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  • ironman canada // week 11

    Other than skipping Sunday’s 2,900-yard swim – dang you, 1.5 glasses of wine on an almost empty stomach! – my week post-vacation was solid. Rest does a body good apparently. So good, in fact,…

    04/22/2013
  • ironman canada // week 10

    My heart hurts, and there are no words… Sending love + light to my running family in Boston. • • • As much as I enjoy rest days, I have a really tough time…

    04/16/2013
  • ironman canada // week nine

    My biggest week yet! And, really, it was a great week. No crankiness, no badittude, less no annoyance with the dust that’s overtaken everything. Just all out happiness that training is in full swing…

    04/08/2013
  • ironman canada // week eight

    Does anyone else get a bit cranky during Ironman training? Because I had on some serious crabby pants this past week. Ugh. The unorganized house, dusty wood floors, eating dinner at 9:30p, Garmins strewn…

    04/01/2013
  • ironman canada // week seven

    This week’s mantra: Getting comfortable with being uncomfortable. Three examples… One: Thursday’s swim test nearly drowned me. I swam with crazy fast Sonia, and I pushed myself harder in an attempt to keep up…

    03/25/2013
  • ironman canada // week six

    Week six of Ironman Canada training was kind of a blur, but nonetheless, it’s in the books! Work was out of control (not gonna lie, I’m not.a.fan of 10-hour days), and honestly, last week feels…

    03/19/2013
  • ironman canada // week five

    Other than a 10 mile race on Saturday – race report this week! – week five of Ironman Canada training was fairly uneventful. I ran every day but Sunday and, to be honest, all…

    03/11/2013
  • ironman canada // week four

    The highlight of my week: The week started in San Diego, where I ran a couple times on the hotel treadmill, and on Wednesday morning, ran – down and up 12 percent grade –…

    03/03/2013