tuesday night time trials: week two

Holy @#$%… that was COLD. Wearing just a SOAS kit and arm warmers – the forecast wasn’t supposed to be rainy + 52 degrees! – I was a bit under dressed for week two of Tuesday Night Time Trials. And, as Nick and I drove…

05/24/2013

ironman canada // week 15

There was a whole lotta swimbikerun love last week, and I’m still high on the training-induced endorphins! Pretty sure my mood directly correlates with my bike mileage… it topped 100 miles for the first time since last fall, and I’m still smiling. Even better:…

05/21/2013

tuesday night time trials: week one

Eleven all out, max heart rate, leg burning miles of bike riding bliss. That perfectly sums up the first Tuesday Night Time Trial (TnT) on May 7 and my first-ever TnT (and definitely not last!). Nick and I arrived at Twin Cities Spoke event…

05/18/2013

race report: take the hill tri

Last Saturday morning, I woke up to this: The forecast had been dismal all week, and I was pretty cranky about it (just ask Nick), but I was hoping they were wrong (they weren’t). Nevertheless, I packed all my gear for the Take the Hill…

05/16/2013

ironman canada // week 14

What did ironman training teach me this week? That sometimes your body screams at you to slow the eff down and REST. After a particularly fantastic Friday filled with my sister, my sweet niece and a 51-mile out-and-back bike ride from Woodbury to Afton…

05/12/2013

ironman canada // week 13

It was a good gear week. This sweet #teamSOAS package welcomed me home from work on Monday. Best gear ever, and I am thrilled to race in it and represent such a kick ass company all season! Not to mention my rock star teammates!…

05/07/2013

from road bike to tri bike…

I learned to bike with the boys and Missy on quiet country roads in rural Minnesota. Tuesday nights were sprints, and we’d race to the stop ahead signs for a smelly XL green jersey. On Saturdays, we’d ride long, up and down hills, legs…

05/03/2013

currently: may 2013

And, suddenly, it’s May 1 (not that it feels like May in Minnesnowta). How the heck did that happen?!! April was a bust… between five different airports and one amazing vacation (recap soon, I promise!), setting monthly goals completely slipped my mind. With that,…

05/01/2013