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The Rundown – A Strong Practice
Now that I'm a regular yogi (I have attended yoga class three weeks in a row!) I've started to really love being on my mat. Of course, I run at least four miles prior to class because even "power yoga" leaves me with too much excess energy on a Monday. In last week's...
The Rundown – What An Athlete Looks Like Without A Training Plan
For the first time in forever I have no training plan to follow. In the past I have had time off to recover and a few days or maybe a week with nothing on my TrainingPeaks calendar, but I cannot remember the last time I literally had (almost) nothing to train for....
The Rundown – The Decision Not to Race USA Triathlon Nationals
You read that correctly. I have decided to cancel my trip to Omaha and not race the USA Triathlon National Age Group Championship...and I feel so good about it. If you have been following my training this year you know it has been a struggle, especially these past few...
The Rundown – A Different Kind of Hard
For most people the hard part of exercising and racing is getting up and out the door everyday and especially the day of the race. For me, it's so much harder to stay in bed and chose not to train or race even though it's a much smarter decision...until this past...
Surprising Ways to Beat the Heat While Running
This is not another post about how to put ice in your hat or drink freezing cold water for 48 hours before your run to stay cool. Science is giving runners a whole new way to beat the heat while running and it has nothing to do with getting cold, but instead, with...
The Rundown – Acclimation
My mind and body are currently in the process of acclimatizing to heat, the boy's camp schedule, a dog in "toddler" mode and husband who is frequently traveling. It's a process. WEEK OF JUNE 19, 2017 RUNNING I have been running in nothing but heat and humidity. My...
Made in the Shade – The Best Running and Cycling Sunglasses
When I first started running I never wore sunglasses. Way back then I was overly concerned about how I looked and not at all concerned about my eye health. It wasn't until I started cycling on the regular that I realized how helpful (and necessary) sunglasses are on...
The Rundown – I’m Not Trying to Kill You
When you're training plan for the week comes with the disclaimer from your coach of "I'm not trying to kill you" you know it's going to be a good week. I had to put on my big girl panties and strap on beach ball sized lady nuts to get though this training week! Did I...
10 Things I Hate About Running
As much as I love running and cannot imagine my life without it, there are a few things I hate about it too. Lest you think I wake up every day eager to get out the door and pound out the miles, here are 10 things I could very happily live without, when it comes to my...
The Rundown – Unstructured Workouts
The week following my first triathlon race of the season was deemed an "unstructured workout" week by my coach, who also added "do you think you can handle it?" Hell yes. WEEK OF JUNE 5, 2017 RUNNING Obviously I wanted to run but, you may recall, I had a pretty nasty...
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