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    By Kaitlyn Patterson, Team Athletic Mentors Cyclist An off-season has been a foreign concept for me for the past several years. The rollerskis (or real skis) would come out just after Iceman and ski race season would be in full force as soon after. And by the time the last
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    –By Raquel Torres, Triathlete Making the decisión to race Since I did not participate in many events in 2016, I  was hungry to keep finding race to challenge me. After my last event in Africa in December, I spent some time thinking about my 2017 goals. There is the commitment
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    Where did all the snow go? –By Alex Vanias, Nordic Skier and Cyclist I moved to Ann Arbor around the beginning of August. It isn’t the most optimal place to be a cross country skier, but I’m making it work. It took me about a month to find some convenient
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    Whether you’re brand new to triathlons, just have a few under your belt, or are are a seasoned racer looking for a breakthrough season, one of these clinics will be perfect for you. Please mark your calendars and plan to join us for the clinics below!  These clinics are free to
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    –By Elaine Sheikh, Team Athletic Mentors Triathlete I’ve talked to a lot of people lately about their triathlon training.  And let’s face it, it isn’t super easy for people who have “real jobs,” families, and other commitments in their lives to get in the necessary training for three disciplines while
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    –By Raquel Torres, Team Athletic Mentors Triathlete In September I made my second attempt at the 70.3 distance in Georgia at the Augusta 70.3.  In my first half at Racine, the swim was canceled due to weather and they made it into a duathlon. Despite the different race format, I
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    –By Jeff Nordquist, Team Athletic Mentors Multi-Sport Athlete Seems like every year we learn lessons from our season of racing, this year was no exception. I had few highlights and plenty of mistakes. Yet, there is always a lesson to be told from every experience, here are some of mine.
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    –By Paul Raynes, Team Athletic Mentors Multi-Sport Athlete I’ve been involved in endurance sports for nearly forty years and have not missed a season of training and competition since 1977. Not to say I haven’t had set backs and challenges. Along the way it’s been a necessity to recreate myself