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Left of the Blue Wall: February 2012
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Left of the Blue Wall. Sunday, February 5, 2012. Indoors and Outdoors and on a Hilly Route. You've been out there on the salty roads, I know. You've been training in your reflective vest and intimidating balaclava, hitting the hills, leaving piles of dirt on the rug where your shoes melt post-run. But not me. The harpies have lured me to the flat, smooth, climate-controlled treadmill this season where I RARELY select the hilly route. But yesterday taught me a lesson. Sue (right), Cathy (middle) and I.
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Left of the Blue Wall: Triathlon Prep
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Left of the Blue Wall. Sunday, May 27, 2012. Maybe I'm more willing to suffer. Been training methodically, working with a coach. She says run faster, I try to run faster. She says bike that hill five times, I do it. Intense. Yoga tells me to rename pain "sensation," breath into working muscles, relax those less involved, use the mind. The biggest lesson I've learned so far: I can suffer and recover. My Olympic distance tri is in two weeks. May 31, 2012. Just heard a clip from one of the Star Wars films:.
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Left of the Blue Wall: May 2011
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Left of the Blue Wall. Monday, May 16, 2011. Marathon: To Run, To Blow. I thought determination was needed to finish a marathon but maybe not. Maybe just one snotty, ignorant, live-in-the-moment step after another is enough. It worked this time. I laughed a little hysterically on the phone to Jim. "Could you give me the phone number for the clinic, honey? It was the evening before the marathon. Train and dream, but unplanned stuff happens. Sue and me before the race. Then another punch in the planning: s...
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Left of the Blue Wall: August 2013
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Left of the Blue Wall. Tuesday, August 13, 2013. Triathlon: Ten Things I Forgot. Rev3 Half-Ironman in Wisconsin Dells. August 11, 2013. Water 73 degrees,. Air 58 to 72 degrees, mild wind,. Rain from 7:30 am to 11 am. 12 mile swim in. Lake Delton, Wisconsin. 57 mile bike with 4,087 feet ascent. In Baraboo Bluffs,. 131 mile hilly run. Thought I should jot these down before I forget them again:. You feel naked in the rain wearing wet shorts. Marker buoys are confusing in a strange lake on a grey morning.
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Left of the Blue Wall: March 2012
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Left of the Blue Wall. Friday, March 30, 2012. I eye the girl to my left, sweating out the last few minutes of spin class. Diane, comfy and sweet. She'd make for a pleasant run companion, she looks kind. I peer to my right. Not sure of her name: Jennifer? Thirties, confident, elegant blond pony tail. Quietly serious. She looks sort of fast. A running companion on this cold March morning would be nice. I'm supposed to be running within a few minutes of dismounting. Think they'd join me? I've been on her s...
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Left of the Blue Wall: May 2012
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Left of the Blue Wall. Sunday, May 27, 2012. Maybe I'm more willing to suffer. Been training methodically, working with a coach. She says run faster, I try to run faster. She says bike that hill five times, I do it. Intense. Yoga tells me to rename pain "sensation," breath into working muscles, relax those less involved, use the mind. The biggest lesson I've learned so far: I can suffer and recover. My Olympic distance tri is in two weeks. May 31, 2012. Just heard a clip from one of the Star Wars films:.
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Left of the Blue Wall: Triathlon: Ten Things I Forgot
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Left of the Blue Wall. Tuesday, August 13, 2013. Triathlon: Ten Things I Forgot. Rev3 Half-Ironman in Wisconsin Dells. August 11, 2013. Water 73 degrees,. Air 58 to 72 degrees, mild wind,. Rain from 7:30 am to 11 am. 12 mile swim in. Lake Delton, Wisconsin. 57 mile bike with 4,087 feet ascent. In Baraboo Bluffs,. 131 mile hilly run. Thought I should jot these down before I forget them again:. You feel naked in the rain wearing wet shorts. Marker buoys are confusing in a strange lake on a grey morning.
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Lorraine Ortner-Blake Calligraphy Portage Wisconsin
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Heart Rising Athletic Art. Express yourself with these timeless messages on note cards, bookmarks, and other calligraphic artwork created by Lorraine. Portage, WI 53901. Click here to see bicycle art! See Lorraine's recent artworks as they are created at: calligraphyoriginals. You'll receive free gift cards with your order! These little cards are about 3 x 3 inches, no fold. You'll get an assortment of about 8 cards FREE with any order; you can request multiples of your favorites!
