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My Rocky Relationship with the Queen

By tjfry | August 12, 2011

I fell in love with her the first time I saw her. I was 12 years old. Not because she was beautiful, but because of her personality. I still remember that weekend in the winter of 1987. Wide World of Sports was on and they were covering the Ironman. It was a classic Mark Allen-Dave [...]

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Ironman World Championships, Kona Hawaii

By tjfry | March 3, 2009

Ahh yes. The Ironman. The toughest one day event in world. It’s lure has grown to the point that has been inserted into everyday conversation. If someone endures in any facet of life, they are often referred to as an “Ironman”. Timex has made a fortune on their watch by the same name. It all started [...]

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The Boston Marathon

By tjfry | February 20, 2009

It’s the world series for runners and the oldest organized marathon in the history of the world. It, like the Hawiian Ironman is to triathlon, is the measuring stick every non runner will forever measure you by. “Oh you run marathons? Have you ever done the Boston Marathon?” This year with the birth of my [...]

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