There’s rarely a trip out of town when the bikes aren’t in tow. Mine’s traveled to the rusty red roads of western North Dakota, my hometown in northwestern Minnesota, scorching Oklahoma, and later this…
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My first 70.3 is on the calendar… finally! Today, Nick and I registered for the Chisago Lakes half iron triathlon (he also did it last year). I’m crazy excited for this race, as it’s…
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I wholeheartedly committed myself to triathlon training Thursday night. After much thought – and realizing I wouldn’t be a decent triathlete if I didn’t train properly and stop beating up my body with a…
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Completing a triathlon has been on my life to-do for years, and on Saturday, I finally checked it off the list. My first tri = a success! When the alarm sounded at 5a, we…
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I registered for this today. My first-ever triathlon. Nine days from now. On April 28. Eek! I’m excited, but the butterflies have already started fluttering. Given my love of cycling, running and [sort-of] swimming,…
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This. Every single day. And, today, I ran – not far, but it was faster than all the running I haven’t done lately. For the first time in three months – since January 10…
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Unlike last year, it wasn’t much of a winter in Minnesota. The Nordic skis purchased in November only skated across real snow twice – and that was in the U.P. (Despite the man-made snow, there…
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Well, it’s official. I just signed up for my first-ever triathlon: the 2012 Life Time Tri: Minneapolis. An Olympic distance race through the heart of Minneapolis and Saint Paul, it will be good training…