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Martyrs, Chipmunks & Flip-Flops...

crisp-crest.gifGoing "Off Course" - Carlton triathlete Jason Crisp was born and raised in a place that had only one tree. The place, which does not appear on maps, is a township, not a town, and is named, appropriately, "Lone Tree." The region has a scattered population of 25-ish folks, most of whom complain about the lack of shade.

In the pursuit of shade, and an education, Jason attended South Dakota State University in a great little city called Brookings. The town is not exactly carved from a forest, but lots of trees have been planted on its picturesque college campus, which delighted the shade-starved Jason Crisp, who heretofore had never seen sap.

Before moving to the relatively woodsy community of Carlton, Minnesota, which is near the heavily forested Jay Cooke State Park, Jason, according to his questionnaire, married Sheila Crisp. No, he did not marry a close relative, because that would be wrong, and Jason isn't one who does wrong stuff. We suspect that Sheila had a different last name before he married her. The fact that their many above-average-in-every-way children--Kylee, Katie, Tyler and Jared--do not possess any hideous genetic disfigurations, suggests that the partners were sufficiently unrelated before they got hitched....

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Kissing Boulders...

ben-face.gifBy Ben Ewers (benewers.blogspot.com)

I entered an Xterra trail race in the White Tank Mountains just west of Phoenix this last Sunday because I normally jog in the desert by myself and I thought this would be a more social way to get my exercise.  Well, it turned out that this 20K race was on a very "technical", narrow, rocky trail more suitable for billy goats with almost 2,000 ft of elevation change.  I was very careful and walked much of the steeper inclines.  On a steep descent about 4 miles from the finish I stumbled and fell so quickly I still can't recreate the accident in my mind.  I was in a line of joggers all carefully picking our way down the mountain and suddenly I was "kissing" a large boulder with my jaw and mouth.  I partially broke my fall with my right hand but not before the damage was done.  The runners around me stopped to help but practically there were only two ways out of the mountain:  walk/jog or helicopter.  While I was bleeding profusely, I had not lost conscious nor.....

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Get Faster...

kara-and-adam.gifDuluth Running Co. pilots new training plans designed by former Olympian Adam Goucher of Run the Edge

 

Duluth, MN, January 7, 2014— Duluth Running Co. has teamed up with former Olympian Adam Goucher and Tim Catalano of Run the Edge to bring their unique “Level Up” training plans to DRC’s Spring Training Group in preparation for Grandma’s Marathon events.

From Running Magazine: “This past July, former Olympian Adam Goucher and his long-time friend Tim Catalano launched their Run the Edge Level-Up system, a set of training plans conceived as a substitute for the week-to-week spreadsheet plans ubiquitous in the running world.”

Says group head coach, Tony Stensland, “We are very excited to pilot the Run the Edge Level-Up training system and incorporate it into our highly social and fun training approach.”

The Duluth Running Co. Spring Training Group is designed to prepare runners of all abilities for Grandma’s Marathon and the Garry Bjorklund Half Marathon.  The first group run heads out today (January 7th) at...

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Performance Enhancing Soups...

soup.gifWarm Soups and Chowders for Cold Weather

By Katie Davis (usatriathlon.org)

There is nothing like a warm bowl of soup on a cold winter day. Because many of us across the United States have already experienced record-low temperatures this season, I thought this week’s article should bring some warmth … to your belly. Here is a collection of soup and chowder recipes that are not only delicious but can help improve your performance, too.....

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Stuff About Rest & Focus...

shem-leong.gifLearn how to read your body and think about what you’re doing.

By Shem Leong (for Trifuel.com)

This article is written for the obsessive competitive streak in all triathletes and runners. Every athlete putting in dedicated training to a well-thought-out plan will eventually approach their physical limits for that season of their athletic career.

Getting this far along is very commendable, but having invested so much time into their pursuit of peak physical potential, many athletes begin to dream big about breaking through to their next level. It could be a sub-5:00 half ironman, a 4:30 marathon or a 2:30 Olympic distance triathlon—deep down, everyone has that time they would love to beat. In looking for that last 10% of performance improvement, many make the mistake of hammering away at harder and higher training loads. This would probably work if you had the luxury of ample training and recovery time, ...

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