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IMCanada

  • race report: ironman canada – 2017

    The short of IRONMAN Canada: It wasn’t my day.  I gave everything I had and then some, but came up short of my goal (which was, no surprise, a Kona spot).  I know I…

    08/17/2017
  • the stories we tell ourselves.

    During a short recovery run along my regular route a few weeks ago, my legs felt like sausages. Ugh… they’re so heavy… I’m so tired… is this done yet?… I don’t remember being this…

    07/29/2017
  • ironman canada: finisherpix

    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,…

    11/06/2013
  • ironman canada… done and done!

    Wow. What. A. Day! Three days out, I’m still a little shocked that Sunday happened. The day’s a blur – it went by so fast! – but the pieces I do remember were awesome!…

    08/28/2013
  • infograph: my training stats

    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…

    08/22/2013
  • ironman canada // week 25

    You know what’s really fun? Seeing progress. A mere 16 months ago, I struggled to even run five miles. And, in the year before that, a couple MRIs, a cortisone shot and months of…

    07/31/2013
  • ironman canada // week 24

    So, here we are, six weeks out from Ironman Canada! I’m not quite sure how that happened because it seems like yesterday it was cold and snowy and I was just starting this journey.…

    07/23/2013
  • ironman canada // week 23

    Such a great, confidence building week! Highlights included an open water swim, long run and a solo almost-century ride – all were awesome. With each mile of swimbikerunning, I feel more ready for Ironman…

    07/18/2013