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TRIATHLETE: SOMEONE WHO DOESN'T UNDERSTAND ONE SPORT IS HARD ENOUGH

FROM SPRINT TO 140.6

A NEW VIEW ON TRIATHLON

6/25/2017

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AFTER 3 HARD WEEKS OF TRAINING AND RACING I MADE THE DECISION TO NOT RACE AVERAGE JO TRIATHLON IN PERHAM. THE OLYMPIC, HALF IM AND GRANDMAS IN ADDITION TO THR 100 OR SO TRAINING MILES TOOK A TOLL ON MY BODY. IT WAS A HARD DECISION AS AVERAGE JO WAS MY FIRST EVER TRI AND MY 2 TRI BUDS WERE RACING.

IF YOU HAVEN'T NOTICED, I LOVE THE SPORT OF TRIATHLON. SURE WE GO OUT EVERYWEEK AND TRY BEAT EACHOTHER BUT THE PEOPLE ARE AMAZING. THE GUY YOU JUST BEAT TO THE FINISH LINE COMES OVER AND FIST PUMPS YOU AND STARTS TALKING ABOUT A HARD PART OF THE COURSE OR SOME RANDOM TOPIC. IF YOU HAVE DOUBTS ABOUT FELLOW HUMANS, GO WATCH A RACE. YOU'LL FIND OUT THERE ARE STILL GOOD PEOPLE IN THIS WORLD.
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FOR THOSE OUT THERE THAT DONT KNOW, PHOTOGRAPHY IS ANOTHER PASSION OF MINE. WHY I HAVE TO PICK EXPENSIVE HOBBIES IS BEYOND ME BUT CAPTURING ALL THE EMOTIONS AND FEELINGS OF AN EVENT OR NATURE IS UPLIFTING. 30 SOME YEARS INTO MY LIFE AND I HAVE FOUND SOMETHING I TRULY LOVE. WHEN I'M NOT TRAINING OR RACING, I WANT TO BE CAPTURING MOMENTS LIKE THIS ABOVE. WHAT DO YOU THINK? THINK BRANDEN LIKES THIS SPORT JUST A LITTLE BIT?

Below you'LL FIND ANOTHER ONE OF MY FAVORITES FROM AVERAGE JO. THIS TIME IT'S OF MY OTHER FRIEND COREY. ALSO KNOW AS THE KONA KING AS HE JUST QUALIFIED FOR KONA WHILE CRUSHING IM BOULDER WITH 2 FLATS! WHILE THIS PICTURE ONLY REPRESENTS A SPLIT SECOND IN TIME, IT SHOWS SO MUCH MORE. UNLIKE BRANDEN AND HIS SILLY FACE, THIS ONE SHOWS COMMITMENT AND HOW PROUD ONE FAMILY IS OF THEIR SON CHASING HIS DREAMS.
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WHILE I WASN'T RACING MYSELF, i think i had almost more fun Shooting this event and being able to share these moments. FROZEN SNAPSHOTS THAT CAN BE SHARED FOR ETERNITY.

THIS DAY ALSO BROUGHT A LONG TRAINING RIDE FOR MYSELF TOO. WITH THE WIND AND RAIN THAT MEANT RAPTOR WAS ON THE TRAINER. HAVE I MENTIONED HOW MUCH I HATE CLEANING STEALTH AFTER A RAIN SOAKED RIDE!? Anyways, 50 MILES ON THE KINETIC TRAINER AND AVERAGED 18mph WHICH IS FASTER THAN LAST TIME. THOSE LITTLE IMPROVEMENTS KEEP THE FIRE FUELED FOR IRONMAN WISCONSIN.
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IN THE WORLD OF TRIATHLON, IRON IS MADE WITH BLOOD, sweat, TEARS AND A PAIN CAVE. DOESN'T HURT TO HAVE COOL PEOPLE LIKE TRIBE MULTISPORT AND WATTIE INK TO HELP YOU ALONG THE WAY. WHAT REALLY HELPS IS SUPPORTIVE FRIENDS LIKE THE FEW I'VE GAINED FROM RACING. THANK YOU TO THOSE WHO SUPPORT AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, PUSH ME TO BE BETTER.
AVERAGE JO GALLERY
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