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erin

  • race recovery in the pacific northwest.

    Some people drown their sorrows with wine. Me – I down them in pizza.  We spent the week after IRONMAN Canada pizza eating our way through Vancouver and Seattle. And it was wonderful. Because…

    08/31/2017
  • race report: ironman canada – 2017

    The short of IRONMAN Canada: It wasn’t my day.  I gave everything I had and then some, but came up short of my goal (which was, no surprise, a Kona spot).  I know I…

    08/17/2017
  • the stories we tell ourselves.

    During a short recovery run along my regular route a few weeks ago, my legs felt like sausages. Ugh… they’re so heavy… I’m so tired… is this done yet?… I don’t remember being this…

    07/29/2017
  • race report: ironman 70.3 wisconsin

    IRONMAN 70.3 Wisconsin can be summed up with Hs – heat, humidity + hills. It was also really hard… but then again, it’s supposed to be hard! And it was the perfect race to…

    06/29/2017
  • currently: spring 2017

    It’s been awhile since I’ve written about what’s been up lately. Heck, it’s been awhile since I’ve blogged in general! As much as I love this space and all that it’s brought me, I…

    06/18/2017
  • race report: get in gear 13.1

    And just like that, the 2017 race season has started. The Hot Dash 10 mile has been my season opener the past two years, but my legs weren’t quite race ready a month ago. So…

    05/09/2017
  • week 13: recovery + bike test week

    Working hard to get back here. Week 13: recovery + bike test week On Sunday night a few weeks ago, I repeatedly refreshed TrainingPeaks. (I’m not the only one who does this, right?) I…

    04/27/2017
  • week 12: luma + running with coeur.

    week 12: luma + running with Coeur The little wiggly turned five months! So we took her to northeast Minneapolis to celebrate. She met a few of my Coeur Sports teammates, sat nicely for…

    04/06/2017