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  • the week prior to kona.

    Oh, that big humid hug when you step off the plane in Kona. There’s nothing quite like it. My skin loves it, my hair loves it, and I absolutely love it! I arrived in…

    10/24/2016
  • six things i learned training for kona.

    Whoa. Kona is here. How is that possible?! Tomorrow I *get* to race the IRONMAN World Championship – surreal is an understatement!  I arrived in Kona, solo, a week early to acclimate as much…

    10/08/2016
  • a peek at peak training…

    Linking up with Jessie at The Right Fits and Jess Runs ATL today on the blog for a week in review and a glimpse into ironman training!  You guys, Kona’s less than three weeks away…!…

    09/19/2016
  • a day in the life: my eats

    Training for an ironman has totally skewed by perception of normal portion sizes. Four ounces of chicken or an actual serving size of chips… huh?! That said, it’s nice to not really worry about counting calories,…

    09/09/2016
  • race report: superior man 70.3

    After Toughman’s bike disaster, I really wanted to race one more time before Kona. Mentally, I needed a confidence booster, rather than going into my A race a little shaky and, honestly, kinda questioning my…

    09/06/2016
  • 7 ways to recover (sans normatec boots!).

    Here we are, less than 50 days until Kona. How did that happen?! Training is nearing peak, and along with it, the heaviness in my legs. There’s nothing quite like that omg-my-legs-feel-like-they-may-explode feeling two days…

    08/26/2016
  • madison + IMWI love.

    It’s hard to put into words just how much Madison and IRONMAN Wisconsin mean to me. If it tells you anything, I teared up both just talking about the mass swim start and when…

    08/05/2016
  • race report: toughman minnesota 70.3

    I went into Toughman Minnesota 70.3 with a fair amount of mental and physical stress. I won’t go into detail about the mental stress other than to say that I think it dulled my mental…

    08/03/2016