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Matt Tanner on April 5, 2021

Powerful Rides

Saturday I held a Time Trial Simulation for an RFCC member I coach. We spent two hours working on specific techniques and skills to make him a faster racer. After our session, we met up with 5 other RFCC members for a group ride. I don’t know if you got...
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Matt Tanner on January 3, 2021

The Power of Purpose

As I was working on forming my thoughts for this blog post about “purpose”, my phone buzzed with a Facebook notification. It was a tag from my teammate and close friend Josh Drake.  Below is his post: I did twice as many miles as last year! However, the miles weren’t...
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Matt Tanner on December 27, 2020

Good Enough

If you know me at all you know that I’m a perfectionist. It runs in my family I would say, and I’ve been that way as long as I can remember. As a kid, I would build elaborate Lego creations following the instructions step by step to ensure that my...
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Matt Tanner on December 13, 2020

The Stress is Real

Ah I can feel it coming on. Yep, a cold sore right on my upper lip. It’s the tell tell sign for me that I’m under a lot of stress. Over the last two weeks we’ve been without a vehicle in the shop, cancelled a trip, started a home renovation,...
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Matt Tanner on December 7, 2020

The 2020 Experience

As we reach the end of 2020 and the holidays are coming up, I thought I would give my take on experiences. Chris and I enjoy giving experiences as gifts much more than physical things that are soon forgotten. We took our entire family (15 of us!) to Aruba in...
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Matt Tanner on November 29, 2020

Don’t Lose Your Dinosaur

One of my favorite movies is Step Brothers. It’s a story of two 40 year old men (Brennen and Dale) still living as children at home with their single parents. When their parents meet they become best friends and are eventually forced to “grow up” and become adults with jobs....
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Matt Tanner on November 16, 2020

Have a Stress Free Thanksgiving

Ah yes… 2020 has been a ride, and at every turn, you think it’s going to get back to normal. But wait!? Thanksgiving is coming? Let’s just ramp up the COVID a little to keep everyone on their toes! So, with all the unknowns on travel restrictions, masks, and group...
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Matt Tanner on November 1, 2020

Staying positive in 2020

My wife and I were watching the news the other night and had the realization that nobody is getting “2020 RULES!” tattoos this year. Or maybe they are? But we thought it would be funny to get them and then bullet list all of the terrible things that happened to...
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