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Thunderstorm Workouts

July 30, 2011 By Joel Runyon 26 Comments

10:59 Dangit. It's been raining all day. I'd been hoping for the rain to stop so I could get finish my workout. It had been raining since the morning. It wasn't going to stop anytime soon. It's getting late and I have to get up early the next day. It's now or never. Screw it, let's do it. I tell myself. I throw my Vibrams on, grab my jumprope off the counter and head out the door. I jog down the back alley as the water starts to collect in miniature ...

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Filed Under: Adventures, Hacks, The Impossible Tagged With: lightning workouts, No Excuses, park workouts, thunderstorm workouts, workout anyways, workout in the rain

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

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