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July 31, 2014

Life has interesting ways of reminding us about breaking free from our daily grind. Sometimes it’s a vacation. And sometimes it’s getting 220 volts to the chest. Kyle tried both last week. And even after his heart was frozen,…

July 17, 2014

Here’s the lowdown on the shop throwdown. Getting JT Lyons to the start line takes a little inter-shop smack talk these days. A lot of you didn’t know or don’t remember, but long before our road team started, JT…

July 9, 2014

The yearly benchmark race. I almost didn’t register as my run prep wasn’t where I’d have hoped it would be, but the lovely folks at TCSD granted me an entry as a thank you/retirement present for my help with…

July 8, 2014

My last race as a category 3. Solo 2 lap TT for two primes. Pain face after getting caught from said breakaway.  The wining move. Orange girl attacked at the last kicker, so I had no choice.  I hammered…

July 6, 2014

Zen running. I’ve never believed in it {or understood is probably a better word} because I’d never experienced it. Runner’s high. Yeah, not so much from the “land” of swimmergurl. But tonight, I think I’ve come as close as…

May 30, 2014

Love, not hate. Cyclists look after each other. We point out obstacles, we lead out team members, we lend a tube/co2/flat help. The hate we are confronted with stems mostly from road-raged drivers who needed that extra second we’ve…

May 21, 2014

Racecations are the best with Kyle as my sidekick. I won’t say they are the most organized or are without drama. But they are time away. Together. And sadly, they race by too fast. cheap floaty and a pool…

May 12, 2014

May 1 was the 6th anniversary of my first triathlon and I feel so far, but yet so close to that day and this sport. This winter/spring I’ve removed myself from almost all things triathlon. Scratch that. Removed myself…

May 4, 2014

Overall a great afternoon in the Barrio for this Wills. (Had this in the draft folder for a while). Here’s the race report for both my Barrio Logan 2014 criterium races.    no warmup is complete without a mxm…

April 7, 2014

Racing twice in a day isn’t something I’ve done often. When registering, the 3/4 and 1-3 races were far enough apart that I felt I’d have a good chance to recover and at least survive the longer 55 min…