Monthly Archives: September 2013

This girl will self-destruct in 10 seconds

Posted on September 30, 2013 by Kate

This girl will self-destruct in 10 seconds.  Non-training and overtraining at the very same time?

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This girl will self-destruct in 10 seconds

Posted on September 30, 2013 by Kate

Don’t worry…this is no cry for help. Rather, it’s an admission that maybe I overdid it this weekend.  That possibly my lack of discipline and inability to say no to things that sound fun could be getting in the way … Continue reading →

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Cyclocross for dummies

Posted on September 26, 2013 by Kate

Before my first CX race last year the sum total of my “training” was to preride the course the morning of the race.  This year, I actually made it out to the practice course once before the first race and … Continue reading →

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On the wrong side of the law: Thunder Rolls part 3

Posted on September 16, 2013 by Kate

If you haven’t caught up with our adventures at Thunder Rolls, take a moment to read up on parts 1 and 2. When I last left off part 2 of the race report, our two teams had decided to go … Continue reading →

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You can’t fix stupid…but you can reinforce it with money and attention

Posted on September 8, 2013 by Kate

And now a break from our regularly scheduled Thunder Rolls race reports, part 3 of which is not coming along so quickly…. The morning sky through the bathroom curtains looked weirdly dark for 7 a.m. on a summer morning, and … Continue reading →

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Thunder Rolls 2013, part 2

Posted on September 2, 2013 by Kate

If you haven’t read part 1 yet, go get caught up. It’s ok…I’ll wait…. It was a subdued group that left the ascending area. We were almost certainly in last place at this point, but none of us cared. Our … Continue reading →

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