The Aftermath & Encouragement
I had trouble sleeping last night. The Expert and I got into a minor tiff right before bed… regarding the hefty registration fee from my craziness that is Ironman Coeur d’Alene. “I asked you if I could register!” I said. “I know,” he said, “But you tricked me.” “How did I trick you?” I asked. […]
I’ve Done Some Crazy Things…
….In my nearly 33 years. Some crazy things indeed. But today’s shenanigans just might take the cake. (MMmmmm, cake.) Here’s how it went down. I was sitting innocently enough at my desk today. Plugging away, typing when I felt a strange feeling. The ole Swim Bike Mom itch. The I-gotta-do-something-crazy-right-now or I will otherwise go […]
Tri Crazed Weekend
Triathlon-a-palooza weekend! Proof is in the diswasher. All water bottles, one knife (for the peanut butter, of course!) The Expert had an amazing showing at his third ever Olympic distance race at Tri the Parks in Elberton, Georgia – taking almost 22 MINUTES off his time. Wowzers. We both raced it last year. This was the […]
Swim Bike Mom’s Favorite Things
Sponsored Post by All3Sports.com Because Oprah and I have oh-so much in common, I thought I would take her lead and give you a Swim Bike Mom list of my favorite triathlon gear things. The bad news? You do not get a car. You also do not get a car. You? Nope, not you either…. […]
I Give You Permission
Are you waiting for PERMISSION to take your life into your own hands? Are you waiting for PERMISSION to start moving, to start running, to do a race? I was. It took my Coach Monster (long before he was the Coach) saying, “You can do a triathlon” to make me move. He said these words…plain […]
2012 PT Solutions Acworth Women’s Triathlon
2012 PT Solutions Acworth Women’s Tri Acworth, Georgia August 5, 2012 Sprint Distance Swim: 400 yards Bike: 13 miles Run: 5k 4th Place Athena Pre-Race The Expert, my Dad and I had a 4:10am wake-up call, and hit the road to Acworth. Peanut butter & jelly on gluten-free bread with a banana and a whopping coffee, and an […]
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Swim Bike Mom Does… Haiku?
Lawdy, there’s a whole lotta new Swim Bike People out there!! I’m so excited to “meet” you guys and get to know all tens of thousands of you, personally. I am great with names…let’s see how I do. Ha ha! Because there are so many new friends out there, I thought I’d give you a run down about who […]
The Art of Taking Care
After almost 33 years, I think I am finally learning to take care of myself. Figure that one out. The past (almost) three weeks, I have tried hard to eat clean, sleep more and de-stress. I have been in the bed before 8:30 for the past four nights. I have been up with the chickens […]