Ambassador Spotlight: Sarah Fisk
Spotlight for this post is on SBMAT Ambassador, Sarah Fisk. Sarah gave me a grand tour of Lake Placid last weekend, and was a finisher there in 2014. (And yes, she signed up for 2016!). Thank you Sarah for being such a great ambassador and friend! Name: Sarah Fisk City/State: Loudonville, NY Age Group: 35…. (I’m 34, […]
2015 Ironman Lake Placid Race Report: The Swim Bike Mom Version
Ironman Lake Placid 2015 What: A race consisting of a 2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike, and a 26.2 mile marathon When: July 26, 2015 Where: Lake Placid, New York Who: Meredith Atwood, AG 35-39 (and 2500 other people) Thursday, July 23, 2015: Swim Bike Legal Drafting (and not the Bike Kind) My parents […]
Here’s to Wonderful
I was telling the Expert tonight at dinner, “I have blogged nothing about this taper.” He said, “So what.” Then I am reminded by SBM die-hard, Debbie, on Facebook tonight that I used to blog a lot during taper. Dang. Tough crowd. Damned if you do… So taper. What is different this time? What is […]
No. YOU’RE Selfish.
I received an email yesterday that sent me through the roof. Now, it’s not the first one of its kind, I’ll give you that. But this particular one mattered a whole hill of beans–because, I was so sure in my response. Here’s a little story as a background. So, I started triathlon out of a […]
The Anatomy of a Run
Many people are natural runners, and the whole thing just makes sense to them. You can see it in their fantastic form, their faces and in their crazy speed. I love watching a good runner. I watch them often. I watch them blow past me on a daily basis when I am running, and I […]
The Beginner’s Guide to Cycling Three Gap = Dahlonega, Georgia
Okay, like I would ever really write a post called “The Beginner’s Guide to” anything. I can’t really guide anyone or anything… So let’s start over. There’s a cycling legend here in North Georgia and it’s called THE GAPS. The Gaps is an approximately 80 mile (depending on where you start) ride consisting of Six “Gaps” […]