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"Endurance is not just the ability to to bear a hard thing, but to turn it into glory."-- William Barclay

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My Failure at Stanford Treeathlon

The Stanford Treeathlon and I haven’t had much luck. Some day, I will start the race. But, it wasn’t today. Not the fault in any way of the Stanford Treeathlon, but my luck at this race continues to be unsuccessful.

Unfortunately for me, I’m having lower back pain – sometimes it’s hard to even walk, and it’s even more painful to sit or even sneeze – and the better part of valor suggested a pass at this race. To make it even more difficult, the weather was perfect, and the Stanford Triathlon team, the folks behind the treeathlon, are always friendly and the race continues to look like a way fun way to start the season. I wish I could give you a race report: But, sadly, the race report is about knowing your limits, and your ultimate goals.

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Stanford Treethlon (Sprint) Becomes Duathlon

Wisely, this evening the Stanford Treeathlon Sprint Triathlon became a duathlon. With record lows forecast for the San Francisco area, the race directors wisely decided to cancel the swim portion of the race. As someone who was once rescued by the Coast Guard in 48F water, the real risk of hypothermia was wisely evaluated by the race directors in making this decision. Although I would have enjoyed the open water swim practice, not being exposed to hypothermia (Yes, this is California) was both a wise and prudent decision by the Treeathlon folks. Continue reading