Updated 05.11.2014: Congrats to Heidi for winning! Hard to believe, but I’ve only ran one 5k since high school – and, it wasn’t chip timed. Not sure why other than the endurance junkie in me usually wins out. Just give me all the swimbikerun…
The countdown is ON! How is Ironman Wisconsin only 100 days away?! I couldn’t be more excited – for race day and to climb that hill! Training has been humming along, a steady rhythm synchronizing with my swim stroke. Blub-blub-breathe Blub-blub-breathe Blub-blub-breathe Focused,…
One of my life to-dos is to bike or run in all 50 states, but I may have to add one more to the list: Run or bike internationally every couple years (and then vacation after!). The World Triathlon in London seems like a good…
Here’s what’s been up the last month… reading To be honest, there hasn’t been a lot of time to curl up with a good book, but a few days a week before bed, I crack open Good Calories, Bad Calories and read a few…
Thirteen miles of all-out pain pedaling kicked off my 2014 race season last week. I raced week one of Twin Cities Spoke Tuesday Night Time Trials, and in between rolling hills and a wicked headwind, there was nonstop smiling. …
Nick and I were relaxing on the sofa the other night when he said, “What is that smell?!” “What smell?” I asked, completely oblivious. A few sniffs around the living room – where our four bikes and trainers have been permanent furniture since October…
Life has been humming right along, and with inspiration from Kate at 365 til…, here’s a look at what’s been up lately. Currently… reading I recently finished Jim Whittaker’s A Life on the Edge. And, a pretty charmed one at that. He grew REI…
I grew up in northern Minnesota, 20 miles south of the Canadian border not too far from Winnipeg. My graduating class… just 39 people. Needless to say, my high school didn’t have a pool or a swim team. But, three blocks from home, there…