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lake nokomis

  • our standish bungalow: the before.

    I’m a little behind writing about our home renovation, so let’s start from the beginning with a house tour of the day we got the keys. I’ll post more in the coming months documenting…

    12/19/2018
  • my five favorite running routes in minneapolis.

    I’ve been lucky enough to run in some pretty beautiful places – Whistler, BC; Coeur d’Alene, Idaho; along the California coast; the Bahamas; and Kona, Hawaii. But nothing quite compares to running at home…

    10/08/2018
  • ironman canada // week 26

    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…

    08/07/2013
  • 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
  • race report // life time triathlon

    Race day started in a flash when my eyes flew open, 90 minutes after the alarm was supposed to sound. Nick and I scrambled out of bed, each of us on autopilot making PB…

    07/17/2012
  • facing my swimming fears.

    I know I’m not alone in my fear of open water swimming. There’s been twitter talk between friends about it recently and procrastination of even toeing the lake water (yes, I’m guilty of this…

    07/13/2012
  • weekly workouts // july 2

    Monday, July 2 – today started another rejuv week… whoa, the past three weeks went quickly! Nick and I joined our P2 teammates for a quick spin down Minnehaha, around Nokomis and meandered back…

    07/09/2012
  • weekly workouts // june 18

    Monday, June 18 – rest day. Nick and I joined our fellow P2-ers for happy hour on the Happy Gnome patio, as Liz was home from Alaska. Great to see you, Liz! Looking forward to…

    06/25/2012