The Race Clock Ain’t The Only Clock
In 2013, I finished my first Ironman race with exactly 16 minutes to spare under the time cut-off. In 2015, I finished my third Ironman race with exactly 16 minutes to spare under the time cut-off. This week in CrossFit, I finished the Workout of the Day (“the WOD”) with 16 seconds to spare–under the prescribed […]
4 Reasons to Flip Upside Down
So I have been going to CrossFit for the last month–just twice a week, in place of my regular strength training regimen. I was very resistant to CF for many reasons–one big one which was my past in weightlifting. Sometimes the past is best to remain there, after all. I have been swimming, biking and […]
3 Ways to Pick Yourself Up When You’ve Fallen Down
“Struggle is the gold.” – image from Ishita Gupta at Tribe Conference. As I had my second large cookies and cream milkshake of the week, which has been followed by a week tons of unhealthy food, I wondered, “Why am I really back here again?” [I can really take something to the next level, by the way.] […]
Work Ethic and Temper Tantrums (Fast Twitch to Slow Twitch, Part III)
In the prior post, I started a blog series talking about how being an Olympic weightlifter translated (or didn’t) to the sport of triathlon. First, being “bendy” was good in weightlifting, and also is good in triathlon. Sad part? (I am not still this bendy.) I am bendy in other ways. The word “talentless” (as […]
Olympic Weightlifter to Triathlete (Fast Twitch to Slow Twitch)
Someone emailed me and asked if I would write about how my former sport of Olympic weightlifting translated into me becoming an endurance athlete later in life. Simply put: No translation. Lost in Translation. Apples and Oranges. But that is not completely true. Many don’t know the whole story of my previous-life athletic feats (and non-feats). […]
Ironman 70.3 Augusta 2017: The Swim Bike Mom Race Report
I am at a loss for words on my fourth Augusta 70.3 experience. (Long pause… okay, nah. I am never at a loss for words.) As I scooted down the last two miles of the course, I was overwhelmed with this amazing sense of peace and happiness, because I was certain it would be my […]
Meredith, a Marathon, and Logan: Week 1 of 17
Week 1 of the official marathon training is in the books. For those of you who don’t know, I am running the Marine Corps Marathon in October as a pusher for this sweet boy, Logan, benefiting the Kyle Pease Foundation. (Go DAWGS!) I finished Week 1 training with a 10 mile run today. I am doing […]
Two Things that Change Most Everything
Nights like this, I remember with great clarity why I was a drinker. I can’t sleep. I’m on a bad streak. This isn’t anything new for me. It’s a recurring theme, and I would almost bet $100 if I texted my momma, she would be awake too. We are weird like that. One of my […]
Starting & Pain. Health & Happy.
No one ever knew how hard it was to START. I don’t know if I wrote about THAT as much as I talked about moving forward. I talked about a lot of things, but I look back on the beginning of the health and fitness journey – and I just remember PAIN. I remember physical […]