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Hancock Hustle

me_hancockHustle Up The Hancock

The only thing better than taking an elevator is taking the stairs.  Butterflies and monkey’s with red butts aside, I am proud to inform you that I have successfully climbed the Hancock tower (93 flights of stairs) in 17:28 and placed 40th in my category.

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Indoor? What the? How….

trapped-1That is what I thought when I heard about an indoor triathlon.  What about having indoor sky diving or, better yet, an indoor war.  It it’s cold, why fight outside?
I was told that triathletes who live in cold climates, participate in indoor triathlons to get in the competition mode and prepare for the season.  Since I’ll try everything once if it won’t cause permanent damage (that was an important amendment), an indoor triathlon seemed like the thing to do.  So I did one, and then another one.

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Gearing up

Have you ever had bright red legs that looked like they were sun burnt?  That itched like a mother…?  After cycling for an hour and a half? In 35 degrees? It’s a miracle that I didn’t scratch off all of my skin at that very moment.  Let this be a lesson for me and for the rest of us – Red is always bad, and dress warm when it’s cold!
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