I learned three things this week. Dehydration headaches are horrible. Saturday’s workout started out great with 2,950 yards in the pool followed by an even better 35 miles on the Argon. But, about halfway…
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Other than skipping Sunday’s 2,900-yard swim – dang you, 1.5 glasses of wine on an almost empty stomach! – my week post-vacation was solid. Rest does a body good apparently. So good, in fact,…
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My heart hurts, and there are no words… Sending love + light to my running family in Boston. • • • As much as I enjoy rest days, I have a really tough time…
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My biggest week yet! And, really, it was a great week. No crankiness, no badittude, less no annoyance with the dust that’s overtaken everything. Just all out happiness that training is in full swing…
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Does anyone else get a bit cranky during Ironman training? Because I had on some serious crabby pants this past week. Ugh. The unorganized house, dusty wood floors, eating dinner at 9:30p, Garmins strewn…
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This week’s mantra: Getting comfortable with being uncomfortable. Three examples… One: Thursday’s swim test nearly drowned me. I swam with crazy fast Sonia, and I pushed myself harder in an attempt to keep up…
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The highlight of my week: The week started in San Diego, where I ran a couple times on the hotel treadmill, and on Wednesday morning, ran – down and up 12 percent grade –…
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Thursday marked my 10th consecutive day running. Pretty sure that’s the longest running streak since I trained for Grandma’s Marathon in 2008. I’d be lying if I said my legs weren’t tired, but it’s…