Getting to Know Andy Potts

First of all, I cannot believe that this happened. What a GREAT weekend–thank you All3Sports, Dynamo and Andy Potts–not only did I get to meet my favorite boy triathlete, but I learned SO much. Between the Q&A last night and the Swim Clinic today, I’m just blown away. So thank you all. The Q&A at […]

Friday Fun Race Plan

Coach Monster writes “race plans” for his athletes before any “A” race. One of his athletes, Justin (pictured below), just finished his second half Ironman in Augusta.  Coach M is racing the half at Rev3 Anderson on Sunday, and forwarded me this email that Justin wrote. I asked Justin if I could re-post, because it […]

The Freak in the Room

DAY TWENTY-FOUR (Four Weeks to Augusta 70.3) To some degree, this is usually me.  The Freak in the Room. Whether it’s Party Girl Meredith (“Oh em gee. Did she really drink seven martinis? And she is still standing?”) [….You betcha I am. In fact, I’m dancing!] ….or whether it’s the new and improved Party Pooper […]

Saying Goodbye to the Party Girl

That’s me on the right, in case you were wondering. Okay, so not completely. But I’m pretty sure if you look in my photo albums circa 1999, there’s probably a shot with me just like this.  Holding my college roommate and instead of a Music Awards backdrop, we’re talking a room full of scattered Frosted […]

Dr. Fitness & the Fat Guy (and Mighty Mom…and Swim Bike Mom!)

What fun to be on a Radio Show!  Thanks to Dr. Fitness & the Fat Guy (and Mighty Mom!) for a great time on the show! The Expert said, “OMG this is soo good. I would even listen to this if you were not my wife 🙂 So proud!!! You sound hot!” (Face in hands.) Seriously though […]

Housepocalypse 2013

So someone is out at our house today to “fix our air conditioning.” The Expert and I laughed out loud when our landlord maintenance company told us this.  As if.  It’s going on three weeks that we’ve been in this house with a broken air conditioner. Now, we’re comfortable finally because the dear Expert found […]

Ironman Coeur d’Alene 2013: The Swim Bike Mom Race Report

Pour yourself a glass (or a bottle) of wine. This here’s a long one! (The Ironman Supplemental stuff: “Things I Learned from my ‘First and Last’ Ironman” is here, and the SBM Ironman Checklist Spreadsheet is downloadable for free here.) If you only want the race report, scroll on down… and scroll some more.  You have been […]

Triathlon is a Mother? Actually, Motherhood is a Mother.

Back my twenties, my one hesitation about having kids was diapers. I thought, Once I am ready to change diapers, then I will ready to have children. Oh. Silly me.  As if diapers are the main issues and troubles. Kids are hard. Haaaard.  Man, I had no idea. Then, my friends with teenagers laugh at […]

The Sweetest Bad News

I had my appointment with the orthopedist at Emory today.   And in Swim Bike Mom style, it was a bit of an ordeal. [Mostly of my own making.] First, after I wrote my earlier post today, I managed to read more past race reports from Couer d’Alene. (Big mistake).  And then I got freaked out […]