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–By Todd Anthes My season started slow due to a few injuries and other anomalies. So, I find myself in mid-September still racing triathlon to meet team obligations, when I normally shift to a mountain/cross bike focus. I have heard great things about the Allendale Triathlon, including a flat and -
–By Terry Ritter September 9th saw big time bicycle racing return to the Detroit area. The Detroit Athletic Club put on the inaugural Detroit Cycling Championship. This event had a large purse ($45K!), and drew both amateur and pro teams from around the Midwest region and our friends to the
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–By Brian Reynolds This blog is a continuation from my last blog post “My Kona Journey: Part 1.”  I suggest reading that blog before reading this one. “If you fail to plan, you are planning to fail!”– Benjamin Franklin My goal for the 2017 season was to race Ironman Brasil
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–By Elaine Sheikh “When you want to succeed as bad as you want to breathe, then you’ll be successful!” – Eric Thomas, in his Secrets to Success speech at Michigan State University. This has been my MO for years. To paraphrase what Thomas said about NFL players, I agree that
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The futile attempt to remove the special “mud” that exists at times in the Marquette area. We had some pretty substantial water on the course this year, creating rust colored puddles filled with iron particles. I have to give it a try, though, and now this kit will serve as
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–By Todd Anthes There is an old adage, it is not “if” you are going to injure your back, it’s “when.” Okay, I made that up. Granted I am not a sleep professional that you see advertised in the media, but I am someone who has recently suffered with some
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–By Bobby Munro Road bike racing is a dangerous activity. It is arguably the most dangerous type of bike racing—except for maybe our distant cousin, downhill mountain bike. Below is four things to do at your local race to make sure the pack stays safe. Admittedly, this list primarily helps
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–By Kathy Braginton In search of something new and adventurous, I headed to the center of the universe for the Ann Arbor Tri presented by Epic Races. This race says it is a triathlon that is as tough as you are and I found out what tough really was. Centered
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