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erin

  • ironman canada // week 28

    ONE. WEEK. One week! The bikes are packed and en route to Whistler (the living room looks really bare!), my parents left on Friday and we fly out this Thursday. Now it’s real… and,…

    08/19/2013
  • ironman canada // week 27

    After 27 weeks, the final week of Ironman Canada training before taper! I’ve said it a million times, but I cannot believe race day is just around the corner. TWO WEEKS! Honestly, it’s seemed…

    08/16/2013
  • currently: august 2013

    IT’S RACE MONTH! Somebody pinch me. I’ve said it before, but how can IRONMAN Canada possibly be just two weeks out?! I couldn’t be more excited! This month’s goals revolve around this little 140.6…

    08/12/2013
  • powering through long runs.

    During my long run last week – one of the best times to clear my head – I got to thinking… what gets me through these 19- and 21-milers? What makes the 00:00:00 on…

    08/09/2013
  • ironman canada // week 26

    Top takeaways this week, three weeks out from Ironman Canada (how is that possible?!): Sleep. I had some incredibly early mornings (3:30a… whaaa?!), which are not conducive to training. They also don’t help my…

    08/07/2013
  • ironman canada // week 25

    You know what’s really fun? Seeing progress. A mere 16 months ago, I struggled to even run five miles. And, in the year before that, a couple MRIs, a cortisone shot and months of…

    07/31/2013
  • balance.

    Balance can be a tricky thing. In yoga, lose sight of your drishti and a wobble can sneak into tree pose. In cycling, lose your balance, and bam!, road rash (ask Nick, he crashed…

    07/26/2013
  • ironman canada // week 24

    So, here we are, six weeks out from Ironman Canada! I’m not quite sure how that happened because it seems like yesterday it was cold and snowy and I was just starting this journey.…

    07/23/2013