Rob

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Name: Rob Eakin
Date registered: January 21, 2008
URL: http://

Latest posts

  1. Editorial: Idiotic pedestrians are bulk of the problem — May 18, 2012
  2. All the days… — December 17, 2011
  3. RTC Vancouver — October 29, 2011
  4. You Don’t Want It Bad Enough — October 15, 2011
  5. Season In Review — September 30, 2011

Most commented posts

  1. Might As Well — 4 comments
  2. Truth — 2 comments
  3. Positive Rivalry — 2 comments
  4. Best Music of 2009 — 2 comments
  5. How It’s Done 2 — 2 comments

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Jul
13

Limit

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Mark Cross

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May
23

Race Report – North Shore Sprint

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North Shore Bike

So I got the “keep at it, you’re on the right track” sign I was looking for. Not an exceptional race, not a poor race, just a Goldilocks type race. The race went almost exactly as I expected given the focus of my training so far this year. My swim was faster than ever (swam ~1:25′s …

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May
22

The Pressure Is Good For You

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May
21

The Weight of Expectation

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“[Triathlon] is ninety percent mental and the other half is physical.” -Yogi Berra I’ll admit, Yogi probably wasn’t talking about triathlon. But the mind games that come with any sport are universal. As I spend my weekend recovering for my first triathlon of the season I can feel the weight of expectation. It’s just not …

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May
05

When Writing The Story Of Your Life…

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via Hacking Work

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Feb
14

Support

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It’s odd that I would feel compelled to write this right now, when training is going so well, but maybe I’ve got the right perspective at the moment. I’ve had this quote sitting on my desk for the past year or so and have never quite known what to do with it. There was something …

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Feb
03

Twitter Thursday

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Get to play with a MacBook, iTouch, and iPad all day. All in the name of education and teaching. # Am off, pm LE spin class. Survived 3 spins in one week. Barely. #traininglog # 3.6k swim, 8k AeT run. Smashed right now and only a big three workout day tomorrow. #survivalmode #traininglog # Consistent, …

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Jan
31

Triathlete Poetry

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Completely and unapologetically stolen from Lisa Norden‘s blog. Perfectly sums up this time of year. And I’d have to agree “it’s one of my favourite times of year”. training in the ‘berra January 30th, 2011 by Lisa Hard times are good times. This is the not so romantic part of being a pro athlete. Not …

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Jan
27

Twitter Thursday

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Just watched the 30 for 30 doc on MJ playing baseball. Some thought it was a joke but it was just a guy going after a dream. #inspirational # Nothing like a pre-spin workout nap in the car to recharge the batteries. #lovemyelement # 4.2k am swim, 5k easy run, pm spin class w 400W …

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Jan
25

The Way I See It

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It’s been a while since I posted one of these (posted at all in fact) but I came across this last night and it struck a chord. I think it encapsulates my approach to both teaching and triathlon. While most would categorize one as work and the other as play, they are as much one …

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