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Keeping Up With a Fast Kid

March 24, 2020 Marcus Barton

I met Joe Urbanowicz and his dad, Paul a couple years ago as Joe was preparing to race XTERRA Oak Mountain. He touted it as

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Running Above The Clouds

February 15, 2020 Marcus Barton

As I gear up for the upcoming ÖtillÖ Catalina swimrun race, I decided to head up to the mountains for some good, old-fashioned climbing. I

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Rocks in My Shoes – Rockman Swimrun

August 11, 2018 Marcus Barton

Mirko and Hendrik of Team Amphibia Wolfsburg passed us again, getting out of the water just ahead of us. It was definitely the coldest swim

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Double Duty – Technical Trail Running

June 11, 2018 Marcus Barton

My mom and dad used to call me “Squirrel”. I used some of my squirrel skills during this epic training weekend. See if you can

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Riding Bikes and Stomping Grapes – ITU Multisport World Championships – Cross Triathlon

September 15, 2017 Marcus Barton

“Looking for a race report on speedylizard…” was the text I got from a friend.  It was proof, yet again, that I had been slackassing

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Some Like It Hot – XTERRA Whitewater

July 14, 2017 Marcus Barton

Well, once again, I’ve fallen waaaay behind on my posts, so here goes a recap of XTERRA Whitewater.  I’m gonna try and recap some of

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Cheetahs and Gazelles – XTERRA Fort Yargo

April 30, 2017 Marcus Barton

It’s been a couple of years since I hit the one-cow town of Winder, Georgia to race XTERRA Fort Yargo.  With the change in the

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GUforit in Cali

January 31, 2017 Marcus Barton

Recently I had an opportunity to go to California as part of the day-job. It’s great to get to work with a bunch of REALLY

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SwimRun Connects Nature to the Concrete Jungle

October 25, 2016 Marcus Barton

One of the primary premises behind the sport of swimrun is connecting the athletes with nature.  If you ask Michael Lemmel, race director of OtillO,

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I’ll Tumble For Ya in the Woods–XTERRA Whitewater

July 14, 2016 Marcus Barton

It was slated to be a hot one and with the torrential downpour the night before, it was also a slick one.  Hot.  Steamy.  Slippery. 

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Hulk Got Some Upgrades XTERRA Myrtle Beach

April 28, 2016 Marcus Barton

One of the beauties that makes XTERRA so much fun is the change.  How boring would it be to go do that same road triathlon,

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New Years, New Friends and Mud

January 2, 2014 Marcus Barton

For the 7th year in a row, we had our annual New Year’s Day Almost Noon Almost 10k Unorganized Group Trail Run.  After everyone arrived,

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By the Numbers

Events Raced
Swimruns: 26
Off-road triathlons: 79
Road Triathlons: 10
Running: ???

What SwimRun Gear Do You Need?

  • Part 1 – Wetsuits
  • Part 2 – Paddles, Buoy, Shoes and More
Schwalbe
ESI Grips
First Endurance

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34°F / 1°C isn’t too cold, but add in rain and it’ll chill you to your bones. I’d much rather be running in those temps dry (and with snow even) over that of cold rain.
Bailey came home with us in October of 2008 (top picture) and left us last night (bottom). She brought lots of love, laughter and companionship to this house. She grew up with kids and grandkids (Jonah nicknamed her “B”) and loved them all. Quick to play, especially with a balloon, and had bionic ears that could hear a food wrapper a mile away. You will be missed, Bailey. We love you.
The cold and rain didn’t stop us from getting outside and running. Don’t let weather stop you. You might actually find it to be more fun and interesting. Great run with a Danny, Mike, Chris and Lee. ⠀
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This monkey got to race with @teamcheckpointzero at the @sheriff_possr_ar Oak Mountain 24 hour adventure race. We cleared 60 checkpoints covering over 75 miles of canoeing, mountain biking and trekking, with over 11,000 feet of climbing, finishing up second place coed. Sooooo much fun and a great bunch to race with.

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