Chisago Lakes 70.3 on Saturday was my first race of the season – and, with a shiny new PR (for Nick, too!), it was a good one! I knew if everything went well, a PR was…
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I almost asked coach if I could race Ironman Canada this weekend. Because FOMO. As my first 140.6 distance race, Whistler holds a special place in my heart, and I’m a little sad to not…
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The countdown is ON! How is Ironman Wisconsin only 100 days away?! I couldn’t be more excited – for race day and to climb that hill! Training has been humming along, a steady rhythm…
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One of my life to-dos is to bike or run in all 50 states, but I may have to add one more to the list: Run or bike internationally every couple years (and then vacation…
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Here’s what’s been up the last month… reading To be honest, there hasn’t been a lot of time to curl up with a good book, but a few days a week before bed, I…
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Thirteen miles of all-out pain pedaling kicked off my 2014 race season last week. I raced week one of Twin Cities Spoke Tuesday Night Time Trials, and in between rolling hills and a wicked…
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Blogging has brought a lot of goodness into my life. Not only has it been a great creative outlet, it’s also opened a lot of doors and introduced me to some pretty fantastic people.…
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Halfway through an ohmygod-I-can’t-breathe-and-my-arms-may-fall-off interval swim last Thursday morning, Nick said to me from the lane over: If you aren’t pushing it, you won’t get better. I had been complaining that 200s sucked, cursing…