Manic Depressive
Today. Was. Great. A few days ago was terrible. I wanted to quit. Today, I wanted to keep going. And going. Therefore…. either I, or the sport of triathlon, is manic depressive. Up down up down, cry, smile, whine, scream….CRAZY land. After a week or so of the doldrums and the “I can’ts” and “poor […]
More to Run For…
50 days. Until Ironman Miami. 40 days. The amount of time this sweet baby boy has been on this earth. And in his short time on this earth, this little guy has moved me to tears, restored my faith, and caused me to pull my two little babies so close, thank my Lord for my […]
Me and the Scale
Today, I went back to my super de duper nutritionist, Ilana, for my two week follow-up. Last night, I weighed my clothes that I planned on wearing today. Yes, I weighed my clothes. I wanted to be able to explain to Ilana that I didn’t really gain any weight, but rather my clothes were super […]
Doubt
I struggle with myself more than I struggle with anyone else. With less than eight weeks less until 70.3 Miami, I am desperately trying to restrain myself from my typical modus operandi of self-sabotage. But the truth… I am starting to doubt this race. For almost a year, I’ve been going back and forth with a hip […]
The Mom-Crunched Triathlete
Chris Carmichael is making coin with his Time-Crunched Triathlete Book. I am in the process of publishing my book, which is subtitled: The Mom-Crunched Triathlete. Okay, so maybe I’m not exactly publishing the book yet. And perhaps, only five three two chapters are complete. And maybe that subtitle is not set in stone…. In case […]
Interview: Angela Meyer
I recently “sat down” with Angela Meyer, an elite amateur, heading to Kona for her (ah-hem) second time.Check out the link to the interview here on GOTRIbal. In other news, I have been ridiculously absent from my blog. I apologize. I have been a little negative nelly, and there’s no place for that now. Not eight weeks out from […]
Race Monkeys
I had Coach Monster’s spin class this morning. Before class, I look over at him, and he gives me the hairy eyeball. Oh no, I thought. Coach M: So you did 13.1 on Saturday? Me: (grinning) Yep! Coach M: What did your schedule tell you to do? Me: (no grin) Ummmm…. Coach M: Okay, maybe […]
Fancy Shoes Be Damned
Oh, how I love shoes. I like heels. High ones. I like to wear them, I like to smell them, I like to… okay, I’m really not obsessive (about anything). On Tuesday, I wore my favorite pair all day long. I was on my feet for a large majority of the day. By bedtime, I could […]
Spinning Etiquette: Part Deux
Apparently, all the people in my “other” gym spinning class this morning did not read my last post about Spinning Etiquette, so I think warrants a little link to the last post, and a continuation of the same. Now, I wasn’t in the greatest place this morning. My hip hurts, I didn’t sleep well, and I […]