of Drummond Island (this one is a definite maybe, but I'm hoping it happens b/c I've wanted to do it for a few years and it's never worked out). October 8, 6 Hours of Addison Oaks. October 15, Peak to Peak. November 5, Iceman. May 1, Dan Langdon Memorial 5k. May 14, Heart of Michigan 10k. June 5, We Can Do It Women's 5k.
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The Accidental Athlete: Moving On
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Friday, April 8, 2011. April 9, 2011 at 5:37 PM. Andrea, I wish you the very best. I hope this summer provides clarity, perspective and hope. Lots of love! April 14, 2011 at 4:59 PM. Its quite hard to find a good site. And I think I am lucky enough to have come here. The posts are doing great and full of good insights. I would be glad to keep on coming back here to check for a new update. March 8, 2012 at 6:31 AM. For everyday tasks to complex projects and programs, Microsoft Project 2010.
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The Accidental Athlete: September 2010
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Tuesday, September 21, 2010. Sometimes you just have a target on your back. Literally. And when it's a big ugly block M on a maize and blue jersey, it's particularly volatile. Unfortunately for him, but really due to his own poor choice of clothing, that's exactly what happened to this guy at the Kisscross. Night race a couple weeks ago. In the end, I only beat two people, but I was really pleased with the race. I beat that Michigan guy, but not only that, I kept up the intensity for the entire race&...
