Nick and I packed our bags and headed south to find sunshine for Christmas this year. We spent the holiday with his family in Austin – biking, running and being dorky tourists. It was…
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It’s no secret that I love cycling. It’s my happy place… where my worries disappear, where my best ideas spark, where I feel most alive. What else I love about it: it’s (relatively) portable.…
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My obsession with Girl Talk resumed last week. This mashup musician’s All Day mix got me through hours of intervals last winter… and, after listening during Saturday’s early morning spin before my flight to Phoenix for IMAZ,…
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Nick and I squeezed in one last outdoor ride on November 2, just a few days before winter appeared and the temp plummeted to 17 degrees (I’m already questioning our sanity for living here…
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Ahhhhhfffff-season. Helloooooo, recovery, no structure and some fun! But, it hasn’t all been fun. The post-IM blues… the struggle was real the first couple weeks following IRONMAN Wisconsin. It’s tough to go from 20…
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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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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…
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This is the third post in the series, on the trainer. The trainer doesn’t have to be boring. Sure, it’s not quite the same pedaling through beautiful countryside in the summer sunshine, but it…