The Whole30 Results
DAY THIRTY Well, I made it exactly 29 days into my Eight Weeks and Whole30… ….before I blew it. And by “blowing it,” I mean going to a delicious two dinners with my family and partaking of some vino and some delcious dessert. And some more vino. Not as strong as I thought I was. Actually, […]
Less Arm Jello, Hello
DAY EIGHTEEN (Thursday) Woke up sicker than ever on Thursday and skipped my run. Didn’t feel any better about skipping the run, but I knew it was necessary. Managed to stay on nutritional target. Salmon and sweet potato “fries” for dinner. Blech – this green mix had argula. Blasted PEPPER LETTUCE!!!! Argh. I made some extra sweet […]
Ironman Coeur d’Alene 2013: The Swim Bike Mom Race Report
Pour yourself a glass (or a bottle) of wine. This here’s a long one! (The Ironman Supplemental stuff: “Things I Learned from my ‘First and Last’ Ironman” is here, and the SBM Ironman Checklist Spreadsheet is downloadable for free here.) If you only want the race report, scroll on down… and scroll some more. You have been […]
The Last 100 Miles
Today was “the LAST 100 miles,” because: 1) it’s the last 100 miles I will ride in training before Ironman Coeur d’Alene, and 2) the last 100 miles I will EVER ride in training. Okay, maybe not EVER. (Yes, it is!) Okay, maybe not. (Yes, it is!) I experienced a lot of emotions going […]
Yoga, The Swedish Chef & the IMCDA Bike Course
(There’s a video at the bottom of this post… and it likes to spontaneously start… so scroll to the bottom to pause it, and/or turn down your volume.) I went back to Hot Yoga today. (Hi, I’m Meredith, and I have an addictive personality.) Followed it up by an hour on the elliptical and a […]
When Plans Get Dicked
Like many things lately, yesterday did not go as planned. The plan? Ride 100 miles on the Challenge of the Centuries ride… also known as “Assault on Dick’s Hill.” (You can imagine the jokes and fun we’ve all had with that one. Oh man.) My parents had the kiddos for the weekend, so the Expert […]
66.6 Miles of Fun
My bib number for Coeur d’Alene is 369, as I posted on Facebook last night. I think this a great number for a million reasons—33 has always been my lucky number. This is not only multiples of three, but I am thirty-three years old. And there’s the whole lucky three: swim, bike and run. And […]
94 Miles and One Cold Swim
Because my horrific hip issues do not impact the swim and the bike (thank the Lord), I headed out for another long ride on Saturday. And an open water swim in my whale suit on Sunday. On Saturday, my CDA bound-friend Columbus went with me to ride. Dude, it was chilly, and it took us […]
A Century Ride: The Queen Cemetery
At Mile 61 on the Tony Serrano Century ride, I squealed to a stop… Was it real? This place? The Queen Cemetery. A real place… not just a place in my cycling mind! Because, well, the Queen felt as if she needed to be put to rest after 61, 81, and 100 miles… WHEW! …Still… […]