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,…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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This two-month bike-focused build has been a good reminder that I have legs – and, they’re getting stronger. Since my first power test in late November, coach has gradually increased my time in the…
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If there’s been anything positive about having a stress fracture, it’s been this solid two-month bike (and swim) focused build. I’ve spent a LOT of time on the trainer… currently around eight hours a…
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In the two-plus weeks since Ironman Canada I’ve continued to eat like I’m still training – coconut macaroons for breakfast? Yes, please! – and occasionally have to remind myself that I did, in fact, race…