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• 10 Quick Thanksgiving Questions

  To do: Cut and paste below into comments and add your answers. Feel free to cut/paste onto your blog for fun. 1. How old do you have to be to move up from the... Read more

  Posted on 28 November 2013 ATHLETICS, FITNESS

• PFTW (Pictures From The Week)

  

  A happy and content life is made up of celebrating all the small moments, right? I had lots of those this week. Can’t tell you how happy I am to be back on the... Read more

  Posted on 25 November 2013 ATHLETICS, FITNESS

• Foot In Mouth Disease (FIMD)

  

  Today’s run almost didn’t happen. It snowed yesterday, and while I love running in the snow, I do not like running on ice. Something about falling and breaking... Read more

  Posted on 22 November 2013 ATHLETICS, FITNESS

• My Ironman Florida FAQs

  

  Along this Ironman journey, I’ve gotten many questions about my training, fueling, race day, and gear. I am no expert (shocking!) and certainly do not have a to... Read more

  Posted on 20 November 2013 ATHLETICS, FITNESS

• 7 Ways To Be Mentally Strong For Your Big Race

  

  When I was training for the Ironman (no, I’m not quite ready to stop talking about this yet), I was told the same thing over and over again. The race is not as... Read more

  Posted on 18 November 2013 ATHLETICS, FITNESS

• Are Runners Full Of Themselves?

  

  Unless you’ve been out running and have a life, you might have read this article from the Wall Street Journal entitled, “Okay, You’re a Runner. Get Over It. Read more

  Posted on 15 November 2013 ATHLETICS, FITNESS

• The Best Way To Cope Is…

  

  Some of you asked how I felt the days after the Ironman. I am not sure why, but I had absolutely no soreness or muscle fatigue. I actually felt better than afte... Read more

  Posted on 11 November 2013 ATHLETICS, FITNESS

• Ironman Florida Part #3: The Final Push (like Childbirth)

  

  This is a LONG post, so I hope you are hydrated and fueling well. Let’s see. Where were we? Oh yeah. I was doing a little race. You can read Part #1 (swim)... Read more

  Posted on 07 November 2013 ATHLETICS, FITNESS

• Ironman Florida Part #2: Rebel On A Bike

  

  From Triathlete.com I start the bike on the biggest high of my life and I’m not even drinking wine. It’s a high that would only intensify throughout the day. Read more

  Posted on 06 November 2013 ATHLETICS, FITNESS

• Ironman Florida Part #1: Race Morning and the Swim

  

  I feel like it is the day after Christmas when I was 10 years old. The presents are opened, everyone is tired and kind of grumpy, the tree is dropping needles... Read more

  Posted on 05 November 2013 ATHLETICS, FITNESS

• 33 Hours To Go Until…

  

  I am in Panama City Beach for Ironman Florida and it is surreal. I am sitting here with a glass of wine trying to figure out all of these stupid race day bags... Read more

  Posted on 01 November 2013 ATHLETICS, FITNESS

• Here We Go

  

  I leave in the morning for Panama City Beach. It seems impossible. When I got the email in June that I had been accepted onto the X2 Performance Team, I just... Read more

  Posted on 29 October 2013 ATHLETICS, FITNESS

• What I Said Goodbye To Yesterday

  

  Holy Crap. It’s real: Right now my prized bike is sitting in a truck covered by a blanket and being driven on some highway between here and Florida. Read more

  Posted on 27 October 2013 ATHLETICS, FITNESS

• I Ran My 1st Half Marathon At 41 Years Old. She Ran Hers at 6.

  

  Yes, I said six years old. As in, first grade - the time when most kids are picking their noses, eating glue and learning to read. Read more

  Posted on 24 October 2013 ATHLETICS, FITNESS

• Cliff Hanger

  

  I loved this comment left on my last post: This time in my life could be a Lifetime movie called, “Ironman Diaries: Pain, Suffering and Ecstasy to the Finish” o... Read more

  Posted on 23 October 2013 ATHLETICS, FITNESS

• Trying Not To Panic

  

  Yesterday started amazing and finished very un-amazing and awful. I had a 2 hour ride and a 1 hour run scheduled. The weather was perfection, but cold. Check ou... Read more

  Posted on 20 October 2013 ATHLETICS, FITNESS

• She Probably Doesn’t Even Fart

  

  Yes, I went there. I debated whether to post this picture because it has been so viral and controversial and I honestly just didn’t care all that much. Read more

  Posted on 19 October 2013 ATHLETICS, FITNESS

• Thank God I’m Still Alive

  

  First of all and just to get this off my chest – I made meatloaf today in the crockpot. I make meatloaf on occasion, but never in the crockpot. It looks... Read more

  Posted on 17 October 2013 ATHLETICS, FITNESS

• Taper Time and Scenes From The Weekend

  

  Last night I fell asleep on the couch at 6:30 p.m., woke up at 7:00 p.m. to watch the season premier of Walking Dead, then went to bed for real at 8:30 and slep... Read more

  Posted on 14 October 2013 ATHLETICS, FITNESS

• Runner’s World Cookbook Review

  

  Finally, a book that combines two of my favorite hobbies/past times: cooking and running. I introduce to you the Runner’s World Cookbook – 150 Ultimate Recipes... Read more

  Posted on 11 October 2013 ATHLETICS, FITNESS