I’ve decided to appropriately write this post I must be comfortably sitting outside in the dark of the night under the moon. That helps bring back all those memories of last weekend and riding 430+ miles across the State of Utah with a group of…
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I’m totally going to steal an idea from my friend Sarah Jarvis! She wrote a blog post regarding what she eats during a race……..Eureka! Publish it and never ask yourself again, “Exactly what was it that I ate during that AMAZING race?” 🙂 I just…
For the third year in a row, I toed the line for the Utah Half Ironman in Provo. I kind of jumped in this year at the last minute. Being in the middle of a build for my final race of the season at the…
“What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Stronger!”…….or so says Kelly Clarkson….. I have to admit, the Summer of 2012 has been rough. Probably one of the roughest I’ve had in my “career” of training and racing. I can’t really tell you why……well maybe I can…
Back in May the week after Ironman St. George, I jumped on the “Gluten Free” (GF) bandwagon. Why? A couple of reasons: 1. Even though there is no science to show that an otherwise healthy athlete benefits from a GF diet, there are plenty of…
I woke up on Saturday morning, July 14th, in our hotel room in Everett, Washington to the weather report I had been dreading my entire triathlon racing career. I called Coach M in a panic. My voice cracked……”What am I going to do?” ***********…
The first weekend of June, I took the opportunity to join in on one of MY FAVORITE rides……..Parowan Gap! Living and training in Iron County for many years, I loved riding in the Western Valley. It is flat and fast and WIDE-OPEN! For years there…
It’s been just over a month since Ironman St. George and it was time to dust off my racing shoes again! The past month has been filled with recovery and change over……..it was time to find my “FAST”! With Ironman 70.3 Lake Stevens looming not…
This Week in Numbers Swim: 5362 yards Bike: 79.0 miles Run: 3.11 miles Total Time: 7:10:18 So this will be my last “Ironman St. George Training Week” post. 27 weeks of training/racing and 2 weeks of recovery. I think that will do it 🙂…
