Tag: running
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Things to do when it’s 106 degrees
In my case, it included swimming 1.5K, biking 40K, then running a 10K at the Las Vegas Triathlon. And let me tell you, it was HOT out there! The triathlon took place in and around Boulder Beach at Lake Mead. The swim started around 7:15am and the temperature was only in the lower 80’s (but…
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Getting strong now
<cue theme from Rocky> So here at Chez O’Shea we have been all about the physical fitness/getting in shape thing of late. I’ve been training for an Olympic distance triathlon that is (gulp!) next weekend and Chuck has been struggling to get back in shape post-chemotherapy (they don’t really tell you how long that takes…
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Paris here we come!
Chuck and I registered today for the 2010 Paris Marathon that takes place on April 11! Ooh-la-la! It’ll be our first trip to Europe since we ran the Medoc Marathon in 2007. This time we’re going to finish the race, and spend some quality time in the City of Lights. Then we’re planning to head…
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Impact
Every May for almost 20 years Chuck has been holding a race in the Angeles National Forest called the El Prieto Handicap (pictures here of previous races). It’s named for the trail that is the toughest part of the course: a mile and a half of steep single track trail that runs through a lush area…
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To all of our active friends…
We’ve been quite engrossed over the past three weeks watching the Tour de France (and it’s been a great year!). As it’s been broadcast on Versus (not a major network), the advertisements have been, um, intriguing. Who can forget Smiling Bob? And the constant promos for Fanarchy? But along with the dreck they’ve been promoting…
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El Prieto redux
I just finished uploading some awesome new photos taken by our friend Gerry on Saturday at this year’s El Prieto Handicap race. He caught some great action shots of people running, and he was positioned at a point early enough in the race (at the bottom of the El Prieto Trail) that people still look…
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