the Detox Diet — by Birdie on

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In early October my husband and I followed the Wholefood Farmacy 13 day detox program. I wrote the following in an email to friends and tho...

Hello from IMFL — by Birdie on

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IMFL 07 We were at Ironman Florida over the weekend, not racing just cheering for friends! Congrats to all, especially Michelle for finishin...

pave paradise — by Birdie on

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There is a lot to catch up on... training, injury, rest and detox, but saw this quote today and it hit home as all the nice horse farms I li...

USAT Membership passes 100,000!!! — by Birdie on

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Guess it is official now, the sport is definitely still growing! I was concerned we were going to start to see the down hill trend in parti...

First double workout in awhile! — by Birdie on

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Big huge thanks to Kate and Michelle for being there to run with this morning! It takes a lot for me to get up before 5 am to go running, s...

Taking some good advice — by Birdie on

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Well, to be perfectly honest, I wanted to get it completed sooner than December, but I'm taking the advice of a good friend with a vast ...

Dude, just give me some space! — by Birdie on

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As someone who very recently suffered from post-race blues (I don't think it's an official term), this article posted on TriFuel hit...

Guess who had a great run today? — by Birdie on

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You might have noticed that I have posted any workouts lately... well, that's because none of them have been very spectacular. I quick ...

GCOW — by Birdie on

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GCOW or "Garbage Can on Wheels" is a syndrome that many of my mom friends including myself seem to have... the backseat is strewn ...

The Army on WVO — by Birdie on

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As many of you know I'm just a little bit of a greenie. Lately my big thing has been trying to find a diesel woody station wagon that I ...

How You Approach It — by Birdie on

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I've been a big fan of the comic "Frazz" for several years. The titular character is an elementary school janitor who also ha...

Tour de France - over for another year — by Birdie on

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As it happens at the beginning of the 4th week of July, I am a little bit at a loss for what to do now that I don't have Phil Liggett an...

Endurance Running Quote — by Birdie on

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I was talking to someone the other day about running, and I mentioned that I only started running because I wasn't coordinated to play s...

Nutrition - it's a jungle out there! — by Birdie on

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I have to admit, I get swept up in some of the diet "crazes" too... Just a couple of weeks ago I was pouring over the internet try...

Argh! the pain! the pain! — by Birdie on

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Okay folks, cannot walk today after Spinnervals "total body conditioning" yesterday... are you kidding me!?!? It is more like to...

Funny Quote — by Birdie on

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This one really hit home for me: Don Marquis - "Procrastination is the art of keeping up with yesterday." Don't I know it!!!

Getting ready to train again!! — by Birdie on

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It's a big day, the next race has been decided! The remainder of the year looks like it will be Aug 18 - High Falls Sprint Sept 17 - Tu...

Davis Phinney on Competitor Radio — by Birdie on

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I recently found the Competitor Radio podcast on iTunes. It is a radio show broadcast in California hosted by Bob Babbit and Paul Huddle, ...

Kate is an Ironman!!! — by Birdie on

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My friend Kate finished her first Ironman at Ironman Couer d'Alene on Sunday! Love the hat Kate!! It's pink!!!! I think IronSherpa ...

Muddy Buddy!! — by Birdie on

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I've been wanting to do a Muddy Buddy race since I found out about them probably 5 years ago, I just never found someone else who was my...

Moving over to Jason's blog — by Birdie on

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In the interest of time, etc., while I'm on hiatus from training, I'll be posting any new non-tri/non-race related stuff over on Jas...

Bike Trailer on the Comet! — by Birdie on

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We took Jason in the bike trailer today on Silver Comet. Silver Comet is a paved trail that was converted from an old railroad line. Jason...

Kids are fun! — by Birdie on

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Jason's school theme today was "dress like a rock star". We put him in his "Ladies Man" t-shirt for the occasion. ...

Gulf Coast 2007 - Race Report — by Birdie on

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Bring on the Pretzels! It was a great day for racing and we were out in full force! (Photos, courtesy of Michelle's husband Eddie, avai...

Tour de Georgia - Stage 6 Ride Along — by Birdie on

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This picture was taken without zoom lens, I was actually 3 feet from Tom Danielson The most unbelievable day! I went on a ride along in the...