Category Archives: Running

My race story … and lessons learned

Posted on November 14, 2011 by Tamara

Woke up at 3:30 am, got coffee and breakfast, and was out the door by 5 to meet Cristine and Brandy. The darn GPS couldn’t get me to the right spot and I passed them 2x before realizing it was … Continue reading →

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Hingham Race and a Little of Nothing …

Posted on August 26, 2011 by Tamara

  Sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together …  Be the Fruit Loop in a world of Cheerios …   Not much new since I took the day off to let my knee recover from my … Continue reading →

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Run, Ride and Team Practice

Posted on August 19, 2011 by Tamara

I am what some might call a non-believer, its an unfair charge I because all of us, no matter the connection we feel or don’t, when sitting under the stars or feeling the world closing in, doing what comes naturally … Continue reading →

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3 Mile Run & 9 Mile Ride

Posted on August 17, 2011 by Tamara

We forget sometimes how much the world can hurt … it can hurt people we love, people we don’t, people caught in the middle … even people who would give just anything if they could never ever get hurt again … Continue reading →

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4 mile run, swim, and pizza with a pitcher of beer

Posted on August 9, 2011 by Tamara

Little minds are tamed and subdued by misfortunes; but great minds rise above them. Yesterday I attempted to get in a ride, run and swim … almost made it. Stopped for gas on the way to the park and the … Continue reading →

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Team Practice Run, First Transition Practice & Weekly Trainng Schedule

Posted on August 6, 2011 by Tamara

Pretty full house today with the team … we all went out for 2 & 3 mile runs … many are racing tomorrow in Providence. I ran 2 and felt like complete crap … about a mile into the run … Continue reading →

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Weekend Race – Team EFS Rocked! Jay finished with 101.5 miles!!

Posted on July 31, 2011 by Tamara

Results – Jay -101.5 miles in 23.5 hours – 7th place overall and 1st in age group! EFS Relay Team A -3rd place in mixed division and 4th overall with 51 laps & Team B 10th overall with 43 laps. … Continue reading →

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Running in Vibrams – Some Links & Thoughts

Posted on July 29, 2011 by Tamara

Since I am going to be racing in my Vibrams for the first time tonight, I thought I’d share some of the sites which I have been reading … first, just coming back from an injury and starting slow, this … Continue reading →

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Team Practice

Posted on July 27, 2011 by Tamara

Team practice at 6:30 … just in time for the rain to start … and a little thunder … 4 of us plus Jay made the practice … we started with a short 1/4 mile course x4 keeping us near … Continue reading →

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Riding Solo Today – 10 mile loop

Posted on June 18, 2011 by Tamara

No Marcy today … so I decided to set a baseline time for my 10 mile loop … which I hope to improve on in upcoming rides. Have tentative plans to do 5x 10 mile loop at Freetown on Tuesday. … Continue reading →

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