July Stats/Recap

August is finally here so we're in the downslide into Fall. This also means I've got only 57(!!!) days til I toe the line at Ironman Chattanooga. I'm excited and nervous and hoping I can really kick it up these last two months.   Run 120 miles - Got my...

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Top Gun Sprint Triathlon Race Report 2014

Top Gun Sprint Triathlon Race Report 2014

Happy tri-versary to me! Top Gun Sprint Triathlon is always my anniversary into the madcap world of triathlon. This is my fifth year competing and this race holds a special place in my heart. Every year I love racing at Ft. De Soto and seeing so many friends. I...

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Weekend Recap – 100 miles done!

Weekend Recap – 100 miles done!

Well hello friends. I hope you all great weekends! I am sure you will shocked to hear that I worked out. A lot. Did you know that triathlon clothing is trying to kill me?   Let me back up a bit, before I get into that story.   Friday night was a girl's night...

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It’s just emotion…

Training for any race can be emotional. I have trained for countless races and I've hit some rough patches here and there. I'm emotional, what can I say? So, I suppose I should have realized that in training for an ironman, which is eleven thousand more miles than...

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Friday Confessions

Friday Confessions

Forgive me readers, for I have sinned. It's been a lot of weeks since my last confession.   1. I took three full days off of training last week. Two of these days I can blame the holiday/vacation and "turn down for what" nights. The other day I took off for...

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How to Choose a Bicycle in Eight Steps

Lately I have had a few people ask me about bicycles and what they should purchase. I naturally find this insane because I'm no expert and while I ride a lot for ironman training, I'm not really a "roadie." However, I do know a few things that can help lead a person...

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Grandma’s Marathon 2026 Race Recap

It’s been 84 years since I’ve written on this website. Since more than five of you said on my social media that you would read a race recap, here we go. I will attempt brevity but I have SO much to say. Grab a beverage and settle in. PRE RACE Way back in January I saw...

2023: A Look Back

It's almost the new year, and I keep hearing people say how the year flew by. Well friends, this year did not fly by for me. I think I would have preferred that. For me, it was a year of rebuilding my fitness. It was a year of new challenges and learning to work with...

Top Ten Things That Have Helped My Mental Health During Injury

As some of you may know, I am an ambassador for Still I Run. Ironically enough, I got the news I was accepted to be an ambassador about a week before I hurt my back. The irony being that Still I Run is a cause that supports running to help with mental health, plus a...

Happy New Year!…and How to Work on Your Lower Back Pain

Happy New Year! I promised to write more, mostly to myself cause who the heck still reads this, and so here I am! I'm just shy of six weeks out from my initial back injury. I'm not sure if I call it an injury or lumbar disc disease? Either way it sucks. Here's what...

The Return of the Blog

I realize the last time I wrote an update here was February 2020. Yikes. I was all guns blazing heading into my bikini competition prep. But, we all know what happened the very next month. The C word: Covid. I tried so hard to stick with the training. Truly. I worked...

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