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ironman wisconsin

  • gratitude tears + a training update.

    Toward the end of a really hard interval session on the bike recently, I welled up and had to choke back some tears. It certainly wasn’t because of the R-rated Girl Talk lyrics blasting…

    02/10/2015
  • 2014 in pictures.

    A look back at 2014 in photos… more yearend reflections to come 🙂  January My 2014 intentions: focus, believe, and keep going + do the work. February Keeping it real and a road trip to…

    12/31/2014
  • off-seasoning.

    Ahhhhhfffff-season. Helloooooo, recovery, no structure and some fun!  But, it hasn’t all been fun. The post-IM blues… the struggle was real the first couple weeks following IRONMAN Wisconsin. It’s tough to go from 20…

    10/24/2014
  • link-up: best + worst of racing

    Linking up today with Jessie over at The Right Fits to share the best + worst of my racing history! Check out her fab blog… she’s a rock star marathoner (16 so far!), fellow MSPer…

    10/21/2014
  • chasing the light.

    I had so much fun at Ironman Wisconsin, I just had to sign up for round two. Though I did contemplate (for about 10 seconds) not doing an IM next year. Because life. But,…

    09/29/2014
  • thank yous // ironman wisconsin

    Where to start! Training for and racing an ironman is no easy task, and I’m lucky to have some wonderful people in my corner who help make it happen. I wouldn’t get to the start or finish…

    09/26/2014
  • race report: ironman wisconsin 2014

    And, after nearly 10 months of training, there we were: at IRONMAN Wisconsin!  pre-race  Up and at ’em at 4a, race morning started as usual… toast, double shot espresso, Osmo preload, temporary tats and last…

    09/12/2014
  • never give up.

    Never give up. These words, said by a friend a few weeks before the race, carried me through IRONMAN Wisconsin… through a longer swim than anticipated, 5,700 feet of #bikelove and climbing and shifting and…

    09/11/2014