HOT DAMN. Ironman Coeur d’Alene was one of the hardest and definitely the hottest thing I have ever done. And, although not the outcome I trained for – 106F = goal paces out the window – it was a huge deposit in the mental toughness…
After a fantastic 1,300-mile road trip across North Dakota, Montana and Idaho with my good friend, Sonia – including a visit at my aunt + uncle’s in western NoDak and a stay at the Fairmont Hot Springs in Montana – we are here. Coeur…
Time to dust off the cobwebs three weeks out from Ironman Coeur d’Alene! pre-race Mosquitoes welcomed us just after sunrise to Lake Rebecca Park Reserve near Rockford. After a quick check-in and packet pick-up, Nick and I racked our bikes near bike in/out and…
Knock on wood, but my CdA training cycle has been smooth sailing (except for my first-ever saddle sore… ouchie). So, when the folks at Orthology asked if I’d be interested in a complimentary tune-up, I wasn’t quite sure what I’d have done. But, curious…
This past Sunday night, a double rainbow capped off the day’s double run and three weeks of run overload. Fitting, right?! Never have I ran this much – 156 miles in those three weeks – not even while training for my first (and only) open marathon.…
Here we are… exactly two months out from Ironman Coeur d’Alene. How did that happen?! I’ve been so in the zone lately that I barely noticed it’s suddenly almost May. The theme of the last month: operation autopilot. Between the new job fog and…
drinking Homemade booch. At long, long last, Nick and I finally brewed our own kombucha. Not sure why we waited so long… it was so easy. Thank you, Coeur Sports teammate Erin, for the scoby! It made six bottles – flavored with fresh raspberries –…
When I started cycling in 2006, I was pretty clueless. It took me a few rides to realize shorts with a chamois were a must, and even after a several thousand miles, I rarely remembered to bring fuel on long rides (thank goodness for pre-ride espresso…