Wearing Down
by
Al O.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Triathlon
For many of us life and its challenges can wear us down, both mentally and physically over time. I see it when I look at pictures of friends from long ago and compa ...
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Goodbye to a Friend
by
Al O.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Triathlon
A friend of mine passed away unexpectedly a week ago today. Scott Roy was a friend, confidant, coach, mentor and cheerleader to many in the Spokane, WA triathlon communit ...
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Traveling
by
Al O.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Triathlon
I have been working to understand the ins and outs of air travel with mileage/points via various credit cards and thought you might be interested in my analysis.
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Full Circle
by
Al O.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Triathlon
Afterseveral years of working hard, pushing intensity during the winter months, andsetting up race schedules and following a training plan as precisely aspossible, I recen ...
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Thailand Part VIII
by
Al O.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Triathlon
In coming back to Thailand I, once again, had the opportunity to enjoy the amazing fruits and foods offered by the gentle people of this country. I previously discussed the ...
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Thailand Part VII
by
Al O.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Triathlon
I originally visited Thailand back in 1970, and also stayed during parts of 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974 and 1975. I was stationed at Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base during these ...
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Thailand Part VI
by
Al O.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Triathlon
During our Thailand visit we took a day trip to Khao Yai National Park, a magnificent destination in the jungled mountains of central Thailand. After a drive of a couple of ...
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Thailand Part V
by
Al O.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Triathlon
Thao Suranari or Lady Mo was the wife of the deputy governor of Nakhon Ratchasima (Korat); a stronghold for Siamese control over its Laotian vassals at the time of the Vient ...
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Thailand Part IV
by
Al O.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Triathlon
During our visit we stayed in Nakhon Ratchasima (Korat), Thailand. Nakhon Ratchasima
(Korat) is located in the central part of Thailand. This central portion of the coun ...
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Thailand Part III
by
Al O.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Triathlon
During our visit my wife's close knit family and I went out for dinner at a local open air restaurant. The main dish involved cooking different meats and vegetables over a ...
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Thailand Part II
by
Al O.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Triathlon
I last visited Thailand in 1975, when, as a member of the US Air Force, I was a goofy twenty something year old with little appreciation for much that did not directly affec ...
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Thailand Revisited
by
Al O.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Triathlon
After 36 years away from the magnificent county of Thailand, I accompanied my wife to a visit of her homeland. We, as you probably expect, have been planning the logistics ...
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Embrace Your Weirdness
by
Al O.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Triathlon
Seth Godin recentlypublished his latest book titled, We Are All Weird . Mr. Godin is a kind of marketing, freethinking, consultant guru and excels at getting people, sma ...
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Mental Toughness – or Not
by
Al O.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Triathlon
In endurancecircles there is always a great deal of discussion concerning mental toughnessand the ability to turn one’s self inside out at key portions of races. I do adm ...
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Spokane Half Marathon
by
Al O.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Triathlon
October 9brought the Spokane Half Marathon to my race calendar. It has been a number of years since I haveraced this event and was looking forward to it. Triathlons have ...
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Colbert Half Marathon Recap
by
Al O.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Triathlon
On Saturday,October 1, I raced the Colbert Half Marathon. This is a great race and has been held for well over thirty straight years. It is a bit of a throwback to simple ...
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Taper Time
by
Al O.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Triathlon
I am now inthe middle of week seven or eight (depending on how I am counting) of my runspecific training in preparation for the Colbert Half Marathon on October 1 andthe S ...
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Living
by
Al O.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Triathlon
Movingalong, just shuffling on down the road of life, I am a satisfied man. Watching many of my peers and those Ifollowed, liked and even admired passing on before me, seem ...
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Life in Miniature
by
Al O.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Triathlon
I havefollowed Donald’s blog for a number of years now. His perspective of living and running in thehills and valleys of Marin County, CA and Northern California always g ...
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