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By Nathan Frazier, Team OAM Now Cyclist As cyclists, we have the opportunity to control a lot of factors in a race. We can control the bike, what the kit, the gear, and the pace. However, one thing we cannot change is wind, and wind is a huge factor in a race. A -
By Kaitlyn Patterson, Team OAM Now  Multi-Sport Athlete My second season of mountain bike racing has been a progression of increasing challenges and quite a few surprise wins. After buying my Giant Lust 2 last April, I have been able to climb the ranks of Michigan mountain biking with the
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What would you do to get into the famous Western States Endurance Run? The world’s oldest and most prestigious 100-mile trail race that only lets 369 hearty soles purchase a bib to run up 18,000  and descend 23,000 feet of Sierra Nevada mountains? For some of us long distance trail
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Alma Grand Prix is the first (and one of the most fun) cyclocross race in the fall. Even this early in the season, fall was in the air with temps struggling to reach 60 degrees. The course was designed to take advantage of the woods and features already present on
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The 51st running of the DeBaets-DeVos Labor Day Criterium marks the end of the criterium season in Michigan. It’s hilly and curvy course offers unique challenges for riders. This year, the temps rose into the 90’s with a hot wind that hit right as racers climbed the hill, making the
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By Elaine Sheikh, Team OAM Now Triathlete Triathlon is a sport dominated by “Type A” individuals. As a whole, we are very precise people. We can spout off our 500 time for yards and meters; we can give you not only our 5K and 10K PRs, but those of our
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By Roxane Kippen, Team OAM Now Triathlete Northern Michigan has some of the most beautiful triathlon race venues in the state, with crystal clear waters and rolling, tree-lined roads. After experiencing the beauty of Harbor Springs last year at the Little Traverse Triathlon, I was determined to race another event
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Kathy Braginton Redefines Personal Best While Taking 1st Overall at Girl’s Best Friend Olympic Tri
By Kathy Braginton, Team OAM Now Triathlete When most of us think of the term Personal Record (PR) , also known as Personal Best (PB), we think of recording our “Best Time” in a race. In search of a PR, I signed my sister and me up for Athletic Mentor’s Triathlete
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