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Ironman Dreamer: May 2006

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Memoirs of a middle-aged, late-blooming, Ironman triathlete. My joys and sorrows, my successes and failures, my trials, tribulations, and training. Tuesday, May 30, 2006. Capital City Half Marathon. This race is held in the capitol of our state, so I've never figured out why they spelled capital with an "A.". This race followed my first century ride. Maybe I can find out some other time. Posted by PuddyRat @ 6:30 AM. Saturday, May 27, 2006. First Century of the Year. As I went flying past, but I was on a...

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Ironman Dreamer: December 2005

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Memoirs of a middle-aged, late-blooming, Ironman triathlete. My joys and sorrows, my successes and failures, my trials, tribulations, and training. Wednesday, December 28, 2005. This is the first of my "success" cards. According to Merriam-Webster's on-line dictionary. 4) An act of will. 5a) A thing done; 5b) the accomplishment of a thing, usually over a period of time, in stages, or with the possibility of repetition. 1) Discourse marked by force and persuasiveness. We've all heard, ". Johann Wolfgang v...

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Ironman Dreamer: July 2006

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Memoirs of a middle-aged, late-blooming, Ironman triathlete. My joys and sorrows, my successes and failures, my trials, tribulations, and training. Thursday, July 13, 2006. Announcing the arrival of Caitlyn Renee (grandchild #6 for me)! She was born on 7/12 at 12:20 pm Pacific time, was 20 inches long and weighed in at 7 pounds 4 ounces. Here is a pic of the new arrival (just minutes old). In her birth day suit. And another with the proud mama and papa (my son). Posted by PuddyRat @ 5:39 PM. Good-bye Pre...

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Ironman Dreamer: January 2006

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Memoirs of a middle-aged, late-blooming, Ironman triathlete. My joys and sorrows, my successes and failures, my trials, tribulations, and training. Saturday, January 28, 2006. The value of life is not the length of it,. But the use we make of it. Yes, Mom. I do." Well, because of her hoarding. She naturally didn't want to do that. I asked her if she wanted me to come get her. She did. No Is she breathing? Two minutes later, the medics arrive. Because the porch is dark, my flagging them down doesn't h...

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Ironman Dreamer: November 2005

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Memoirs of a middle-aged, late-blooming, Ironman triathlete. My joys and sorrows, my successes and failures, my trials, tribulations, and training. Sunday, November 27, 2005. WARNING - (Very Long) Seattle Half Marathon Report. I'm long-winded, not wanting to leave out any detail, so be forewarned. To make the long story short, I finished in 2:48:10 (chip time). Not a stellar time, and much slower than last year, but I was upright and vertical with a huge grin on my face. Now, for the rest of the story.

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Ironman Dreamer: April 2006

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Memoirs of a middle-aged, late-blooming, Ironman triathlete. My joys and sorrows, my successes and failures, my trials, tribulations, and training. Thursday, April 27, 2006. National Arbor Day - April 28. Well, a couple weeks ago, while Michelle. Beating I took the other day. First a quick look at the trail we Puyallup Y runners frequently run. This is about 3/4 of a mile from the main parking lot. Eagles or ospreys are sometimes seen on those two scrags in the middle of the picture. Of course, the prope...

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Ironman Dreamer: February 2006

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Memoirs of a middle-aged, late-blooming, Ironman triathlete. My joys and sorrows, my successes and failures, my trials, tribulations, and training. Thursday, February 09, 2006. Clear your mind of can't. But what I think this quote is referring to is the limitations that we place upon ourselves. Many people say, "I can't run." I ask, "Why not? Uh, running will help take care of that. Then I hear others say, "I can't swim." Again, I ask, "Why not? The same goes with telling yourself you can. This is cl...

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Ironman Dreamer: March 2006

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Memoirs of a middle-aged, late-blooming, Ironman triathlete. My joys and sorrows, my successes and failures, my trials, tribulations, and training. Thursday, March 30, 2006. March Madness and Mayhem. In 7:15 or under. Last year, I was one of the last finishers with a time of around 7:39 (or so). I can tell you now, I won't be making up any of my time on the swim, but on the bike, as that is where I am spending most of my training time. My point is that one of our number, SpeedLeopard. Until you try,.

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Ironman Dreamer: June 2006

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Memoirs of a middle-aged, late-blooming, Ironman triathlete. My joys and sorrows, my successes and failures, my trials, tribulations, and training. Monday, June 26, 2006. Ironman Coeur d'Alene - A Different Perspective. I've just returned home from a busy weekend in Coeur d'Alene, cheering on the athletes as both a spectator and volunteer. Congratultions go out to all those athletes that participated, whether they finished or not. To quote John Bingham, yet again,. Note to self: Keep working on the nutri...