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erin

  • ironman canada: the bike

    Oh, the IRONMAN Canada bike! There were many long, slow climbs (thank you, 12-27 cassette), screaming descents (top speed = 46.4 mph!) and smiles the entire way. Like the swim, much of the bike…

    09/06/2013
  • ironman canada: recovery week + vacation

    It was a gloriously relaxing recovery week. Post IRONMAN Canada, we slept a lot, caught up with family, and ate our way through Whistler, Vancouver and Seattle (not hard to do when there’s fresh…

    09/04/2013
  • ironman canada: the swim

    Race morning, August 25, started out like any other: 4a alarm, gluten-free PB+honey toast, double shot espresso and last minute gear check. Thirty minutes later, friend Sonia arrived and we were out the door…

    09/02/2013
  • ironman canada // race week

    IT’S RACE WEEK! Not sure how that happened, but let’s dive right in… Monday Just a rest day today. We spent part of the evening deciding what to pack for the trip. Tuesday Mornings…

    08/30/2013
  • ironman canada… done and done!

    Wow. What. A. Day! Three days out, I’m still a little shocked that Sunday happened. The day’s a blur – it went by so fast! – but the pieces I do remember were awesome!…

    08/28/2013
  • ironman canada: track me!

    Here we go! IRONMAN Canada got really real when I picked up this yesterday… My bib number: 435Nick’s bib number: 1252…

    08/24/2013
  • infograph: my training stats

    It’s been more than 200 days since I started this journey. I had an inkling of what was in store – the early morning swims still half asleep, seven-hour Sundays, an outrageous co-op bill…

    08/22/2013
  • banana “ice cream.”

    In the two weeks leading up to Ironman Canada, Nick and I swore off sweets. No easy feat, especially considering we eat a pint or two of Talenti salted caramel gelato and visit Cow…

    08/21/2013