Insane in the Brain
Triathletes are, without question, a tad insane. I am participating in the 24 Hours of Booty charity event tomorrow afternoon. I’m “only” going to ride for two or three or five hours, though. Oh, but this is after I run a 10k in the morning. And swim. And pick my mom up from the airport. […]
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Starbucks SBR
I test drove Antonia with her new rear mount bottle cage (the Profile Design RM System with CO2 Mount). I love. Starbucks holder. Yessssss. Okay, so I probably don’t “need” the rear mount cages for a half iron except for my coffee… but here’s my thought. Yes, water bottle exchanges will exist at the race. But. That means:1) I […]
Massage and Passage
Since the Expert is in Australia, I try to be the best “single mom” possible. Meaning, I try to wear out the children so they drop like flies by the time bedtime arrives. This morning, after a 4:30 wake-up call to the sound of “twinkle, twinkle,” I realized my tactic did not work last night. […]
The Point.
I was not in a good place yesterday, when I posted about the last few days, my parents’ house fire, and the struggles that are sure to ensue for them for, as we are told now, the next four to six months. The house is in worse condition than they thought. Tough times ahead. Still, […]
What’s the Point.
I was sitting on a bike, pedaling to nowhere in Lifetime spin class on Wednesday morning, looking around, thinking about how much I hated that class and all the people in it… I watched the clock slowly tick from 5:30 all the way to 6:30. Thank God, I thought. 6:30. Stupid class was over. I went […]
The Biggest Loser
Every season since the beginning, I have tuned into the show The Biggest Loser, a reality show where super-sized contestants are shipped off to nutrition, exercise and psychological bootcamp and are transformed into new people by their hard work and dedication. Every season, my goal is to end up equally as thin as the winner by the […]
Race Report: Kim’s First Tri
Swim Bike Mom often features awesome folks and their race experiences in the form of official guest posts. Here’s a recent report from SBM friend, Kim H., and her first sprint tri: Portage Lakes Triathlon. Congrats, Kim! “Saturday afternoon. My husband, kids and sister in-law all went with me to pick up my race packet. I was […]
I Hate Experts
So, in two short days, the Expert is heading back Down Under (I mean, literally. Australia….okay, gutter brains.) Tonight, he was on his computer. The kids were screaming, running circles around the kitchen and painting the walls with macaroni & cheese. I had just walked in the door, and I had enough. “Why don’t you […]