My First Tri: What in the &#^! Do I Wear?
I am proud to have provided triathlon suits for women in sizes XS to 4XL for over five years through Tri*Fe… Tri*Fe closed its online store in December of 2018. Thanks for a great run everyone! Starting out, the biggest triathlon clothing mystery is Race Day Clothing (insert scary music here!). What in the world […]
Advice for New Triathletes
Y’all submitted some great advice for newbie triathletes this week. SUCH great advice! So many of you have asked for a pure post for beginner triathletes (or those who are teetering on the edge of tri-ing). Here it is! As much goodness as I could squeeze into one post. And when you want “more”… just […]
What Would You Do?
After analyzing my horrific experience at the Red Top Roaster with Coach Monster, I told him that I am just glad that I get to do this, to be a part of triathlon, and experience it. (This was channeling my girl, Charlie who just completed her first 70.3). Coach Monster wisdom followed, and hit me like a slap your […]
St. Anthony’s: Happiness
The race is over. And I am happy, elated and barely able to move my body. The Expert and I both finished, without major incident, and did not finish last. Success! I pulled down an *official* race time of 3:22:34, with the longest T1 time in the history of man. Granted, the race officials did move […]
Transition-a-Palooza
Had a great spinning class this morning, followed by an Oly Distance peptalk/information/orientation breakfast with Coach Monster. I had my little green notebook, in which I scribbled furious notes. He asked me, “What is your biggest source of anxiety for this upcoming race?” I said, “Well, I don’t really have any anxiety at this point.” […]
Panic. Bike. Walk.
PART I: PANIC: Forty-three degrees outside this morning. Sixty-two degrees in the lake. The Expert and I head out early. We stop at the gate to Lake Lanier’s Mary Alice Park. Time for the Inaugural Swim Bike Mom’s Swim Bike Run Event (a/k/a two weeks to race day). The old guy waiting at the guard […]
Shamu the Triathlete
Well, my worst fear is realized. The wetsuit, which I now proudly own, is an ORCA brand suit. It is so pretty. But the name. Oh, the shame. Disclaimer: This post contains disturbing images inappropriate to those scared of big gals in neoprene. As suspected, I am rocking the men’s suit. The sizing chart for the women’s suit […]
Kiss It, Valentine’s Day
Today was an awful day. And to top it off, it’s Valentine’s Day. Ugh. Blech. I had garbage for Court today… and after spending my entire weekend thinking and digesting that stupid case, I left work at 1:30 to squeeze in my workouts before I had to come home to my second job (crazy kids […]
My First Tri
Today was my first sprint triathlon. The Douglasville Last Chance Triathlon was a Run-Bike-Pool Swim format, so it was a good starter tri. I woke up with sore knees and a gimpy feeling left hip, but I ignored the twinges completely, did some crazy affirmations about sound mind, sound body and by the time I arrived in Douglasville, nothing hurt. I […]