Hi there, welcome to the BLOG of my life as a Vagabiker. Beryl calls me a 'Free Spirit' my Grandpa a B.U.M. of no fixed address. Kelly says I'm 'off the wall'. I think that the Toad is closest saying I'm the Cat in the Hat it's fun to have fun—but you have to know how.

These are the stories of my unique, home-and-job-free Natness.

Naturally, quasi-legal events are fictional. Everything else is the unvarnished truth.

Archive for June, 2008

the Newspaper Story: Home is where the Heart is

Thursday, June 26th, 2008
Home is Where the Heart Is for Triathlete
By Darren Lum
June 18, 2008
Like the wheels on his bike, his life has come full circle toward achieving a childhood dream.After several years making a living road cycling for various teams in the United States, including a short stint with the Trek Volkswagen team, Nat Faulkner came home to Muskoka to compete in the Muskoka Triathlon in Huntsville this weekend with new friend and training partner, Sean Bechtel.Far from physically intimidating, at only five foot seven, Faulkner is seemingly chiselled from granite, solidly built with an inner strength to match, clearly conveyed in his eyes and delivered in an unwavering sure voice.

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Quick update

Sunday, June 15th, 2008

So a few quick things before I disappear again.

Getting back to the team training house in the ‘Hammer’ aka Hamilton Ontario, it’s a great training environment, but I was a little overtrained and needed rest. This wasn’t really too surprising, as all this swimming and running was new to my body and Coach Barrie Shepley and I had to find out what kind of work loads I could handle… now we have a better idea. (more…)

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