Rest and Next Race!

I had a plan. I thought it was a good one. I would race the Columbia Triathlon four days prior to leaving for a two week trip to Italy where I would rest and recover until my next race. Now that I am home, I feel anything but rested and recovered and I’m staring...

Expect the Unexpected – Columbia Triathlon Race Recap

After I left for Maryland last Friday morning, almost nothing went as planned concerning this race. Some things went horribly wrong, and others surprisingly right. By the end of the weekend I decided to stop trying to predict the future and instead, relied on what had...

Final Thoughts and Goals for the Columbia Triathlon

This is a tricky one. I have thought about almost nothing else during my hours of weekly training over the past five months but, now that it’s time to put some actual goals in place, I find myself at a loss. This will be my very first ever Olympic distance...

The Rundown – Taper Me!

You know you have had a successful training cycle when you are looking forward to your taper. Last week I finally hit the point of mental exhaustion – just in time for my taper this week and then (gulp) my race on Sunday. Here goes everything… WEEK OF MAY...

The Rundown – Shiz Is Getting Real

The countdown to my triathlon is on like Donkey Kong. I’m four weeks out from race day and I seriously cannot believe it. Anyone who has ever trained for a race will understand the feeling of thinking you have so much time, until you have none, and race day is...