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02/15/23 Nerdsletter
Contributor: The Nerd We're a bit light on fresh content but we're including a summary of the news we've been tracking since our last...
jayslagle
Feb 15, 20236 min read
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02/02/23 Nerdsletter
Contributor: The Nerd We don't have a lot of new material this week - work is kicking my tail - so this is largely a compilation of the...
jayslagle
Feb 2, 20239 min read
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01/26/23 Nerdsletter
Contributor: The Nerd Burying your treasures I've been a runner for over 40 years but have had two periods of intense devotion to the...
jayslagle
Jan 26, 202310 min read
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01/19/23 Nerdsletter
Contributor: The Nerd We're still not in writing shape but we're using the indoor season to improve our fitness. Here's a quick hit of...
jayslagle
Jan 18, 20236 min read
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Pacing yourself
Contributor: Derek Fey, XC Head Coach, College of St. Mary Nerd note: We want to expand the content we provide to our followers, and...
jayslagle
Jan 10, 20234 min read
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12/11/22 Nerdsletter
Contributor: The Nerd We're technically in our dormant season as we recover from a hectic XC season, but we wanted to share a collection...
jayslagle
Dec 11, 20226 min read
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Interview with Sara Vaughn
Contributor: The Nerd Technology moves quickly, but even the Internet isn’t fast enough to keep up with Sara Vaughn. Sara’s Wikipedia...
jayslagle
Nov 29, 202218 min read
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Links to NCAA XC races
Contributor: The Nerd For those of you didn't watch/record the epic NCAA XC races on Saturday, they are now free on YouTube: Mens D1: ...
jayslagle
Nov 20, 20221 min read
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Indoor open meets Dec 2022-Mar 2023
Contributor: The Nerd Nebraska doesn't offer an indoor track season, but racing opportunities have dramatically increased this year. If...
jayslagle
Nov 19, 20225 min read
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State meet recap
Contributor: The Nerd So this is it... If you're like me, your adrenaline levels are finally back to normal after Friday's thrilling...
jayslagle
Oct 27, 202238 min read
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State preview
Contributor: The Nerd Earlier this week we had a radio interview with Rich Barnett of High Plains Radio in McCook. To prepare for the...
jayslagle
Oct 20, 202215 min read
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10/19/22 Nerdsletter
Contributor: The Nerd Celebrate the journey My two sons played baseball for Memorial Little League through 8th grade. Like most other...
jayslagle
Oct 18, 202220 min read
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10/12/22 Nerdsletter
Contributor: The Nerd The best thing I saw this week As a writer I'm annoyed at myself when someone publishes an article that I wanted...
jayslagle
Oct 12, 202215 min read
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Failing forward
Contributor: The Nerd We have a joke in our family that since Nerd Junior was three or four years old, he has had an endless series of...
jayslagle
Oct 4, 20226 min read
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10/5/22 Nerdsletter
Contributor: The Nerd Failing forward We have a joke in our family that since Nerd Junior was three or four years old, he has had an...
jayslagle
Oct 4, 202216 min read
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9/28/22 Nerdsletter
Contributor: The Nerd Rankings We'll just lead off with this because there's bound to be some confusion. The rankings we posted on...
jayslagle
Sep 27, 202219 min read
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9/21/22 Nerdsletter
Contributor: The Nerd California dreamin’ With apologies to those of you who read our Saturday morning social media posts, here’s a...
jayslagle
Sep 20, 202215 min read
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McCook radio interview 9/14/22
Our specialty is written word and photography, but every two or three weeks we catch up with Rich Barnett from High Plains Radio in...
jayslagle
Sep 14, 20221 min read
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9/14/22 Nerdsletter
Contributor: The Nerd Embrace the suck We were on site at Wahoo last Thursday for a beast of a race. If the 90-degree temps, lack of...
jayslagle
Sep 13, 202215 min read
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9/7/22 Nerdsletter
Contributor: The Nerd Woo-hoo! Last week represented our first full week of meets, with every high school having at least one race under...
jayslagle
Sep 6, 202211 min read
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