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  • ironman canada: the bike

    Oh, the IRONMAN Canada bike! There were many long, slow climbs (thank you, 12-27 cassette), screaming descents (top speed = 46.4 mph!) and smiles the entire way. Like the swim, much of the bike…

    09/06/2013
  • powering through long runs.

    During my long run last week – one of the best times to clear my head – I got to thinking… what gets me through these 19- and 21-milers? What makes the 00:00:00 on…

    08/09/2013
  • 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 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
  • currently: july 2013

    To be perfectly honest, there’s only one goal on my mind this month. IRONMAN Canada. I’ve been eating, sleeping and breathing this race since registering in October, and six weeks out, it’s intensified. My…

    07/15/2013
  • race report: lake waconia triathlon

    Although the Lake Waconia Triathlon was on my calendar this year, I completely spaced it and signed up the last possible day. I even debated signing up at all, but knew open water swimming…

    07/05/2013
  • race report: liberty 70.3

    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…

    06/10/2013