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Last Minute Impossible Plans

July 30, 2010 By Joel Runyon 26 Comments

It seems I couldn’t get enough of my first triathlon experience so yesterday I signed up for another one…this weekend. I’ll be running obliterating [my new word for finishing triathlons - thanks twitter-verse] the Indy Tri this Sunday downtown. It’s an official USAT event and it's listed as a Sprint triathlon. The distances? All over the place again – 500m swim 11.5 miles 3.1 mile run I’ve got to admit, I’m terribly confused on what qualifies as a ...

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Filed Under: Adventures, Fitness, The Impossible, Updates Tagged With: Bike Race, Biking, Brick, Brick Transitions, Cycling, Indy Tri, Running, Swimming, Tri, Triathlon, USAT

5 Life Lessons I Learned From Jack Johnson Concert Traffic

July 28, 2010 By Joel Runyon 16 Comments

I went to a Jack Johnson concert this past weekend. Needless to say, Jack was fantastic. He played for a few hours, had G Love open for him and Jack ended with “Better Together." Great concert. People were singing along, everyone was happy and everything. Then the concert ended. Suddenly the concert turned into a mad house. People dashed for their cars in hopes of beating the traffic jam. [Obviously the easiest way to avoid traffic is just to bike or ...

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Filed Under: Hacks Tagged With: city traffic, concert, driving, How To Get Out Of Concert Traffic, Jack Johnson, Jack Johnson Concert, traffic jams

How To Buy A Road Bike For $150

July 25, 2010 By Joel Runyon 39 Comments

I've been meaning to get a real bike. It was one of my goals at the beginning of the month and while I got "a bike" from my brother, I found out that it wasn't an ideal bike for a triathlon. So, for the last few weeks I've been trying to get my hands on a legit bike that rides well and this past Saturday I ended up getting a pretty good one for $150. Here's how I did it: Check out Craigslist I've used craigslist before, but it wasn't until I read "How to ...

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Filed Under: Fitness, Hacks Tagged With: Biking, Craigslist Bike, Cycling, Fixing Up Bikes, Friendly Strangers, How To Buy A BIke, How To Buy A Bike For $150, Triathlon, Under $200 Bike

People Are Awesome

July 22, 2010 By Joel Runyon 42 Comments

Note: was going to attach this post at the end of my last one, but as I wrote it, it kept getting longer and longer, so I decided to just make it it’s own post. People are awesome. Seriously. People are way more awesome than we give them credit for. Yes, there are a handful of jerks whose sole existence is to suck the life, dreams & happiness from you because they’re upset about their own unfulfilling existence, but there are way more awesome people ...

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Filed Under: Fitness, Hacks Tagged With: Awesome, Bill & Ted, Encouragement, People, People Are Awesom, Support, Triathlon

Who’s Got 2 Thumbs And Just Did A Triathlon? – Valpo Tri 2010

July 19, 2010 By Joel Runyon 32 Comments

This guy. After 400m swimming, 12.4 miles biking and 3.2 miles running, I'm alive and I'm proud to say I finished! I'm pumped that I did it, but not so pumped about my time. My goal for the race, was 1 hour 15 minutes. I actually thought that that was a realistic time for what I wanted to do. In reality? I wasn't even CLOSE. As it turns out I made quite a few miscalculations...let me explain... The Race The 20-29 male age division was the first wave to ...

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Filed Under: Adventures, Fitness, The Impossible Tagged With: Bike Race, Biking, Cycling, Finishing, Goals, Running, Swimming, Tri, Triathlon, Triathlon Results, USA Triathlon, USAT, Valpo Tri

Weird Distances, Uncertainty & My First Real Triathlon

July 16, 2010 By Joel Runyon 9 Comments

Tomorrow’s a big day. I'll be running my first official triathlon in Valparaiso, Indiana. It's a fairly short-distance race. I only have to do a: 1/4 mile swim 12.4 mile bike 3.1 mile run That's pretty doable, right? Sprint vs. Novice Technicalities Over the past few weeks, I’ve been referring this triathlon as a “sprint” triathlon”, but after doing some more research, I realized it really should be classified as a novice distance. The distances ...

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Filed Under: Fitness Tagged With: Biking, Cycling, Indiana, Novice Triathlon, Running, Sprint Triathlon, Swimming, Triathlon, Valparaiso, Valpo, Valpo Tri

Getting A Bike & Killing Off Excuses

July 13, 2010 By Joel Runyon 14 Comments

Not My Bike Or My View :( I'm On A Bike! Good news! Exactly one week before my first real triathlon, I got a bike. Last minute, like always, I snagged this one from my brother when I was back up in Chicago for the weekend. He got it like 10 years ago back in high school and hasn't touched it since so I decided to steal it for next weekend. It's silver & blue, and is basically a super cool...mountain bike. Great for riding around as a kid, probalby ...

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Filed Under: Fitness, Hacks Tagged With: Bicycle, Bike, Cycling, Excuses, Inspiration, No Excuses, Triathlon

World Cup Champs: Spain or Netherlands?

July 11, 2010 By Joel Runyon 4 Comments

I have to admit, I haven't watched much of the world cup this year. It's not because I don't like soccer. In fact, since the last world cup, my appreciation for soccer has skyrocketed. I've really come to enjoy the patience, teamwork and technical skill that soccer requires. While I hate the flopping that goes on [although headbutts are entertaining] I love how soccer [and sports in general] have the power to bring people together. I've been to Europe, The ...

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Filed Under: Fitness Tagged With: Dutch, España, Futbol, Holland, Netherlands, Soccer, Spain, Spanish, Sports, Teamwork, Travel, Winning, World Cup

5 Great Early Morning Activities

July 8, 2010 By Joel Runyon 61 Comments

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Filed Under: Hacks Tagged With: Breakfast, early morning, Gary V, Hustle, Quiet Time, Reflecting, Running, Swimming, Writing

How to Celebrate the 5th of July

July 5, 2010 By Joel Runyon 3 Comments

234 years ago yesterday, 56 men got together and decided that the status quo wasn't good enough. They weren't satisfied with how things were and refused to believe that their situation was impervious to change. They wanted something different so they decided to get together and write their own future. Then they wrote and signed the Declaration Of Independence. Yesterday [and today] there are going to be lots of celebrations. There will be parades, ...

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Filed Under: Hacks Tagged With: 4th of July, America, Declaration of Independence, Fireworks, How To Celebrate 4th Of July, Independence Day, Revolutionary, USA

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