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By Elaine Sheikh, Team OAM Now Triathlete, One week prior to USAT Age Group Nationals in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, I found myself facing some complications. First of all, I was headed to the emergency room in the middle of the night with acute abdominal pain indicative of either a) the onset -
This year’s Gaslight Criterium racers tackled fast paced races in the heat of the summer. Even with temps in the 90’s, every category of racer was met with high speeds, fast corners, and that killer slight uphill to the finish. It was a perfect day of racing and Team OAM
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By Todd Anthes, Team OAM Now Triathlete Some say the fourth discipline in triathlon is nutrition. While I can’t totally disagree, I’d argue that the fourth discipline can be a positive attitude. Racing includes a lot of variables, including some that can derail a good, even great, performance. How you
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By Jonathan Morgan, Team OAM Now Cyclist After 38 years of competition where I remained relatively unscathed, I unfortunately had a serious injury during the Noquemenon Ski Marathon last winter.The injury was so serious that I could have gotten lawyers for personal injury claims‘ help. I would have bet strongly that
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By Alex Vanias, Team OAM Now Multi-sport Athlete Ore to Shore is one of the classic mountain bike races featuring a 48-mile course covering the rocky terrain from Negaunee to Marquette, Michigan. The race always draws a stacked field and both Kaitlyn Patterson and I selected it as a priority
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By OAM NOW/Athletic Mentors Elite Cyclist, Collin Snyder Michigan crit racing was in for a treat as bike racers stormed the state’s capitol. This years Capitol City Criterium’s main attraction, the men’s Pro 1/2 was a rare but highly entertaining night time event, with the field lining up at 8:30 and
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By Roxane Kippen, Team OAM Now Triathlete The Dirty Burg  Trail Run took place on what started out as a cool sunny morning at the Cannonsburg Ski Area. It is the summer event put out by Switchback Endurance, the race directors of the very popular spring and winter trail races
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By Kathy Braginton, Team OAM Now Triathlete After my last race in the cold and the rain, I was asked whether I was happy and if I had fun. At that moment, it was hard to answer. However, I thought about that question often over the next 2 weeks leading up to
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