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Game On – 6x1000m
During my very slow COLL performance, I had time to think about why I wasn’t performing as I had hoped. One of the things I decided was that from that day on, I needed to make the most out of each and every hard workout in my training schedule. Since Grandma’s, Jerry has had me…
Stunt Puppy WINNER!!
I thought it would be appropriate to have Mesa, Stunt Puppy’s #1 fan, choose the winner of this blog contest. So… every blog and email entry was lined up, and Mesa was asked to come down to choose her favorite! Which would you choose?!? CONGRATS, Kate! Send me an email at nichole.porath@gmail.com with your preference…
2:51.30, 1st Minnesota Woman at TCM
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