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entering the Ironman fold
I’m not the personal race report writing type. Never have been, and after this, probably never will be. But last night, after pouring a glass of pinot (OK, three) and sitting down to read my good...
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dirty starts
There’s nothing like the first race of the year. Sure, there have been training highlights this year so far, like climbing Palomar Mountain on the 1st and training with CTS in Tucson for four days. But...
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boulevard
I just signed up for my first ever road race. On a bike. Not preceded by a swim or followed by a run. I blame the guys at CTSfor putting me up to it: I believe the comment had something to do with the...
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the hardest thing I’ve ever done on a bike
I’m a big girl now. At least when it comes to the bike. My road cycling debut at Saturday’s Boulevard Road Race is in the books. There’s my name on the USA Cycling results page —a first for this...
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unusualities
So I don’t usually… -sign up for a race three days before -eat at IHOP -ride 95 miles in the heat the day before a race -stay in a separate hotel from my husband -eat at Chipotle Not that there’s...
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when in nor cal
I’ve been living in the Golden State for three years now, and just recently ventured north. My travels have taken me to San Jose for work, Monterrey for the Big Sur Marathon, and Paso Robles for the...
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sub 5-hour energy
A PR high is a dangerous thing. And unless you can guarantee fitness improvements (or easier courses), you’re going to have to accept that PR streaks will one day come to an end. My sub-5 hour race in...
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full circle in Syracuse
When we left Syracuse just over four years ago, I wrote this tribute to a city that had become unexpectedly dear to me. Given that this used to be a food blog, the post was unapologetically...
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desert carnage
I’m not sure whether being in Kona for the biggest to-do in the sport of triathlon is the worst or the best place to be after your your first DNF (“did not finish”). I could be jealous watching...
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off-road gold
On Sunday, I did my first triathlon in a year and a half, and my first off-road triathlon ever. I pretty much got pregnant right around IRONMAN Argentina in December 2017, and so coasted into 2018 with...
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