CarbKiller on November 15th, 2010

I know I blogged yesterday but believe it or not I’m back today too. *waves smelling salts in front of blog reading buddies* First I’d like to point out that I’ve changed the ticker on the right sidebar to my next big race. As promised, I’m invading HZ’s hometown (I know, I know, there goes […]

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CarbKiller on August 4th, 2010

Funny people, runners. No matter where they start they always want more. Even the slow ones like me. For half marathoners it’s the marathon. For marathoners it’s a BQ. For BQers it’s another BQ or an ultra. And somewhere in the middle of all that are the people who decide one sport isn’t enough and […]

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CarbKiller on December 13th, 2009

Running a race is a lot like a final exam. You can’t just show up and expect to pass unless you’ve put in some kind of effort. Some people prepare for months and sleep deeply at night secure in their efforts. Others realize 24 hours beforehand that 80% of their overall grade is riding on […]

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CarbKiller on November 1st, 2009

I know, I know but I’m recommending another article. This one is about an elite competitor at the Ironman World Championships in Kona, Hawaii. An Ironman by definition is the male winner of a triathlon consisting of  a 2.4 miles (3.86 km) swim, a 112 miles (180.25 km) bike and a marathon (26 miles 385 yards, 42.195 km) run, raced in that order and […]

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CarbKiller on January 24th, 2009

CarbKiller note: I was going to call this “how not to look like an idiot or maim yourself permanently on race day” but the title was too long. I would like to take a moment to give a ginormous THANK YOU to our very own HobbitGrrl she has done fantastic things for my piece of […]

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CarbKiller on January 1st, 2009

Hey everyone I hope you had a fantastic evening.  Mine turned out a little unexpected,  what was supposed to be a fun party turned into me hanging out at a friend’s house with her strange relatives.  It is always nice however to be reminded that everyone has strange relatives. As for 2009, it got off […]

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