Food and Real Regret
I’ve been hanging out with the wrong friends and working with all the wrong people. I mean, if I had real friends and real co-workers, these people would have tied me to a chair and wired my jaw shut by now. Or they would at least slap my hand away from the goodies in the break […]
Another Brick, Another Day
The Expert and I went on a brick mission today: thirty-four mile bike ride and a three mile run. Oh, and ah-ha! Took the TMAT Pro for its maiden voyage today. Made the Expert try it out too. He said the TMAT officially made me block the entire transition area, keeping him from accessing his stuff. […]
Open Water Sunday
Today was only my fifth open water swim (ever). Much better than my first (for sure), and pretty successful overall. The Expert and I got a late start out to Lake Lanier. Ended up being a little crowd of “normal” beach goers (those with umbrellas, sans tri suit and goggles). We had a few […]
Sunday Ride
A beautiful day to be on a bike. The Expert and I went to the Silver Comet Trail for forty-four miles of fun. It was nice to have a riding buddy for once. Lots of debris on the trail from the recent storms, so I had to pay super duper attention, keeping Swim Bike Klutz in […]
Run a Little, Swim a Little (Happy Father’s Day)
Today’s workout was a swim and a run, not supposed to be back-to-back. But I have found that life doesn’t always allow for that early morning workout and the afternoon workout. Sometimes I gotta squeeze it all in. I decided to run first, because I hate trying to squeeze my buns into my compression capris […]
40 Mile Balancing Act
Last night, I woke up and heard thunder. I thought, “Whew. I just got out of that forty-miler on the bike tomorrow.” (Yes, some people ride in the rain; someone as clumsy as me…absolutely does not.) My alarm buzzed around 6:00, and I peeked outside. Dry as a bone. I walked by the coffeepot and […]
70.3 Bliss
The Expert and I are celebrating (perhaps a better word is “noticing”) our ten year anniversary in October. I always said that for our ten-year deal, we would throw a huge party with lots of wine, booty-shaking and general craziness. Instead of opting for the party, we opted for a really strange party: 70.3 Miami. October […]
8 Mile, Part Deux
Today was the second time in my life I ran 8 miles. This time, I had no gastro-intestinal distress (thank God), and I did the run on the DreadMill instead of a park. Well. Instead of gastro distress, I had knee, hip and hammy distress. At mile 2.5, my IT band was hurting so badly, […]
What’s Next?
After finishing St. Anthony’s Oly triathlon (and not finishing last), I thought I would be feeling d-o-n-e, and satisfied. Don’t get me wrong, I am stoked to have finished the race. I feel immeasurably blessed. I had a great time with the race and the Expert. I am proud of the work I put into the training, […]