Ironman Louisville 2015: The Swim Bike Mom Race Report

So yeah, this was the year of the two Ironman races. After IM Lake Placid, just 11 weeks ago, I wasn’t sure how Louisville was going to go for me. I mean, let’s be honest. It wasn’t looking good.  I missed every single key bike workout (save one) and hadn’t run over 10 miles in this […]

2015 Ironman Lake Placid Race Report: The Swim Bike Mom Version

Ironman Lake Placid 2015 What:  A race consisting of a 2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike, and a 26.2 mile marathon When: July 26, 2015 Where: Lake Placid, New York Who:  Meredith Atwood, AG 35-39 (and 2500 other people)   Thursday, July 23, 2015:  Swim Bike Legal Drafting (and not the Bike Kind) My parents […]

2015 PT Solutions Allatoona Triathlon: The Swim Bike Mom Race Report

The Swim Bike Family headed to Acworth, GA early Sunday morning for the PT Solutions Allatoona Triathlon — a sprint distance local race consisting of a 500 meter swim, a 16 mile bike, and a 5k (3.1 mile) run. Last year, I had a good race and finished in 1:43… This year, I had a […]

Tri Goddess Tri – “Race” Report 2015

“Sweet Red” (my pal and Swim Bike Sell co-owner, Ansley) and I hit the road for Ann Arbor, Michigan on Friday last week for our second (annual?) trip to TRI GODDESS TRI – a fantastic sprint and super sprint race for women put on by Epic Races. We were hoping for a fairly uneventful trip this […]

Gulf Coast Triathlon 70.3 – Race Report 2015

Gulf Coast Triathlon What:   Gulf Coast 70.3 Triathlon (There is also a Sprint race) Where:  Panama City Beach, Florida – Edgewater Beach Resort When:  May 9, 2015 (Mother’s Day Weekend) Distance:  1.2 mile swim, 56 mile bike, 13.1 mile run Swim: Ocean, beach start Bike: Flat, windy Run:  Flat, hot The Swim Bike Mom Race Report 2nd […]

Beach 2 Battleship 140.6: The Swim Bike Mom Race Report

Beach 2 Battleship 140.6 Who:   Setup Events When:  October 25, 2014 Where: Wilmington, NC How Far:  2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike, 26.2 mile marathon (also known as the IRON distance, but not a branded Ironman race) The Long Road Down… er, Up… er, Over? The Swim Bike Family hopped in the car on […]

2014 Ironman 70.3 Augusta: The Swim Bike Mom Race (Sorta) Report

The Race Ironman Augusta 70.3 Sunday, September 28, 2014 Augusta, Georgia Swim:  1.2 Miles (0:00:00) 2013: (28:22) 2012: (29:15) Bike:  56 Miles  (0:00:00) 2013: (3:17:12) 2012: (3:08:26) Run: 13.1 Miles (0:00:00) 2013: (3:05:37) 2012: (2:49:23) Total Time:  0:00:00 2013: (7:03:44) 2012: (6:36:44) What is with all the 0:00:00?? Oh, did I forget to mention that I […]

Race Report: 2014 Acworth Women’s Triathlon

Race: PT Solutions Acworth Women’s Tri Location:  Dallas Landing, Acworth, Georgia When:  Sunday, August 3, 7:30am Distance:  Sprint: 400 yard swim, 13 mile bike, and 3.1 mile run It’s my FOURTH year at the race. (Race Reports here:  2011, 2012, 2013.) This is such a wonderful race… I say it time and time again, but it truly is […]

Race Report: Allatoona Triathlon 2014

What Race: PT Solutions Acworth Sprint Triathlon Dallas Landing, Acworth, GA June 29, 2014 500 meter swim / 16 mile bike / 5k run The Report So I do not like hills.  On the run. On the bike?  Sure. On the run? No.  I do not like them Sam I am.   And Allatoona Triathlon?  Holy […]