Scenic 17 Sprint Triathlon Race Report

Scenic 17 Sprint Triathlon Race Report

Oh hi. This report is way late. I have no excuse other than being lazy. Ha! Before I get started I have to apologize for the lack of pictures. You see, I had a Windows phone and I took a ton of pictures but then it took a crap and I had to get a new phone. On the one...

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Top Gun Sprint Triathlon Race Report

Top Gun Sprint Triathlon Race Report

I'm alive! I made it through two sprint triathlons this weekend. And let's be honest, it wasn't like I was doing back to back ironman races or anything. It was tough, but totally doable. Here's the report for race numero uno! On Saturday AM, the S.O. and I got up...

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Repeat Offender

Repeat Offender

Every year I race the Top Gun sprint triathlon and every year I get a little faster in at least one of the disciplines. I love doing this race every year because it let's me compare and see where I can improve and where I have improved. Being an endurance athlete...

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Five Things Friday, because, why not?

I typically post a Friday confession deal but I'm short on sins this week and felt like mixing it up. And, as always, I do what I want. Plus, I love a list and this is a great way to sneak one in. Ka-pow! (The use of "boom" has completely jumped the shark so I'm...

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I am a triathlete.

I am a triathlete.

Since my plans for the Chicago Marathon fell through (I'm running Jacksonville instead) I've been feeling disjointed. One minute, I can't wait to pound out a ten mile run and the next minute all I want to do is spend lots of time with my new bike. For the longest time...

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Friday Confessions and FrogFuel Give Away Winner!

Friday Confessions and FrogFuel Give Away Winner!

TGIF homies! I've got a few confessions, but first, the FrogFuel give away winner is, the 14th commenter.... Lisa from Chasin' Bunnies!!! Email me your address Lisa. (iheartfinishlines@hotmail.com) Now on to my confessions.... 1. I've decided I like the pub fun runs...

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Back in the saddle

Back in the saddle

I first started riding a bike again, after a very long time mind you, and it was merely because I had a running injury and hated sitting inside while all my running buds hit the pavement. I borrowed my stepmom's hybrid bike. It had a shark horn that sounded just like...

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Frog Fuel Review and Give Away

Frog Fuel Review and Give Away

I rarely do give aways because I am super lazy at getting to the mail and I hate to make you all jump through hoops to promote products you haven't even tried yet. So, straight up, I don't need you to tweet your faces off to win my give away. Nor do I need 75 facebook...

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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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