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• Training Pays Dividends - 25" Improvement in Nut Race...

  
  With the increase in running I've been doing in the past month along with the weekly track workouts, today's "Nut Race" was a perfect opportunity to gauge my progress. My previous best time on this course was an 18:55 back in 2008. Today was a fairly small field, 42 runners braved the 32 degree weather and the stiff 5 - 10 mph wind out of the north. Being a small field and all from Columbia, I had a pretty good idea who I might be competitive with but wasn't real sure how fast I could run as th...
  
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  Published by Tony Rigdon on Sun, 07 Feb 2010 05:17:00 +0000
  
  

• First Multisport Race of the Season Approaches...

  
  Just thought I should post a quick update on my blog... I signed up for my first multisport race of the season this past week, the Desert Classic Duathlon in Phoenix AZ. It just happens to be taking place the weekend before a conference I have to be at in Phoenix so I'll be taking the teardrop out for a road trip! A race followed by a conference mixed in with 7 quality workouts in the Arizona desert!!
  
  Three weeks following my first multisport event of 2010, I'm tentatively planning on...
  
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  Published by Tony Rigdon on Wed, 27 Jan 2010 03:30:00 +0000
  
  

• Can I Shave Now?

  
  
  
  
  I made a vow, I said I wouldn't shave my face or cut my hair until I win my next race. I posted this sometime in the beginning of December. I thought I would run the "Ring In New Year" one mile race in Jefferson City on January 1st, figured it might be an easy first win of the year clearing the way for a shave and haircut... if I so desired... Turns out, the weather was cold and I stayed up a little too late New Year's Eve, I skipped the race. When the...
  
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  Published by Tony Rigdon on Wed, 13 Jan 2010 03:28:00 +0000
  
  

• 2009, the Year in Review...

  
  2009, The Year in Review...
  
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  Published by Tony Rigdon on Sat, 02 Jan 2010 05:45:00 +0000
  
  

• Updated My Races for the Year...

  
  Not sure if this really counts as a worthwhile blog post, but since I post so seldomly, posting anything is probably better than nothing at all!
  
  Decided I should take the time to update my race results from the year, considering the last race result I had posted was from back in early August. Turns out I've been racing a lot this year, though quite a few of them are multiple bike races on the same weekend, so it's easy for them to add up... This brings up the question in my mind, qua...
  
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  Published by Tony Rigdon on Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:56:00 +0000
  
  

• Has it been so long?

  
  Hmm, lots of stuff I could write about, lots has happened since my last post! However, I'm just posting something, looking for motivation to do more. Motivation to train, motivation to get out of bed at 5 am when I set my alarm. It has gotten really easy to roll over, reset my alarm for 7 am, and fall back to sleep. So I don't really have the motivation to updated my blog either...
  
  Don't worry, this is pretty normal for me. I go through phases, I think we all do. Mine might be just a...
  
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  Published by Tony Rigdon on Tue, 13 Oct 2009 01:39:00 +0000
  
  

• Just Not Enough Time!!

  
  Ok, I guess I really don't expect any sympathy from you. It's not like I have a family, kids, or other responsiblities that many of you have. I do have a house that's an ongoing project, but it's not like I'm putting much time into it these days! Just posting a quick note about the sacrifices one makes when attempting to improve in endurance athletics, don't ask me right now if it is worth it!
  
  I'm biking a lot these days. Last night I got off of work and got home around 5:15. Found my...
  
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  Published by Tony Rigdon on Wed, 26 Aug 2009 02:52:00 +0000
  
  

• Republic Tiger Triathlon Race Report

  
  I actually have three other race reports I’ve neglected to write, so I’m going a little out of order here! However, I had a really great race this past weekend, probably my best performance of the year and I feel like writing about it while it is still fresh in my mind, maybe I’ll write the other three later...
  
  I've been chasing one person all season in the Ultramax Series, Jay Orr. He and I are two of four people who have done all the races in the series so far and every time w...
  
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  Published by Tony Rigdon on Tue, 18 Aug 2009 02:20:00 +0000
  
  

• Mental Toughness...

  
  I don't have it as often as I would like, or at least not as much as I want. This morning my alarm went off at 5:45am, but I lacked the mental toughness to get out of bed until a little after 6:00. The main meat of my swim this morning was 10 x 100 yards on 2 minutes, coming in under 1:30. This isn't a tough swim by swimmers standards, but for me after 3 of them I was so tempted to shorten things to 5 x 100! I did manage to dredge up enough mental fortitude to stick it out and got all 10 in. I s...
  
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  Published by Tony Rigdon on Thu, 30 Jul 2009 04:00:00 +0000
  
  

• New Town Triathlon Race Report

  
  
  When I saw this race at the beginning of the season, I told myself I wanted to be in peak fitness and do awesome at it. At some point in the past few months I forgot about that goal, lost my desire somehow and found myself going into this race thinking I would be fortunate to even make the top ten. Sunday morning found me un-enthusiastically getting up at 3:00 AM to make the two-hour drive to the race site.
  
  I really didn't think I would be the first in line to enter ...
  
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  Published by Tony Rigdon on Fri, 24 Jul 2009 20:20:00 +0000