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 »
Since a picture is worth a thousand words, figured I should show you the fun we had. Check out these pics from Rouge Orleans. If you would prefer to read about Rouge Orleans, you can learn about the race in this post, read about my legs in this post, and get my take on the … Continue reading »
Rouge Orleans 2012 was my second ultra marathon relay. I remember thinking after last year’s race that it was fun but I wasn’t sure if I wanted to do a 6 man team again, actually contemplated a 3 man team (yes, I was temporarily insane!) and also not joining in and letting the others have … Continue reading »
I was the first runner in our rotation so I got to start the race–woohoo! (Last year I was fifth which was difficult because the race started and I still had several hours before I ran.) It was quite cold and cloudy at the start so I had several layers on plus our gnome hat … Continue reading »
Wow! What an adventure! One blog post will never do it justice, so stay tuned for the next couple days to hear about the ultra marathon relay from the past couple days. Rouge Orleans is a 126.2 mile ultra marathon that begins in Baton Rouge and ends in New Orleans and is run along the … 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 »
Week 2 of 20 is in the books! Can’t believe this week is over…so glad. Didn’t quite go as planned as the middle of the week came with some pain in my knee that made it impossible to run. In consultation with my coach, we decided to take a day off and then sub a … Continue reading »
Today we have a guest post from my friend Renee (@rgibson0316) who started running about the same time I did but in a different city. It’s been fun to watch her progress over the past couple years on facebook. When she started celebrating Medal Mondays, I knew I needed to share it with y’all. Hope … Continue reading »
The neuromuscular pathway from the brain to the feet is the longest in the body, making for slow and inefficient coordination…” ~ Triathlete Magazine, November 2011. Makes sense to me that since I am six inches taller than the average American female, my neuromuscular pathway takes that much longer to travel–so I’m not clumsy, just tall!
