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And The Thank Yous Go To..... |
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Written by melanie
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2008, other than the obvious BLIP that happened at the Worlds, was fantastic. I won Temecula, Richmond, Utah, Tahoe, Canadian Offroad Triathlon Nationals and the Overall series. I also podiumed at the Sea Otter Classic, a national mountain bike stop on the Canada Cup tour, won the Squamish triathlon (setting a new race record and bike split record) and finished my first half Ironman in a respectable time (with limited prep - I'll be back!).
Along with that I spoke to the LA Tri Club with my male counterpart Conrad Stoltz, spoke at the Bike Lane with my friend Cathy Coutinho, taught clinics at every stop on the North American XTERRA tour with my fellow Art Of XTERRA professors and offered monthly thoughts on XTERRA racing on www.triathletemag.com. It was a very good year.
This kind of a season is the product of a lot of passion, cooperation and talent. Much of which is not my own. In order for me to do this I need a team of partners to lend me their expertise and skills so that I can look good out there. So, without further ado, here is the list of thank yous to the group of people who help me to do what I do. It is pretty impressive.
But my first thank you goes out to YOU. All of YOU reading this that have sent comments and emails this season, who have followed the blog and offered advice, support and encouragement – THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART! It feels really good to hear from you and having some ability to motivate and inspire you is better than any podium position I can get myself. Your success is my top priority! I guess I really am moving into coach mode… even if I am focused on another season! I hope that together we can be the best we can possibly be in 2009. Thanks so, so much! Okay, on to the long list of wonderful people in my life….READ THE REST OF THIS STORY HERE
XTERRA France... even if I didn't make it there this year I guess I was there...
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 12 November 2008 )
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If you aren't in over your head, how do you know how tall you are? |
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Written by melanie
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I am a firm believer that everything happens for a reason. When I was flying home from the East coast on Monday I was thinking about “why”. I was really nervous about Ross’s health so I never once even thought of the fact I was about to miss the European tour. So now that I know he is going to be all right, mostly due to the fact he was wearing a GREAT Lazer helmet, I am again thinking about “why” I am not going over there. I really like the following quote:
Always remember that the future comes one day at a time.
Dean Acheson
Maybe I don’t know right now why I am not going to be in Europe but by the end of the season it should all become clear. In the meantime, I have an enormous hole in my schedule where European travel and events once stood. With the change, first off, I will be able to attend Interbike – YAY! Second, I will have a break after Ogden which is another big bonus because I was really nervous about the travel from altitude to Europe. And third, I have NOTHING really on my schedule until Ogden aside from the Crested Butte regional XTERRA, so I have made some adjustments to my schedule....
I will be playing with my new toy over the coming weeks.... |
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Last Updated ( Monday, 14 July 2008 )
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Definition of XTERRA According To The New Melanie Dictionary of the Universe |
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Written by melanie
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I was recently asked to define XTERRA in my own words.
XTERRA
X-TERR-A [eks-tare-uh] noun; adjective;verb
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beyond or more than an Olympic distance triathlon; a 1500m swim, 30- 40 km mountain bike leg, 10-12 kilometer run in variable environments –adjective (an XTERRA experience)
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cooler or better than a road triathlon of any sort –noun (the XTERRA World Championships in Maui, HI)
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Triathlon with something extra or additional including natural hazards, uncontrollable challenges or setbacks and unexpected beauty in nature. –noun (I am planning to race the XTERRA USA and European Tour)
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To live to your ultimate potential. –verb (I am going to XTERRA as long as I possibly can)
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I invite all of you to add your definitions in the comments section... |
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Last Updated ( Monday, 09 June 2008 )
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Written by melanie
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Last Updated ( Monday, 10 March 2008 )
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Brian Frank, Attacking the Canadians? |
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Written by melanie
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I just read the story about the lawsuit between Keat, Vine and Neben against Hammer Nutrition. They are alleging that Endurolytes were contaminated (and have tested the bottles of Endurolytes that Keat had used in two labs to prove they WERE in fact, contaminated with noradrostendione) and caused each athlete to test positive during in-competition testing. Well, the whole story sucks because who thought they would test positive taking ELECTROLYTES.. not me! It is interesting because the two sides have already headed in an ugly direction.... |
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Last Updated ( Friday, 14 March 2008 )
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