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Sunday Morning After … Ride the Hills

Posted on August 22, 2011 by Tamara

Woke up Sunday morning in time to ride at Massasoit with Dan (his birthday song!) at 8am … hitting the hills was the plan. My Sunday morning wasn’t actually like the video (link above – I just love that song!) … 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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First Swim at the Lake & Short Road Ride

Posted on July 5, 2011 by Tamara

It was one of those days that I really wish had a “reset” button … but we all have them. Stopped at Spark to get goggles and a swim cap then met Marcy at the park. Legs were tired from … 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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First Road Bike Ride of the Year & More

Posted on June 9, 2011 by Tamara

Finally got on my road bike for the first time since last fall. The morning forecast wasn’t good … 90% chance of rain (it did) with thunder and lightening and expectations of the temperatures reaching the high 90s. By 10:30 … Continue reading →

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Team practice 18 miles & 10 mile trail ride

Posted on May 22, 2011 by Tamara

“The marathon is not really about the marathon, it’s about the shared struggle. And it’s not only the marathon, but the training.” -Bill Buffum Brought my bike to practice this morning – no running for me today to let my … Continue reading →

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Lactate Stackers Day- Team Practice and the pain of success

Posted on May 14, 2011 by Tamara

This mornings post on FaceBook from Jay – “Good morning EFS Athletes. It’s “lactate stackers” day at practice! See you all at 10:00 AM!” – Doesn’t sound like fun to me … can’t wait!! Survived my “stackers” workout but barely! … Continue reading →

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30 Mile MTB Ride – Pacing Jay

Posted on May 13, 2011 by Tamara

Tentative Plans to meet Jay at 12 were changed to 1 … too much beer & pizza at Emma’s last night? Just wondering?? Got there a few minutes early, packed my food (animal crackers) and water bottle … when Jay … Continue reading →

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Long Run With Team, Hallucinations & Snot Rocket Lesson

Posted on May 8, 2011 by Tamara

Run with passion, live with passion, and feel with passion You know you are a runner when given the choice to run 8 or 10 miles and you choose 10!! Another Team practice and according to my email this morning, … Continue reading →

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