Category Archives: 5k

Rebelman Re-cap – round two

My second go at the Rebelman Triathlon is in the books.  This time I was 27 minutes faster and I placed third in my age group.  I didn’t worry as much – though I always worry about something.  I executed … Continue reading

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Setting goals: Preparation

Yesterday I ate lunch at a Japanese restaurant and received a fortune cookie. The photo is very clear – I couldn’t get it to focus for some reason, but my fortune read, “Use your abilities at this time to stay … Continue reading

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Habit: Changing behavior and changing my life

Over the past few weeks I have been reading the book The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg. His examples provide a clear description of habit, why we do what we do, and ways to analyze habits if we want … Continue reading

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Reflections on 2012

I’ve been sick for over a week so I haven’t had a chance to blog. I have thought about the past year and the one to come, however.  In this post I want to do a bit of reflection. Goals … Continue reading

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Meadow Brook Run, 2012

This morning I ran the Meadow Brook 5k in Birmingham.  Every finisher received a rose. My time was 41:09, 6 minutes and 16 seconds faster than when I ran it two years ago. I am slowly getting back to my … Continue reading

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Life is Poetry: Sprint Triathlon, Luray (Post 3)

When our relay team came together, Ann Erker Nicocelli wrote that sometimes life gives us poetry. Our team was definitely poetry and beauty. Ann, Vickie Daniel Singer and I came together to do the Luray Sprint this year. We all … Continue reading

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O Canada! Plays, the Olympics and Vacation

I spent last weekend in Stratford, Ontario at the Shakespeare Festival.  I planned this trip when I learned that Christopher Plummer would be back on stage with a one man show. The performance was worth the whole trip. (Two years … Continue reading

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Wet Dog Finisher

Saturday I finished the Wet Dog Triathlon.  That was my goal. I decided that I was not going to be as concerned about time today as I was about finishing  since I had not finished Buster Britton.  As I was … Continue reading

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Part 2: A few more reflections

One of the things I have been thinking about since yesterday is something Kelli said to me.  (Kelli, if I don’t get it quite right feel free to correct me.)  In essence, she said race day is the fun part, … Continue reading

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Summertime! Bits and pieces

Summer has arrived.  Not quite officially, but it’s here.  Over Memorial Day weekend it was close to 100 degrees in my part of Alabama.  Summer classes began today and Bama Bound groups started showing up last week.  It is summer. … Continue reading

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