sports bra shopping + a giveaway!

I was 11 or 12 when I hopped on my black + hot pink Huffy 10-speed and biked to my friend’s to pick up a brown paper bag.  Inside: My first (sports) bra.  Our moms had conspired – because my friend wore a bra first…

06/27/2016

sunshiny getaway in seattle.

Minnesota will always be home, but the Pacific Northwest…! ♥ There’s something so magical about it – the mountains, the water, the fresh pine tree air – and every time I’m there, it’s all I can do to not just stay. West coast is…

06/20/2016

race report: liberty 70.3 – 2016

I ignored the number one piece of racing advice – never use anything new on race day – during my 2016 season opener. And, while I was never planning on “racing” Saturday’s Liberty 70.3 thanks to feeling off (hello, period headache), a brand spankin’ new tri…

06/14/2016

currently: may 2016

And, suddenly it’s the end of May. How did that happen?! Here’s what’s been up this month…  biking A lot. No running this month meant many, many hours in the saddle… just over 44, to be exact – and, all without power. It’s been…

05/31/2016

girls on the run 5k giveaway!

Ladies, how old were you when you had your first I’m fat thought? Mine was probably around age 10 when I realized my best friend’s jeans wouldn’t fit because I was tish bigger than her. Mind you, we were both bean poles and spent our…

05/27/2016

on comparison.

Last week, Timehop reminded me what was happening in my life at this time last year: a lot of running. One-hundred and fifty-six miles of running in fact.  Gee, thanks. Just what I wanted to see when my running mileage is currently zero.  Immediately after…

05/20/2016

finding the quiet on my mat + a yoga for triathletes Q&A!

As I unrolled my yoga mat at a recent vinyasa class at CorePower Yoga – the first time since I canceled my longstanding membership six months ago – I almost instantly felt stress leave my shoulders. There’s something about sitting within the four corners…

05/13/2016

training lately’s been…

The first week of April, my good luck elephant bracelet broke during masters. Call me superstitious, but since then… oof. Training’s been meh, I’ve been feeling meh (the flu and an ear infection)… so much meh. And, it all culminated on Monday, with an MRI… …

05/05/2016