Nuclear Swim Recap

Our final open water swim in the Trysports Triangle Swim Series was held yesterday morning at Harris Lake. This 1 mile swim (named the Nuclear Swim since the Shearon Harris Nuclear power plant uses the lake to cool it's reactors) is a popular one and we usually get our biggest turnout.Everything went very smoothly - we had enough t-shirts for any late signups, all food was there and delivered early, and the weeds were at a minimum this year. Because...

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Tips from Tassie

I wrote this for our latest OSB Multisport newsletter. If you'd like to subscribe to it (it's sent out monthly), click this link.There are so many traits that my dog has that I wish I could instill into my life. For example, she is ALWAYS happy in the morning, no matter what the time. It’s as if she’s thinking, “A brand new day! Yay!” She gets incredibly excited when we take her for a run, and is very sad when we don’t. I don’t necessarily want to be spinning in circles (ala Tassie) at the beginning of every run, but I do wish I could be that eager...

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Trying to Be Good

I have two triathlons left on the calendar - the Patriots Sprint in Williamsburg, VA on September 12th (Marty is doing the half the day before), and USAT Nationals in Tuscaloosa on September 25th. The sprint will be kind of a last tune-up before Nationals, which is definitely the 'A' race of the season.In an effort to set myself up well for that race, I'm trying to be good. As in, I'm not sleeping in and missing Master's practice, being more consistent with my runs so I can get above 20 mpw and biking more.I've actually biked 3 times already this...

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Murder was the case that they gave me

Victim was found in hallway of house gutted. All appendages broken.Heart (aka 'squeaker') torn out.Suspect was still at the scene of the crime. Refused to look at investigators.Claims 'accident.' Explains, 'always carries friends in mouth.' Friends named as 'bunny,' 'turkey,' and 'hedgehog.' None were available for comme...

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Big Sad Face

This is what I felt like yesterday when I realized I had left my prescription sunglasses on top of my car the day before.I drove back to Umstead (where it happened) thinking that in some alternate universe I would find them intact and lying on the curb somewhere. That alternate universe was not my reality and I saw no trace of them. I imagine they're somewhere squashed along Harrison Avenue.This post deserves another picture....

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I am totally watching Survivor this season

I'm not a big reality tv fan - I did watch The Real World in college and the first season of Survivor (10 years ago?), but other than that I could care less.Except we know someone on the new season of Survivor! Kelly Bruno is a local triathlete/amputee/med student and all-around nice girl. Maybe too nice for this show, but I guess we'll see.Go Kelly...

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Lake Logan Race Report

Race: Lake Logan International Venue: Beautiful Canton, NC (a bit west of Asheville, a bit east of Waynesville)Partners in Crime: Kari, Alysia, myselfSub Partners in Crime: Marty and TassieAccommodations: Cabin up a steep hill – may or may not have had a squirrel living in the loft. Surrounded by 15,000 crickets.Marty picked me up from work and we raced over to packet pickup with 10min to spare. We met up with Kari and Alysia at the cabin and got...

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Thunderstorms

Last night we had a doozie of a thunderstorm come through. It woke us all up, and of course if I wake up in the middle of the night, I immediately have to go to the bathroom. Tassie, like many other dogs, doesn't like thunderstorms. However, unlike most other dogs, she doesn't try to hide or destroy things or even whine. She just sits and trembles. It really is the saddest thing you'll ever see. When I went to the bathroom last night she followed...

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Beach Weekend Recap

Thanks to Kari and Bobby for letting us all come down to their family's beach house this weekend - we had lots of fun and got in lots of good training. All pictures have been taken from Kari, who is our resident photographer for trips.We started Friday night off with pizza. Alysia and Kari slaved all day to make us a delicious meal.Saturday morning we got up early so we could get a bike ride in before the beach traffic picked up. It's amazing how...

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