Monthly Archives: April 2013

Training partner

Posted on April 30, 2013 by Kate

It’s no secret to anyone who’s read my blog for long that my immediate family isn’t exactly involved in my endurance sports life. Their attitudes range from my middle son’s semi-gorced conscription into AR volunteering to my husband’s tolerance to … Continue reading →

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Night rider

Posted on April 27, 2013 by Kate

No, not Knight Rider. Source Sorry, running friends…it’s another bike post, pretty much what you can expect at least through June 1. One of the downsides of being on a team is when your teammates all live somewhere else.  That … Continue reading →

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Third time’s a charm (and the first two weren’t bad either)

Posted on April 25, 2013 by Kate

April has been a pretty fantastic month so far.  I celebrated my birthday, of course, and every weekend has been awesome. First up was the CAC2 and the next day’s gravel ride, and the following weekend featured Robby’s 5K, more … Continue reading →

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CAC2: Non-racing with the best

Posted on April 16, 2013 by Kate

Note: This report was written by Kate with commentary from Adam in red (well, it’ll be added when he gets it to me.  For whatever reason people with two jobs don’t have a lot of spare time) and Jeff in … Continue reading →

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Ava Brown Memorial 5K

Posted on April 14, 2013 by Kate

I first “met” my teammate Robby’s daughter Ava in this post (which tells you everything you need to know about how amazing my teammates are) back in 2011.  Robby and his wife Sarah lost Ava to SIDS in 2009, and … Continue reading →

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Sony walkman giveaway winner

Posted on April 10, 2013 by Kate

Congratulations to Brandon LePage, one of my twitter entrants, on winning my Sony Walkman giveaway!  It’ll soon be on its way to you…hope you enjoy your new MP3 player! Thanks to everybody who entered…wish I could have given one to … Continue reading →

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It’s my birthday!

Posted on April 4, 2013 by Kate

Much like last year, I’m recycling my facebook post as my birthday blog post. Enjoy, as they’re probably my shortest posts of each year! I first saw this video on Drunkcyclist.com and the blog post about the video was mostly … Continue reading →

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Sony #FitnessWalkman giveaway

Posted on April 2, 2013 by Kate

I recently got the opportunity to receive a free water-resistant Sony Walkman MP3 player from klout.com with the possibility of winning a waterproof one in the future. Thanks to Tricia, I actually won a similar MP3 player a year or … Continue reading →

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That’s more like it

Posted on April 1, 2013 by Kate

Saturday morning I was supposed to meet some friends and carpool to Rolla, MO, for 100 miles of gravel roads (in two 50-mile loops).  That’s exactly the kind of training I need in preparation for June’s Dirty Kanza (exactly 2 … Continue reading →

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