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…
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We’ve been cooped up in MSP the last month or so and since there isn’t a warm weather vacay on the calendar, Nick and I did the next best thing: Drove farther north to…
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Week 20. How on earth is it already week 20 of Ironman Canada training?! Pretty sure it was yesterday – it was just February 1, right? – that I embarked on this journey. That said,…
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Five years ago I ran my first (and so far my only) marathon. And, 31 years ago, Dick Beardsley ran Boston Marathon, racing against Alberto Salazar in the Duel in the Sun (watch the…
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I wasn’t planning on racing last weekend. But, while standing in line at the Superior Man 70.3 race check-in, Nick bummed about his bum running knee and me pouting because there likely wouldn’t be time…
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Monday, July 23 – such a luxuriously lazy rest day! Not kidding, I sat my arse on the sofa as soon as I got home from work and barely moved until I crawled into…
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I wish I could say this was my race in pictures because, honestly, running another marathon is no longer in the back of my mind. I’m toying with idea of signing up for a…