After a few mentally challenging runs last week, it rounded out with a nice pick-me-up at Saturday’s TCM Events 100% Irish for a Day 10 Mile. Fueled by gluten-free PB toast and a double…
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If I had to pick one word to sum up my first ever triathlon season it would be… fun. Every weedy panicky swim, every mile on my bike, every meh run… fun. I’m actually…
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When Hyedi emailed asking if I’d be a running buddy for the first-ever Girls on the Run Twin Cities 5K, I was thrilled. This incredible organization inspires girls in grades 3-5 “to be joyful,…
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My Ironman Florida sherpa duties started early: Hauling three tri bikes + two road bikes cross country to Panama City Beach. Two days, 1,300 miles and 19.5 hours later, we arrived at the beach…
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I woke up Saturday morning completely unmotivated to run a 10K. It was early (6a), it was cold (29 degrees!) and it looked like I’d cried my eyes out on Friday (I had). But,…
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It’s funny how something as simple has a ponytail can be so irritating. After the fifth attempt to put it up – and a squabble with Nick about who was going to drive 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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Four a.m. is reaaally early when you only get three hours of sleep…! Thanks to race anxiety + anticipation and too much sleep the night before, shuteye was elusive Saturday night. I tossed and turned for at…