When Plans Get Dicked
Like many things lately, yesterday did not go as planned. The plan? Ride 100 miles on the Challenge of the Centuries ride… also known as “Assault on Dick’s Hill.” (You can imagine the jokes and fun we’ve all had with that one. Oh man.) My parents had the kiddos for the weekend, so the Expert […]
Open Water, Running and Hope
Early this AM at Mary Alice Park, a great cast of characters headed out for open water. There was an Expert. A Weatherman. A Monster. A Fish. Columbus. Pickups. Fish is the friend with a new nickname…. Fish is Carrie. I told her I was going to nickname her “Freak,” because she is an incredible […]
66.6 Miles of Fun
My bib number for Coeur d’Alene is 369, as I posted on Facebook last night. I think this a great number for a million reasons—33 has always been my lucky number. This is not only multiples of three, but I am thirty-three years old. And there’s the whole lucky three: swim, bike and run. And […]
Skipping an Ironman…
Today, I seriously thought about skipping Ironman Coeur d’Alene. Not quitting (ah-hem—-because “I’m no quitter!”)… just skipping. You know… forgetting to show up for it. Or being really late. So that I miss the swim start. I was driving the Swim Bike Kid #2 to the doctor today (another thing going on, sick kid)… and I […]
The Best Run EVER
The Expert is on his way back from San Diego, just in time for Mother’s Day. This morning, Yoda and I headed out to Mary Alice Park for some open water and some running. Where were the kids? Oh my goodness… I must have left them at home… Just kidding. As Yoda and I suspected, […]
10 Day Dedication: A Trio of (Hot) Chicks
With 50 days left until Ironman Coeur d’Alene, I am dedicating each ten day block of training to important people in my life. Starting with Day 100, ten days of training were for my Dad. Then Day 90, the training was for my Mom. Coach Monster got the 10 days starting with Day 80. My […]
10 Day Dedication: Y-O-U
With 60 days left until Ironman Coeur d’Alene, I am dedicating each ten day block of training to important people in my life.Starting with Day 100, ten days of training were for my Dad. Then Day 90, the training was for my Mom. Coach Monster got the 10 days starting with Day 80. My wonderful Grandparents started at Day 70. The next 10 days […]
A Century Ride: The Queen Cemetery
At Mile 61 on the Tony Serrano Century ride, I squealed to a stop… Was it real? This place? The Queen Cemetery. A real place… not just a place in my cycling mind! Because, well, the Queen felt as if she needed to be put to rest after 61, 81, and 100 miles… WHEW! …Still… […]
10 Day Dedication: Coach Monster
With 80 days left until Ironman Coeur d’Alene, I am dedicating each ten day block of training to important people in my life.Starting with Day 100, ten days of training were for my Dad. Starting with Day 90, the training was for my Mom. These next ten days of my training are dedicated to a Monster. […]