How to Fuel (And I Love a Goat!)
I get a ton of email asking questions about how to fuel during training and on race day, so I thought I would do a quick post on what works for me, and maybe it will help you guys work through the process of your fueling. Now, I know there are many theories on fueling… […]
POWER!!!
Another post from guest Swim Bike Dad blogger, Phil… Last Saturday was both awesome and awful at the same time. Well, it was mostly awesome…with just a splash of awful thrown in to keep it real and keep me from fully climbing atop my “high horse”. Humility is a be-otch but we all need […]
Six Things Every Beginner Should Know
Okay, so maybe there are more than SIX things here… Wear One Thing On Race Day The biggest triathlon mystery is not how to run. It is what to wear on race day. (I’m kidding…sorta). Race day clothing is a nightmare! Run screaming into the night right now, I tell you. Okay, seriously. What in […]
Swim Bike Single Mom…Focusing on the Lessons
Here’s a second guest post from Swim Bike Single Mom, Sarah, from Chasing Down a Dream…. In her previous post, she talked about how she, as a single mom, gets her tri-ing done… here, she weighs in on the guilt factor…something that we all, with kiddos, know very well. I feel guilty all of the time. I […]
10 Day Dedication: My Dad
With 100 days left until Ironman Coeur d’Alene, I am dedicating each ten day block of training to important people in my life. The next ten days of my Ironman training are dedicated to my Dad. * * * The funny thing about my Dad… [well, wait, there are many funny things about Dad]… but the […]
100 Days & 10 Blocks of Love
The big milestone… 100 days until Ironman Coeur d’Alene …is here. 100 days has always freaked me out. But I have turned a corner. The 100 Day Corner. As I was kicking a ball around in the yard last night with the Expert and the kids, I realized that my life was calmer; that my constant […]
I’m COOL because I’m BORING!
Virginia here. I am so boring. I have tried about 20 times this week to write a blog, but I just keep deciding that what I have written is too boring. It hit me this morning (while swimming…all of the best thoughts take place during LONG swims) that perhaps boring is what makes it interesting. […]
Finding the Fire
I had my longest swim to date this morning. 3900 meters a/k/a just a wee bit longer than the Ironman swim. And by a wee bit, I mean like 40 meters. And it was hard, and it took me forever. Or at least it felt that way. In reality, it was about 1:35:00, and that was […]
The “Gift” of Chaos
So yes, we moved on Friday. I did not run on Saturday as planned. I could not run. I was on my feet all night Friday… and Saturday was not a chance… Luckily, Sweet Red and her husband had offered to let the Swim Bike Kids have a sleepover with their kids, so the Expert […]