Half Ironman Goals for HITS Ocala 70.3

I woke up this morning and realized I have two sleeps until my next half ironman distance triathlon, HITS Ocala. How did that happen? It's been two years since my first one and while I wish I hadn't waited so long to do a second, I had other fish to fry, or in my...

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Last Week’s Workouts and March Madness, blogger style

Last Week’s Workouts and March Madness, blogger style

I know, I know. It's already Wednesday. Where have I been? Well, this weekend was quite crazy and led into a crazy work week, which will in turn lead into another busy weekend with my second 70.3. Yes! My second half ironman is THIS weekend. I'll post my thoughts on...

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10 Things I Learned During My Last Half Marathon

It's true what they say about learning something at every race, and I definitely learned a few things at Sarasota. My list of ten is stuff that really specifically applies to me but I bet there are a few we can all agree on. 1. I like racing alone. As I started with...

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Sarasota 1/2 Marathon Race Report

Sarasota 1/2 Marathon Race Report

As part of my training plan for HITS Ocala 70.3, I typically have a long run on the weekend. I have been very cautious while increasing these longs runs and slowly bringing my run mileage back up since the Jacksonville Marathon and my little two week break from...

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How my workouts went last week. 3/10-3/16

How my workouts went last week. 3/10-3/16

My week in workouts went very well considering I had a long break in New Orleans that spilled over into Monday because I was pooped from flying directly home early that morning and going straight to work. I learned a lesson there: just take the day off. Monday - Rest...

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Pi Day and a worthy cause

Pi Day and a worthy cause

It's Friday AND Pi Day. That's a beautiful thing! I am really quite awful at math, but I always get a chuckle out of Pi Day. My inner nerdiness cannot be stopped. Yes, I also love May the 4th. I just can't help it. I'm a nerd. Look for me at Mega Con this year! No,...

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Triathlon Skin

Triathlon Skin

Now that I'm back in triathlon training I am reminded of the havoc it wreaks on my skin (and hair). I feel as though this isn't addressed as much as I'd like to read and want to open the dialogue so I can figure out what works and what doesn't. I've sort of found a...

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Last Week’s Workouts & NOLA Trip

Last Week’s Workouts & NOLA Trip

Hey ya'll! I'm back from NOLA and my internal clock is all outta whack. I got to Spring forward in NOLA only to return to a different time zone so I am all confused. I may be asleep under my desk on my lunch break. First and foremost, my workouts this weekend were......

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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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