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All Blog Posts Tagged 'race' (18)

Oh What a Feeling

Wow! There’s a word that’s almost as overused as awesome. However it succinctly sums up all of my feelings in one, tidy, three-letter word. The Ascent was the exclamation point on one of the best experiences I’ve ever had, i.e. participating in all three Triple Crown runs. I…

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Added by Bill Beagle on August 24, 2012 at 2:00pm — 4 Comments

YES!

I will write about this in more detail soon enough, but for now ... HOLY CRAP I DID IT!

Added by Katie Schwing on August 20, 2012 at 2:34pm — 2 Comments

Here Goes Nothing

The Attack Pack and friends ready to take on the Falcon Trail in the dark.

Whenever I sign up for new race distances or athletic endeavors, I always envision feeling far more "ready" when race day/week/month actually arrives. The time between signing up and executing stretches on forever, week upon week of…

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Added by Katie Schwing on August 13, 2012 at 1:00pm — 1 Comment

Trying to Find the Words

This is where I was when the Waldo Canyon fire started. Eight miles of hiking and a four-hour drive away from home. Miles and miles away from cell phone signal. Utterly alone except for the one person I hiked in with. LB and I both had hectic weeks, so it was nice to get out in the woods and breathe.

When we…

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Added by Katie Schwing on July 5, 2012 at 10:33pm — No Comments

A Gem of a Day for the Crown

One jewel of the Triple Crown in hand (Garden of the Gods 10-mile Run) I pursue the next, the Summer Round-Up.

Since every successful running team needs someone to run the anchor leg, I am officially declaring myself the…

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Added by Bill Beagle on June 12, 2012 at 3:00pm — 6 Comments

GOG Race Report

This is the only shot any of the photographers (in this case, Tim) managed to catch of me during the Garden of the Gods 10-Mile Race, as far as I can tell. As you can see, I appear to be having a one-woman party about half a mile into the race…

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Added by Katie Schwing on June 12, 2012 at 1:55pm — 4 Comments

20 before 20

The CC class of 2014 (my class) adopted the class motto "Damn, those fourteeners are high!" this year, and though the intended implication doesn't really resonate with me, it did help to inspire a new goal of mine for this summer. I turn 20 in just under a month, and have decided that I want to have climbed 20 of the Colorado fourteeners before then. I'm a little ashamed to say that, in all my years living here, I've only done 10 of them. This summer is fast becoming the most ambitious of my…

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Added by Phoebe Blessing on June 3, 2012 at 6:16pm — 1 Comment

Am I Forgetting Something?

Oh yeah. Cross training. I feel like I used to be better at it. But when I was training for my last "regular" marathon (the Tobacco Road Marathon in Raleigh, NC, on March 18), I settled into a groove: four runs a week, three yoga classes a week, rest…

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Added by Katie Schwing on May 30, 2012 at 2:30pm — 3 Comments

Team NEO HITS Squad - Triathlon Training Group!

Coach Nicole Drummer of NEO Endurance Sports & Fitness will be leading a Triathlon Training Group specifically for the HITS Triathlon Series races in Fort Collins, CO, July 28-29, 2012.

The Team NEO HITS Squad Includes

  • Twice weekly…
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Added by Nicole Drummer on March 13, 2012 at 1:17pm — No Comments

Pikes Peak Region Race, Run & Ride Coordinators' Expo - Thursday January 19th

Are you a bicycle or running event planner, coordinator? Do you already have an event planned for 2012 or are you or your organization considering putting one on?

Come out to join the Pikes Peak Region Race, Run & Ride Coordinators Expo, 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Mr. Biggs, 5825 Mark Dabbling Blvd., to engage in an evening of networking, best-practice sharing and to hear experts in the field of event promotion and execution detail out some of the things you need to know and…

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Added by Allen Beauchamp on December 12, 2011 at 5:00pm — No Comments

Red Rock Relay Recap

It's 2011 and that means Relay #4 with the "not professional" relay team Girls Heart Rockets. This year I joined the rocket loving girls for the Red Rock Relay in Utah and as usual had a blast! Here's a recap (as best I can remember with the lack of sleep) of my adventure.…

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Added by Nicole Drummer on September 14, 2011 at 12:27pm — No Comments

THE COLORADO RELAY: 9 runners. 200 miles. 32 hours. 0 sleep.

 

Team photo by Christian Murdock. Other photos by Katie Schwing.

This adventure started with a conversation with a coworker. She had found this event, the Colorado Relay, and was putting a team together. I volunteered, mostly because I…

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Added by Katie Schwing on August 31, 2011 at 1:30pm — 1 Comment

Race Week Strategies Webinar



Coach Nicole will be presenting a FREE webinar on Race Day Strategies on Thursday July, 14th at 6pm MT and… Continue

Added by Nicole Drummer on July 7, 2011 at 8:59pm — No Comments

A Single Step

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Added by Stephanie Merchant Johnson on February 7, 2011 at 1:00am — No Comments

A Beautiful Pursuit

Losing weight is easy.  Keeping it off is the hard part.

 

I’m a compulsive overeater and food addict.  And a stress eater … and a boredom eater … and hey, while we’re at it, let’s throw emotional eater and “just-because-it’s-there” eater in there, too.  I tipped the scales at 237 in 2001, and at only 5’1”, that’s fat!  Over the past two decades, I have been on and off diets, losing anywhere from 30 to 80 lbs.  No matter how many successful starts I’ve had, something—a family…

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Added by Stephanie Merchant Johnson on January 7, 2011 at 9:00pm — 4 Comments

Fall Series #3 Race Report

Now published here:

Enjoy!

Added by Nicole Drummer on November 1, 2010 at 9:51pm — No Comments

Boulder Peak Race Report

(also found on http://bananadeath.blogspot.com)

The Boulder Peak has been around for 19 years. It's a classic race in Boulder with a short, yet challenging climb during the first 7.5 miles of the race. The run course is pretty flat with a few short hills, but it is exposed and it's more often than not really hot. I did the race last year for the first time. Here's my account of the weekend and the 2nd time at the Boulder Peak.



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Added by Nicole Drummer on July 12, 2010 at 12:22pm — No Comments

Triathlon Race Day Checklist

While packing my gear for tomorrow's Tri the Creek Sprint, I thought I would share a great tool that has become a critical part of my pre-race activity and preparation. It is a customizable Race Day Checklist and can be found here: http://triathlon.racechecklist.com. I have also linked to it on my training blog here: http://tricarmack.blogspot.com/. I hope you find it as valuable as I…

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Added by Scott Carmack on June 4, 2010 at 9:30pm — 1 Comment

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