Author name: matthew

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Swim Drills 0-1650 Week 1

This is the zero to one mile training plan for freestyle swimming.  Found online, it’s a progressive training plan to increases the number of laps you swim each week. I am a beginner and will focusing on form throughout this training program.  I care not about speed, I just want to swim effortlessly and enjoy […]

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A Plot of Entitlement

Let’s talk about an experience that many people (many, many) have unfortunately had to live.  It starts as a normal day, maybe you have some strange feelings that something fishy is going on and then you find something that was not meant for you to find — and in a second your entire life unravels. 

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I’m not a city guy…

… neither is Toby! After spending a mere 24 hours here in San Francisco, I’ve determined, after believing otherwise for the last few years, that I am not cut out for the “city life”.  Don’t get me wrong, we are staying in a wonderful apartment, in a great part of the city and the weather

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Recipes From Italy: Crostata

This is the Crostata I learned how to make in Italy from my grand-uncle Federico. It’s important to get all of the ingredients together, in proper portions, to make the assembly very easy. You can use any kind of fruit, but for this recipe, we used apricots.

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Your mistakes do NOT define you

The very definition of resilience is “the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties.”  I would imagine that, as humans, we would naturally strive for that.  We’ve all experienced difficulties.  I’m sure a lot of you can say that you might be experiencing something difficult right now.  But to “recover quickly” now that’s something that sounds

2017 Italy Bike Tour

VIDEO | The cows in Italy wear cowbells!!

While riding through the mountains on July 18, I heard a odd clanging off bells in the distance.  As I turned a corner, I saw a single cow in the road with his herd of friends in the field behind.  I wasn’t sure if he’d just let me pass, but there really was no choice,

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Toby & Matthew hike the Cataract Falls Trail!

Toby and I went camping this weekend!  Since it’s summer time, it’s pretty impossible to get a campsite anywhere in the state without a reservation.  Most campsites fill up months before summer even gets here, but thankfully there are a handful of campgrounds available on a first-come, first-served basis.  Two of them are right here,

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Thank you, Italy!

Well, I’ve been home now for a few days and while my sleep schedule isn’t quite back to normal yet, I am ready to write a few words about my experience before I head out on another adventure (this time WITH Toby!) later today.  It’s been a whirlwind July and I’ve not quite wrapped my

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The answer is always no …

… if you never ask. People are generally pretty cool, at least the people I’ve come across in life.  Doesn’t matter what they’ve achieved, how popular they are, what their rank is, they are still just the same as you and me. Last year, when I was getting ready to fly to VA to ride

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