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Not Nobody

Early 2011. Leigh calls, as usual from the beach, and asks, “Are there any triathlons in Chile?” “Why?” “Well, Craig has this customer down there, Alain, who has a B & B in the high desert. We sold him his … Continue reading

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MvB Wars: Downvalley Arena

Victoria’s Secret – that all-American bastion of late night fun and frivolity – is run by Columbus based, low-key Leslie (“Les”) Wexner. He’s worth $7-8,000,000,000 according to official scorekeeper Forbes Magazine. He also controls The Limited, Pink, and Express. And … Continue reading

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MvB Wars: The Polo Grounds

For the average millionaire, a hot tub, a swimming pool, a tennis court – all of these are fairly common. But if you want to stand out in the Aspen crowd, maybe what you need is a polo field for … Continue reading

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MvB Wars: Castle Creek Wedding

Castle Creek Road, since it was re-surfaced a in 2013, has become my number one favorite ride in the valley. Rising from the hospital, at about 8000-foot elevation, it winds 2500’ in nine miles to the crest at Koch’s Elk … Continue reading

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New Year’s Letter

[Written mostly by Cheryl] 2015! Today is the First Day of 2015. The temperature is chilly, but the light is clear and crisp. Here is our recap of 2014: In January last year (2014!), Al retired from medicine and hasn’t … Continue reading

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Youthful Exuberance

An Endurance Nation member, in a fit of youthful exuberance, signed herself up for another Ironman six weeks after successfully finishing Ironman Boulder at the start of this month. Here’s her question: Hey Al, my name is H., and a … Continue reading

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Ironman Coeur d’Alene 2014 Race Plan

INTRODUCTION This is IM # 26, of which 3 were DNS, and 3 were DNFs. The DNFs are all instructive in terms of helping me learn about race execution. I’ll have two more IMs this year. This is an A- … Continue reading

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Dallas Buyers’ Club

Mcconaughey, after an interlude in a series of half-hearted romantic comedies, and seemingly on the way to lightweight oblivion while skating by on looks and charm, has returned to his early promise as an actor with the engagement and integrity of Paul Newman or Steve McQueen. Continue reading

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Out of Body Experience?

Today, some in EN made this comment: I’ve have always had, (and I assume most other endurance athletes do), times during workouts where the mind just goes “off” somewhere. It can range from mild/brief to almost borderline out-of-body. Not necessarily … Continue reading

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Powder Day

Thirty years ago, on powder days, my father would drive me over to the lift. I’d have to haul out the monstrous 18” snow blower and clear the driveway, curving 400’ downhill. We’d leave about 8:05, exactly the right amount … Continue reading

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