Week 20. How on earth is it already week 20 of Ironman Canada training?! Pretty sure it was yesterday – it was just February 1, right? – that I embarked on this journey. That said,…
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Five years ago I ran my first (and so far my only) marathon. And, 31 years ago, Dick Beardsley ran Boston Marathon, racing against Alberto Salazar in the Duel in the Sun (watch the…
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Sleep. I need more of it. And, it was even more apparent this week with four 5:30a wake-up calls. While I’m a morning person – there’s nothing quite like the quiet before the world…
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I have mixed feelings about this week. On one hand, it felt suuuuuper lazy. I mean, three rest days?! I can’t remember the last time I had three rest days in a given week…
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Here we go! My second 70.3 ever: Liberty Triathlon. I had butterflies all week leading up to Saturday’s race, but was excited to test my fitness and all the hard training the past four…
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Soooo, my first 70.3 of the season is Saturday. The butterflies have been around for the past week or so, so I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t nervous. But, I’m trusting in…
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Sort of on a whim, I ran a 10K trail race on Wednesday. I didn’t register online because it was supposed to storm (and, I’m three for four on rainy races this year), but…
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Last Saturday I got a friendly little email reminder: Three months until Ironman Canada! How is that possible?!! Although last week was a bit meh – an unplanned rest day, fewer training hours than…