Tag Archives: challenge
Evil Pigeon River
Arrrrrrg. This story is daunting just to write. The last two days were so epically weak, so tragically hard, yet so stupidly simple, I can’t do it justice. It needs some good cinematography and a soundtrack. Perhaps David Attenborough could … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures
Tagged BWCA, camping, canoeing, challenge, grand portage, honeymoon, outdoors, paddling
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Crawling Back On
Three weeks ago I confessed to being off the exercise wagon. Sometimes I’ve actively been chasing it down. Sometimes I just feel like I’m being dragged by my tether. It’s been inconsistent and I’m still looking for the hooks that … Continue reading
Posted in Fitness
Tagged athletics, challenge, disappointment, expectations, fitness, goals, racing, running, training, yoga study
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Adventures in Turducken
It started as a suggestion. Then it became a persistent request. I felt it even when it wasn’t there. The need for turducken was growing. A turducken is a chicken stuffed inside a duck, inside a turkey. For a year … Continue reading
Posted in Kym Cooked
Tagged challenge, chicken, culinary adventures, duck, food, meat, turducken, turkey
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Happy Biker, Awkward Yogi
I don’t hate biking anymore. It’s strange to be missing a feeling I had come to terms with always having. I accepted a vague sense of dread or outright terror as part of biking just like helmets and U-locks. At … Continue reading
My Big Tri, with tiny bubbles, a caterpillar, and ice.
We watched the sun rise on the boat as we anticipated the start. Shortly after 6:30am the inevitable got closer one person at a time, three seconds apart. “Really?” I uttered as I was told to jump. I was more … Continue reading
Posted in Fitness
Tagged athletics, challenge, Duluth, goals, Lake Superior, racing, Superior Man Triathlon, triathlon
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Midwest With Zest 