The Scary Part
The last long workout before my 70.3 happened today. And it was a good one. 1 mile swim, 40 miles on the bike, followed up by a 6 mile run. And after a good solid hangover and less than 5 hours of sleep… I had a work thing to go to, and it’s impossible not […]
Race Report: Jen’s Smashing Success
Swim Bike Mom often features awesome folks and their race experiences in the form of official guest posts. Here’s a recent report from SBM friend, Jen H., and her first International Distance tri: White Lake International Triathlon in North Carolina 9/10/11…. Congrats, Jen! Here’s her report! [Disclaimer: the pictures are from a prior race. I didn’t want […]
In the Dark
So, yes… I have been running (“running”) for about a year. But this morning, at the wee hour of 5am, was my first official run in the dark. And I mean… D-A-R-K. Butt crack of dawn. Dark-thirty. Early as all hell. I had my snazzy reflective Yankz and my Camelbak, so I felt pretty reflective. However, […]
An Apple a Day
A friend posted this on Facebook this morning, and I had to share. Here’s to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They’re not fond of rules, and they have no respect for the status quo. You can quote them, […]
Things that Matter, Things that Don’t
I have thought of giving up on my 70.3 Miami in the past week. Or two. Because the training, in the home stretch (24 days to go), is unraveling. The streak of bad workouts has kind of rolled into some superstitious streak of bad life luck, an ominous crabby contraption that has spread around me and my […]
Listening
I love Jillian Michaels, the trainer and awesomely insane motivator from the Biggest Loser (well, until this season….hurmph). I was flipping through the October edition of a Redbook magazine at my recent hair appointment, and there was a great one-on-one interview with her. I would just provide you with a link, but the online version is missing my favorite part […]
10k, Booty and Bob Roll
The Georgia Race for Autism in Lawrenceville was yesterday, with 10k, 5k and 1 mile options. This event is awesome- there’s a family fun day post-race with petting zoo, pony rides, etc. Too bad I took the monkeys to the fair last week… this was way better and for a better cause. Last year: I ran […]