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Trinity College Squash Champions & Mentors

This may be a little known fact, but the City of Hartford is home to the most dominant squash program in the country. Trinity College has won 17 of the last 20 collegiate squash championships. They have beaten powerhouses such as Yale, Princeton and even mighty...

A letter from Meg Taylor, Executive Director of Capitol Squash

Rarely do I say to someone "we are changing kids’ lives" It always sounds so self-congratulatory and discounts the parents, teachers, and the students themselves. I usually say we're changing their life trajectory or providing them opportunities they wouldn't...

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Lynne Tapper

I am a lifelong endurance athlete with the dual goal of training and racing until my bones turn to dust and sharing that passion with as many people as possible.

I “Get” to Run

This post is almost 2 weeks late, but I'm backdating it so when I read this in 10 years, it'll be as though I posted this on my birthday.  Yesterday, July 21st, I biked 90 miles with my friend...

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Race Day

No...not THAT race day. The Iron Man is still four weeks away. Today I participated in my team race. After 10 weeks of training, our group did a sprint distance triathlon in Warren, CT. It was...

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One Day at a Time

As I've disclosed early on, I've been working with a coach during these last six months.  It's been an amazing experience.  I've learned so much about training, fueling, hydration, the psychological...

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Crossing the Border

A few weeks ago, Leland said he wanted to plan a trip to visit his mother in her country house in the Catskills. “Great”, I thought, “I’ll bike part way there and he can pick me up.” I had hoped...

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The 53 Mile Itch

Last Thursday I met some friends to ride for 3:30 hours.  We started at 6:00 a.m. and It was a glorious ride. I spent most of the ride in my small ring on the front and keeping my cadence close to...

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It’s a Privilege

The last 7 days have been a big training week.  From Monday June 16-Saturday June 21, I logged about 15 hours of training, my biggest week to date.  It started last Monday with a wake-up call of...

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Yesterday’s News

In late January, as many regular blog readers know, I was finally given clearance to start swimming again. My first swim was on January 27.  Other than noticing that I filled out my bathing suit a bit more, the swim workout itself didn’t feel very different from the...

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Full Steam Ahead

While Thursday officially marks my 12-week post-surgery date, today was my 3-month post-op appointment in Tarrytown, NY. Before I go into too many details about today's appointment, let me go back about two weeks.  On January 12th, I emailed Courtney Dunavant, Dr....

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Goodbye 2011…Hello 2012

Today is Saturday, December 31st...the final day of 2011.  I have to say that while I am not big on wishing time away, I am happy to see 2011 end. The year was filled with some wonderful activities, events, and weather (yes, Irene and Historic October Snowstorm, I"m...

About Me

Lynne Tapper

I am a lifelong endurance athlete with the dual goal of training and racing until my bones turn to dust and sharing that passion with as many people as possible.