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whistler

  • race report: ironman canada – 2017

    The short of IRONMAN Canada: It wasn’t my day.  I gave everything I had and then some, but came up short of my goal (which was, no surprise, a Kona spot).  I know I…

    08/17/2017
  • ironman canada // course preview

    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…

    07/23/2014
  • ironman canada: finisherpix

    Despite having my own personal photographer at IRONMAN Canada – my sister takes amazing pics! – there were a few taken by on-course photographers I wanted to buy. Spending $25 per .jpg download, however,…

    11/06/2013
  • ironman canada: if you go

    This is my last post about IRONMAN Canada… I promise! When we registered for IRONMAN Canada last October, we were pretty clueless about the logistics. I figured we’d get around to booking lodging eventually…

    09/20/2013
  • ironman canada: the bike

    Oh, the IRONMAN Canada bike! There were many long, slow climbs (thank you, 12-27 cassette), screaming descents (top speed = 46.4 mph!) and smiles the entire way. Like the swim, much of the bike…

    09/06/2013
  • ironman canada: recovery week + vacation

    It was a gloriously relaxing recovery week. Post IRONMAN Canada, we slept a lot, caught up with family, and ate our way through Whistler, Vancouver and Seattle (not hard to do when there’s fresh…

    09/04/2013
  • ironman canada: the swim

    Race morning, August 25, started out like any other: 4a alarm, gluten-free PB+honey toast, double shot espresso and last minute gear check. Thirty minutes later, friend Sonia arrived and we were out the door…

    09/02/2013
  • ironman canada // race week

    IT’S RACE WEEK! Not sure how that happened, but let’s dive right in… Monday Just a rest day today. We spent part of the evening deciding what to pack for the trip. Tuesday Mornings…

    08/30/2013