Last Week’s Workouts – 4/7/14-4/13/14

Last Week’s Workouts – 4/7/14-4/13/14

Last week was an odd one. I felt like I was doing much more than I actually was. This can only mean that I was tired and I'm glad I listened to my body and took a full rest day. Monday - 2,200 meter AM swim that felt a little tough since my shoulders were sore from...

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Five Things Friday

Five Things Friday

I'll see your Three Things Thursday, and raise you Five Things Friday. See what I did there? I just have some odds and ends to discuss before the weekend. Hence the post. And also, I haven't mentioned it lately, but, I love a list!   1. Irongirl 5K. I'm racing...

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Are you getting enough?

I've noticed that around my office, the standard cold gets passed around from time to time. It usually strikes during the cold & flu season but sometimes just occurs at random throughout the year. It wasn't until a co-worker and I were chatting that I thought...

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Sparkly fun girly post!

Sparkly fun girly post!

As a departure from all things swim, bike, run, I hosted a fun jewelry party on Sunday night. My jewelry of choice was Stella & Dot and the lovely rep, Caitlyn, came over in the late afternoon to help me host. I love having girlfriends over and I really love all...

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Last Week’s Workouts – 3/31/14-4/06/14

Last Week’s Workouts – 3/31/14-4/06/14

Last week was a slow week because I was completely wiped from HITS. I took my time getting back at it and finished the week strong.  M T W 2 T 13 F S 48 S 10 M 1 T W T F S S next Monday and Tuesday were big fat rest days. And they were glorious.  Wednesday -...

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Ironman Training as It Stands

Oh hello there Q2. Is it time to really dig into ironman training already? To answer myself, yes, yes it is. While my "official" ironman training doesn't start until May, this month will be a refocus on base building and getting my mileage in all three disciplines...

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Monthly Recap/Stats – March

Holy cow! It's April! And I have sad news. I've decided to quit triathlon. Saturday's race was so tough that I just cannot foresee continuing on in this treacherous sport. APRIL FOOL'S! Did I get anyone? Anyone at all? Yeah...didn't think so. You all know me better...

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HITS Ocala half ironman (70.3) Race Report

HITS Ocala half ironman (70.3) Race Report

The weather watch for Saturday's race began on the Thursday before the S.O. and I headed the hour drive north for my half ironman distance triathlon. I was racing the 70.3 on Saturday and the S.O. was racing the Olympic distance on Sunday. The two days of weather...

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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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