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triathlon training

  • listen up // anytime fitness podcast

    I’ve mentioned it in passing before, but in case you don’t know, I am the public relations manager at Anytime Fitness corporate. Although I don’t often mesh my work and personal lives, I feel…

    02/06/2014
  • bike // power test two

    This two-month bike-focused build has been a good reminder that I have legs – and, they’re getting stronger. Since my first power test in late November, coach has gradually increased my time in the…

    02/03/2014
  • a day in the life…

    We’re deep in the doldrums of winter here in Minnesnowta, and though I’ve noticed it’s staying light out a little bit later each day, summer can’t get here soon enough. Thankfully, between work and…

    01/22/2014
  • a few thoughts on training.

    We’ve been in an arctic icebox in Minnesnowta, with temps not climbing above zero for most of the last week; factoring in wind chill (air temp was -25°), it felt like 50 below here…

    01/10/2014
  • november training + life.

    Where’d November go?! After two months of swimbikerunning when I felt like it, the hum of scheduled training started again last month, and it feels good. I started working with Nick’s coach, Andy Schiesl,…

    12/10/2013
  • my first power test on the bike

    Training with power on the bike is no joke. There is no slacking, ever. Let your mind wander to la-la land, and your watts fall into is-your-heart-rate-even-above-100 range. I’ve had my Quarq Elsa for…

    12/05/2013
  • back at it!

    Not gonna lie, the post-ironman blues hit just a smidge after Ironman Canada. It’s a weird thing working for months toward a BIG goal, reaching that goal and then… bam!, it’s over in a blink…

    11/12/2013
  • ironman canada // thank you

    Triathlon can be a selfish sport, especially during ironman training. Weekdays revolve around morning and evening workouts, second breakfasts, 9:30p dinners and somehow squeezing in an eight-hour workday. There are long run Saturdays and…

    09/17/2013