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Night Rats

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I had some time to kill Tuesday night before dinner and my work gym seems to be missing all three of its treadmills, so I headed out on a quick […]

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5 Things I Never Knew About Being Coached

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I mentioned last week that I’ve hired myself a triathlon coach and some folks are interested in knowing what it’s like to train with a coach, so I said I’d […]

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Goals, Training planning
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We have a winner…

June 27, 2012by gswiszcza 3 Comments

After talking with a few folks, I’ve come down on the cheaper, more difficult side of training plans: partial DIY. I’ve decided to follow Level 1 of the Half IM […]

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Goals, Training planning

Plotting my Escape

June 8, 2012by gswiszcza Leave a comment

Whether they help or hinder, I like goal making. I have overall life goals, long term goals for triathlon, goals for my season, goals for my day. Sometimes I check […]

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