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  • race report: square lake sprint tri

    After I finished the YWCA sprint tri in August, I pivoted from racing a mid-September 70.3 – 8 weeks just wasn’t enough time to train for the fitness depth I wanted – and signed…

    10/31/2023
  • returning to training after baby.

    Well, here we are, wrapping up the fourth trimester. It’s been the slowest fastest time! I’ve taken postpartum pretty conservative, and while that’s been the right choice for me – c-section recovery is no…

    10/23/2021
  • running thoughts vol. 2: recovery.

    A big focus of my marathon training has been recovery. It obviously should always be a significant part of any training plan, but I’ve made extra time for this build because of my hamstring…

    09/30/2019
  • training this year (and what i’m racing!).

    It’s been a while since I’ve blogged and probably even longer since I’ve written anything about training. There honestly hasn’t been much to share – but that could just be my perspective! When swimbikerun…

    08/19/2019
  • quick weekend in madison for IMWI.

    There’s no place I’d rather be on the second Sunday in September (how is it September?!) than Madison for IRONMAN Wisconsin. I debated not going this year because of the 17-hour drive home from…

    09/14/2018
  • race report: ironman mont-tremblant

    I told myself a pretty shitty story last year, one that manifested into a pretty subpar season. So this year, I reframed my mindset: I *get* to this (even the hard stuff!). And it…

    09/07/2018
  • race report: liberty 70.3 – 2018

    When I compare 2017 to this year (so far anyway) – there’s really no comparison. My head was buried deep last year and no matter how hard I tried, I couldn’t come up for…

    07/17/2018
  • what i learned from a 16-week offseason.

    At some point last year, the edge – where I usually thrive – started to feel a bit too sharp. It cut into my training and more often than I care to admit, the…

    02/20/2018