Why MY “Redemption” is None of YOUR Business
On Sunday this week, my mom texted me, “How are you today? A week ago, I was just thinking about you as it was getting dark.” She was referring to the beautiful and hot sunset at Ironman Lake Placid last weekend. [And how I was still out there trucking along, walking and relentlessly headed towards […]
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 […]
“I Forgot You are Doing an Ironman”
So someone asked me recently about my training. I mentioned that I was taking on Ironman Lake Placid in, oh, 50 days. And they said, “Oh my gosh. I forgot you are doing an Ironman.” Then I realized out eerily quiet I have been about this upcoming, third 140.6. I mean, really quiet. (For me. […]