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The Impossible TRI Triathlon Program Is Here!

February 28, 2012 By Joel Runyon 6 Comments

It's done. It's done. It's done. It's done. After 2 months of writing, way too many cases of Red Bull, and more than a few all nighters combined with a solid attempt at becoming permanently nocturnal, it's finished. I spent the good part of the last 2 months working on this, but the Impossible TRI Triathlon Guide is finally here. If you want to do a triathlon this year, I don't know of a better resource out there than what we just put together. Susan ...

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200 Story Lines

February 27, 2012 By Joel Runyon 3 Comments

I was looking through my archives last week and realized I was coming up on a big number. 200. Huh. Today's post is the 200th I've written on the blog. There's nothing significant about the number per se - sure, it's nice and round, but by itself it's nothing special. I didn't plan on it and I wasn't counting down, but somehow over the past couple years, I've written 200 little stories. The large majority of those came when I still had my regular 9-5 ...

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5 Common Beginner Triathlon Myths

February 23, 2012 By Joel Runyon 9 Comments

Beginner triathlete training for your first ever triathlon? Check out ImpossibleTRI and run your first triathlon in 3 months. I'm back from the land of Target (aka Targetopolis aka Minneapolis) and things went really well. I'll do a full write up soon but as I was talking to the Target Triathlon club, I ran into a bunch of first-time triathletes who wanted to do their first race but had questions about it (as do most people when they try out anything ...

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Greetings From Targetopolis

February 17, 2012 By Joel Runyon 13 Comments

Greetings from Minneapolis. I got in yesterday and from the current looks of things, I'm fairly sure Target is just a few years away from officially renaming Minneapolis - Targetoplis (I'm pretty sure they own the entire city). If you didn't know, I'll be speaking at the Target Headquarters (yes, that Target) in a few hours (is this real life?). I'll be sharing a little about my story, triathlon and my take on doing the impossible. So for the last few ...

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If You’re Scared To Death, You’re Doing It Right

February 14, 2012 By Joel Runyon 34 Comments

If you're scared to death, you're doing it right. --- I was talking to a friend the other day. They're in their senior year of college and enjoying things mostly. I asked them what they were going to do after college, and they really had no idea. After a few more minutes of prodding, my friend admitted, I really don't know, but I'm scared to death. Good! I told them. If you're scared to death, you're doing it right. I think everyone starts out scared. ...

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The Surprising Effects of Compound Action

February 9, 2012 By Joel Runyon 27 Comments

Almost everyone has heard of the wonders of compound interest. It's wonders are extolled virtually in every piece of personal finance literature you've ever seen. A little money, saved consistently, over a period of time yields steadily builds, yielding fantastic results, and allows you to retire, get a mansion and never go bald. At 20 years old, if you save $5,000 for 45 years at 8% interest, you'll have $1.93 million at 65. The power isn't in the little ...

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What The Heck Is Going On Around Here?

February 7, 2012 By Joel Runyon 15 Comments

Good question! There's a ton of stuff in the works right now at Impossible HQ. It can all get a little bit crazy so every once in a while, I try to write everything down to keep track of things. This time, I thought I'd share. Here are some of the things that I'm up to this February. New Homepage Design The incredible team over at Spyr Media cooked up an amazing new design for JoelRunyon.com. Previously it was a little stale, out-of-date and didn't really ...

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3 Short Embarrassing Racing Stories

February 2, 2012 By Joel Runyon 4 Comments

Over the last few years, racing has become one of my favorite things to do. It's competitive, it's active, it's fun and every once in a while, you come away from an event with an embarrassing story or two. For some reason, this happens to me more often than not when I race. Here's a few you may or may not have heard before. --- Race: Tri Indy This was my second triathlon ever. At this point, I didn't have cycling shoes and was wearing my running shoes on ...

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