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		<title>Time to quit slacking&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I have fallen off the wagon of blogging, but alas I feel I have things to say again. I&#8217;ll be splitting my time between writing the Topeak blog and here, so cut me a little slack as I get back into the swing of things. I guess I better get my sponsors updated too. So [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://eddieodea.com/2011/11/30/time-to-quit-slacking/</link>
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		<title>Lumberjack 100 &#8211; 2011</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This report is a little late due to our excursion to Costa Rica&#8230;.I&#8217;ll write about that soon enough. Prerace check-in: This was my 4th Lumberjack so I was not expecting many surprises but the mention of new &#8220;run up&#8221; section during the race meeting had me a little apprehensive. I quickly forgot about it though [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://eddieodea.com/2011/06/28/lumberjack-100-2011/</link>
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		<title>Lumberjack Pre-Race</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Saturday is race 4 of the NUE series and we are in MI to contest it. We are currently at Namrita&#8216;s parents on the east side of the state. Tomorrow we are driving northwest to Wellston where the venue is to preride and relax. The bikes are dialed in and everything is packed. I&#8217;m going [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://eddieodea.com/2011/06/16/lumberjack-pre-race/</link>
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		<title>Topeak-Ergon 2011 Basecamp</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This one went straight to the Topeak blog, so just in case you missed it here is the link: http://www.topeak.com/blog/corporate/team-topeak-ergon-basecamp-2011 Getting the team together is always good times, but Sedona is a special place then add in the magicians behind the lenses and this will be an experience I will not soon forget. Many thanks [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://eddieodea.com/2011/05/18/topeak-ergon-2011-basecamp/</link>
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		<title>2011 Syllamo 125k</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Syllamo 125 Namrita, the dogs and I arrived in Arkansas late Wednesday afternoon. We stopped by the cabin we would be sharing with Amanda &#038; Nate Carey to unload a few things and the headed for trails. After miles of winding roads and few tiny towns (how do you have a population of 163 and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://eddieodea.com/2011/05/18/2011-syllamo-125k/</link>
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		<title>What I Learned from Racing Cross</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I was reluctant to race cyclo-cross for fear of burning myself out. I started the 2010 season in January, which is a few months earlier than usual for me. So I had some strong reservation about the idea of extending the race season past Sept. Namrita can be very persuasive though. She really wanted to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://eddieodea.com/2011/02/07/what-i-learned-from-racing-cross/</link>
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		<title>Merry Christmas &amp; Happy New Year</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Where did December go? This month has been flying by with voracious speed. After Thanksgiving I got back into training mode: weights, riding, and even some running when got too cold to ride. When Namrita finished her exams at school we headed north to Michigan for the holidays. We arrived to 8-10 inches of snow [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://eddieodea.com/2010/12/30/merry-christmas-happy-new-year/</link>
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		<title>The off-season is over</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8230;.now go ride a bike. It only lasted a three weeks and it&#8217;s over&#8230;.I wish winter went by as quickly. The first week was spent traveling home from the Iceman race. There was no race report because I&#8217;d mostly like to forget about the race itself. It was flat, fast and cold. The flat I&#8217;m [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://eddieodea.com/2010/11/29/the-off-season-is-over/</link>
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		<title>Race Day &#8211; A short film</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Race Day from ergon on Vimeo. This short film gives a unique behind the scenes peek at a professional mountain bikers routine as the race approaches. Not just any professional mountain biker, but the two times World Champion Irina Kalentieva, it is an emotionally charged documentary which catalogues the hours, minutes and seconds in the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://eddieodea.com/2010/11/26/race-day-a-short-film/</link>
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		<title>Topeak Video Shoot</title>
		<description><![CDATA[My long-time dream of a hand modeling career took a huge step forward this week&#8230;.. On Tuesday I left the ATL for not so sunny SoCal, Carpinteria to be exact. I spent the rest of the week there shooting product and technology videos for Topeak in the studio of Venture Visuals. You may remember their [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://eddieodea.com/2010/11/21/topeak-video-shoot/</link>
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