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    –By Richard Landgraff, Masters Cyclist Richard competing earlier in the season It was a beautiful day on Sunday for the annual Sylvania Cycling Classic in Ohio.  Temperatures were in the mid 70′s with a slight breeze from the north which made the short technical course all the harder.  About 25 racers lined
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    Tragedy. Senseless. Horrific. Heartbreaking… there are so many words that help us describe what happened in Kalamazoo a few short days ago. Five cyclists lost their lives and four were severely injured because of one person’s decision to drive recklessly. And we feel devastated, angry, distressed, anxious, deeply saddened, vulnerable
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    The beginning of a long day and epic adventure –By Amy Kimber, Team OAM NOW Cyclist When my husband told me he wanted us to sign up for the Dirty Kanza 200, I said a lot of things like, “you are crazy, no way, why, not a chance, you can
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    By: Brian Reynolds On August 10th, 2002, I was a 14 year old Otsego High School freshman toeing the start line at the Ready or Not 5k.  The race took place at my old stamping grounds in Otsego, Michigan.  The Ready or Not was my second 5k during my early
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    Elaine is back running healthy and strong after recovering from a pelvic stress fracture 15 months ago – By Elaine Sheikh Strider’s 10 Mile Classic is a race that I’ve wanted to do for a few years now, but have never been able to work into the schedule. This year, it
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    A sunny day 2 at Yankee Springs Recreation Area –By Roxane Kippen, Multisport Athlete Who needs Spring Break sitting around on a beach in Florida, when you can go on a bikecation? It doesn’t appear that “bikecation” is a term that has landed on wikipedia yet, since it gave me results
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    Danielle Nye, Roxane Kippen, Paul Raynes, and Bob Shultz took on the Striders 5k last weekend in Grand Rapids –By Danielle Nye, OAM NOW Multisport Athlete Saturday morning was a crisp, sunny day perfect for running the Striders 5k classic. Team OAM NOW had four members at the start line eager to
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    Tammy representing OAM NOW in Boston! Tammy completes a challenging Boston Marathon and posts another qualifying time! –By Tammy Shuler, Team OAM NOW multi-sport athlete The morning of the race started out very hot considering the weather we have had leading up to race day. 70 at the start of