Where has summer gone?! Not quite sure how it’s already August. Nonetheless, it’s been a good one. Here’s what’s been up… drinking All the fluids. I’m usually a really good hydrator and don’t leave the house without my bkr in tow. But, this past…
Chisago Lakes 70.3 on Saturday was my first race of the season – and, with a shiny new PR (for Nick, too!), it was a good one! I knew if everything went well, a PR was gonna happen, but no one was more surprised than me…
I almost asked coach if I could race Ironman Canada this weekend. Because FOMO. As my first 140.6 distance race, Whistler holds a special place in my heart, and I’m a little sad to not be toeing the line there on Sunday. It’s a magical…
Wisco didn’t disappoint this past weekend. After a 13.5-mile run along the Mississippi on Friday – it’s fun when you PR on a training run – Nick and I packed our swimbikerun gear and headed to friend D2’s cabin on Little Round Lake near Hayward, Wisconsin.…
You know you biked your legs off when you say, “I think I may die,” at the end of the race. Not much to say about last week’s Twin Cities Spoke Tuesday Night Time Trial, other than it was a painful 13 miles punctuated by…
Since starting triathlon and logging big training weeks, my morning beauty regimen has been dramatically simplified. Because who has time?! That, and I really like lollygagging over my morning double shot espresso for far longer than I should. Gone are the blow dryer and flat…
The past month has been pretty good; it’s been filled with swimbikerun, settling into the ‘burbs, grilling for dinner, spending time with my niece (she called me auntie for the first time!) and really wishing the rain would stop (so much flooding!). Here’s what’s been…
Melting into my mat during savasana, cool lavender-scented towel over my eyes, teacher Kim said… Don’t be afraid to put bananas on your toast. As we soaked in the hour of exceptionally blissful vinyasa – more amazing after a solid weekend of training –…