smiling woman wearing coeur sports team kit

week 11: team coeur 2017!

week 11: team Coeur 2017 This kit! This team! My people ♥ I’m thrilled and proud to represent Coeur Sports again this year! Our team kits arrived a couple weeks ago, and hot damn, they’re sharp. But, more importantly, they represent so much more: a…

04/02/2017

week 10: SBT extreme suspension.

Week 10 positive: SBT suspension Before I was a triathlete, I was a CrossFitter. My fitness revolved around kipping pull-ups, WODs and increasing my one-rep max. After a couple years of torn blisters on my palms and not being able to fit in my…

03/27/2017

week 9: sunday self-care.

Lemon zizzer deliciousness: fresh lemon + ginger, cayenne pepper, honey and hot water. Week 9: Sunday self-care There’s nothing quite like waking up on a Sunday morning with the whole day ahead – all to yourself. A few weeks ago, I got one of those…

03/27/2017
american birkebeiner start line

week 8 positive: the birkie.

Week 8 positive: the Birkie With Luma, three pairs of skate skis and two fat bikes in tow, we headed to the Wisconsin woods last weekend for the American Birkebeiner. Except the Birkie cross country ski race didn’t happen – because there wasn’t enough…

03/05/2017

week 7 positive: the weekend.

I can’t pick just one thing for this past week’s positive. Because we has such a lovely weekend! Here are the highlights.  Week 7 positive: the weekend + Bike test. Following a two-month offseason and last Tuesday’s five-minute bike test, I was sure my critical power…

02/23/2017

week 6 positive: eyebrow microblading.

Genetics are pretty powerful. So is over-plucking. Combine them, and you have my lack of eyebrows. And for as long as I can remember I’ve had to pencil them in. They’ve been all shapes and sizes – from thin to lopsided to dramatically arched…

02/19/2017

how i get a good night’s rest.

Mornings are quite possibly my favorite time of the day. There’s nothing like the quiet before the world’s awake, drinking a cup of coffee while reading a good book (and snuggling with Luma!) or sweating out some bike intervals to Girl Talk blaring in…

02/15/2017

week 5 positive: find some quiet.

Find some quiet. That’s been number one on my to-do list the past few weeks. Because January was filled with all the overwhelm (who else is with me?!).  I’ve been making space for quiet when I can – during the dark, 30-minute 6a drive to…

02/12/2017