It had to happen at some point…the race that didn’t go as planned. Everyone has a bad day now and then and I sure had one at Gulf Coast Triathlon–in fact it might have been more like a “Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day”–which was the title of this post for a long time. … Continue reading »
I had a total “you know… when…” moment this morning when I got to the Y before it opened because I wanted to make sure I got a lane on masters swim day. Honestly hadn’t planned on it, but I was up so figured I would get a move on instead of occupying myself around … Continue reading »
Yesterday was my first race of the season–Oxbow Triathlon in New Roads, Louisiana. Boy, do I enjoy race season. It’s fun to be out at the local races a couple of weekends a month either as a racer or volunteer. The camaraderie of the multisport community is like no other sport. Sure there is competition, … Continue reading »
In a recent post I said training has been going well for the most part and that I would explain later…well, hello later. If you know me or you have read my blog you probably know that I struggle with running. It’s definitely my weakest area of the three disciplines that make up triathlon. I … Continue reading »
Hanging out on my trainer for an hour and fifteen minutes tonight so I figured I would write the second installment of the road to IRONMAN! If you missed the first, feel free to check it out: it all started with a free t-shirt! This whole Ironman thing was kind of freaking me out for … Continue reading »
One of the fun parts of training is getting to participate in some great charity rides. This weekend I participated in the 5th Annual “No Such Thing As Impossible” bike ride benefiting Wheels to Succeed–a program that helps to provide bikes for children with physical disabilities. They had a 10, 40, and 75 mile option–I … Continue reading »
A couple of years ago, I was going to do a blog about all of my t-shirts because there is always a story behind them. And if the story is good enough, the t-shirt survives the quarterly sorting ritual for giving to Goodwill. So it’s no surprise that my next journey begins with a free … Continue reading »
Can’t sleep so I figured I would go ahead and get on with writing my race report. Always best to do so while the race is fresh on your mind, so here goes… For those that want the cliff notes version: it was a great race and I set a personal record (PR) by almost … Continue reading »
Today is a big day as we officially welcome a new bike into the family! He or she who has yet to be named is a beautiful Specialized Roubaix that I bought at The Bicycle Shop! I have to tell you that it was not an easy decision to make, but after a windy New … Continue reading »
Can’t believe that I am already a month into training! WOW! It’s been a crazy month full of ups and downs both in training and outside of it. To say the least, life has been a little stressful this past month. Stress can make training more difficult because you make poor choices in terms of … Continue reading »
