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Tag Archives: Highland Games
MY Best. Not THE Best.
After 2019, I took an unplanned hiatus from the Highland Games. Truth be told, I was tired. The year was a brutal competition schedule that aimed for World Championships in two different challenging strength sports; a fairly drastic weight cut; … Continue reading
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Tagged Caber, Highland Games, Shot Put, Throwing, USATF, weightlifting, Weights for distance
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Some Days the Weight Wins
It occurred to me the other day that I hadn’t written my story of World Masters Weightlifting Championships (otherwise known as, Worlds;) back in December. What now seems like a lifetime ago. I hadn’t even thought about it and my … Continue reading
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Tagged courage, Highland Games, Masters Weightlifting, Mental Health, Sports, weightlifting
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Monday Bacon: Fire & Ice
The HotHunkyHubs and I were talking this morning about various topics that landed on the current state of healthcare. It’s a mess, if you didn’t already know. It wasn’t great before the shutdowns but mass layoffs; shutting down most areas … Continue reading
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Tagged getting along, Highland Games, Marriage, Masters Weightlifting, MKE gyms, MKE Muscle, New year new you, psychology, Scotland
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Don’t Just Stand There!
Each spring of my childhood, we would pack up the White Guzz (the big white station wagon) for the first trip to our cabin up north. It was a massive ordeal. The cabin had been closed all winter and we … Continue reading
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Tagged America, Coronavirus, Dan O'donnel, Freedom, Grip it and Rip It, Highland Games, Mark Belling, Snatch, weightlifting, WISN
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