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swim

  • sherpa report // ironman florida

    My Ironman Florida sherpa duties started early: Hauling three tri bikes + two road bikes cross country to Panama City Beach. Two days, 1,300 miles and 19.5 hours later, we arrived at the beach…

    11/15/2012
  • weekly workouts // november 5

    Monday, November 5 – a lovely rest day in pictures 🙂 Monday morning coffee is better on the beach with friends.…

    11/11/2012
  • weekly workouts // october 29

    Monday, October 29 – gooooood Monday morning swim! The water felt fantastic this morning, and after a 500-yard swim, I did the same ladder as Friday except alternated with hand paddles and a pull…

    11/05/2012
  • weekly workouts // october 22

    Monday, October 22 – the pool was the perfect way to start this busy week. A pretty chill, but energizing swim… a 500-yard warm-up, following by six 200s and a 100-yard cool down. Still…

    10/28/2012
  • weekly workouts // october 15

    Monday, October 15 – ugh… need.new.goggles. The first 500 yards were leak-free this morning, but the next 500 involved at least five stops to empty all the water. Nick was nice enough to switch…

    10/22/2012
  • weekly workouts // september 24

    Monday, September 24 – what a beautiful September night! It seemed like ages since I sat on Nick’s wheel down river road… nothing like drafting at 23 mph! A couple miles from home we…

    10/01/2012
  • weekly workouts // september 17

    Monday, September 17 – my legs ached a bit today after yesterday’s 7.5-mile run, so I took a nice, relaxing rest day and lounged on the sofa, reading and blogging while drinking some tea.…

    09/24/2012
  • ironman inspiration.

    Last Sunday’s Ironman Wisconsin can be summed up in one word. Inspirational. From the moment the gun went off at 7a until 10:30p (and later) when triathletes were still pounding the State Street pavement, there…

    09/21/2012