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	<title>Rob Ritzenhein &#187; Blog</title>
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		<title>Going with the Flow</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If now were two years ago, I would be losing my mind. My season would be shot. I&#8217;d be a bit depressed. I&#8217;d be beating myself up. I would be whining. A lot. But these days things are different. After taking a new job that limits my riding, and injuring my back (again) a couple [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.robritz.com/2011/06/17/going-with-the-flow</link>
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		<title>Le Off Season (French for &#8220;The Off Season&#8221;)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m a little behind. Here&#8217;s a quick recap: Cyclocross Love it. Gonna keep doing it. I suck at remounts. That&#8217;s what she said. Massive Fallout For the first time ever I actually rode all four trails in a single day for around 60 miles of riding. The weather was fantastic and the ride went without [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.robritz.com/2011/01/06/le-off-season-french-for-the-off-season</link>
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		<title>Oh shit, son! CX is the cat&#8217;s pajamas!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Baaaaaahhhhhhh I&#8217;m HOOKED. My first hit was far from free, but it doesn&#8217;t matter. I&#8217;ll be back for more smack! I did my first cyclocross race at the 2nd day of the Tailwind Michigan Double Cross. I got there way early and nervously signed up. My mind was all atwitter about barriers, that big ass [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.robritz.com/2010/09/30/oh-shit-son-cx-is-the-cats-pajamas</link>
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		<title>OH EM GEE CEE EXXX</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Cyclocross (CX) is something I&#8217;ve been interested in over the last few years. I never dove in, choosing to say each year, &#8220;I&#8217;m going to try that this year.&#8221; When the time came, I did not try that. I was a liar, and I am sorry. This year is different, folks. This year I actually [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.robritz.com/2010/09/10/oh-em-gee-cee-exxx</link>
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		<title>12 Hours of Ithaca</title>
		<description><![CDATA[HOT DIGGITY GIGGITY was it just that&#8230; hot! There was a strong wind but unfortunately it only poked through in one or two sections of the trail. Not only hot, but DUSTY. I&#8217;m still picking dirt out of my ears. I went into this race with a mileage goal: 100+. I&#8217;d gotten 100 at Lumberjack, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.robritz.com/2010/07/23/12-hours-of-ithaca</link>
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		<title>Lumberjack 100: Completed</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Awwwweeeee, spoiler. Gave it away in the title. I know you were on the edge of your seat, and the title&#8217;s like some douche in the theater who screams BRUCE WILLIS IS DEAD in the first 5 minutes. What? You&#8217;ve never seen Sixth Sense? Please stop reading my blog. Finishing the race is a great [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.robritz.com/2010/06/28/lumberjack-100-completed</link>
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		<title>Where the hell is my flannel skinsuit??</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Holy crap, Lumberjack is 4 short days away! This will be my second attempt at this popular Michigan ultra-endurance extravaganza. I&#8217;m both giddy with anticipation and&#8230; well, giddy with anticipation. A) I want the race to be here, and B) I want the race to be over. Two giddies, one race (HUR DUR). Last year [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.robritz.com/2010/06/15/where-the-hell-is-my-flannel-skinsuit</link>
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		<title>A Free Tip From Me to You</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When on the trainer, don&#8217;t put the remote in your jersey pocket with the IR blaster facing up. This should be self explanatory, but it isn&#8217;t, so I&#8217;ll elaborate with a little story. Today I was partaking in my Intensity!™ training ride in the basement. I had the CTS video &#8220;Cycling for Power&#8221; on. Being [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.robritz.com/2010/01/09/a-free-tip-from-me-to-you</link>
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		<title>&#8220;Lunge&#8221; is Greek for &#8220;Torture&#8221;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;The lunge is a weight training exercise that is used to strengthen the quadriceps muscles, gluteal muscles and the muscles comprising the &#8220;hamstrings&#8220;, the semitendinosus, the semimembranosus, and the biceps femoris. A long lunge emphasizes the glutes whereas a short lunge emphasizes the quadriceps.&#8221; (via Wikipedia) See how I emphasized &#8220;gluteal muscles&#8221; up there? That&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.robritz.com/2009/12/07/lunge-is-greek-for-torture</link>
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		<title>Another year down, another year begins</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Some things I&#8217;ve participated in between my last post and this new shiny post: Self supported tour from my front door to Ipperwash Beach, Ontario. 98 of the hottest miles I&#8217;ve ever ridden. Tree Farm Relay &#8211; Our team took 10th, and I experienced intoxication and hangover in a span of about 6 hours. Stony [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.robritz.com/2009/11/25/another-year-down-another-year-begins</link>
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