Training with power on the bike is no joke. There is no slacking, ever. Let your mind wander to la-la land, and your watts fall into is-your-heart-rate-even-above-100 range. I’ve had my Quarq Elsa for…
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Despite having my own personal photographer at IRONMAN Canada – my sister takes amazing pics! – there were a few taken by on-course photographers I wanted to buy. Spending $25 per .jpg download, however,…
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All I could think about during my 4:18 T2 was how bad I had to pee. Twenty-two miles is a long way to bike when you have to go! After the awesome volunteer dumped…
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IT’S RACE WEEK! Not sure how that happened, but let’s dive right in… Monday Just a rest day today. We spent part of the evening deciding what to pack for the trip. Tuesday Mornings…
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It’s been more than 200 days since I started this journey. I had an inkling of what was in store – the early morning swims still half asleep, seven-hour Sundays, an outrageous co-op bill…
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ONE. WEEK. One week! The bikes are packed and en route to Whistler (the living room looks really bare!), my parents left on Friday and we fly out this Thursday. Now it’s real… and,…
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After 27 weeks, the final week of Ironman Canada training before taper! I’ve said it a million times, but I cannot believe race day is just around the corner. TWO WEEKS! Honestly, it’s seemed…
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Top takeaways this week, three weeks out from Ironman Canada (how is that possible?!): Sleep. I had some incredibly early mornings (3:30a… whaaa?!), which are not conducive to training. They also don’t help my…