Ironman 70.3 Florida: The Swim Bike Mom Race Report
In this fourth installment of a half Ironman race report, I am still sweating and feeling sunburned (ah-hem, another lesson learned… a little invention called sunscreen…who knew!?). Ironman 70.3 Florida Haines City, Florida April 13, 2014 Swim: 43:54 Bike: 3:09:39 Run: ETERNITY INFINITY Total Time: 7:42:15 Traveling Down The Expert and I hit the road […]
2013 Ironman 70.3 Augusta – The Race Report
The Race Ironman Augusta 70.3 Sunday, September 29, 2013 Augusta, Georgia Swim: 1.2 Miles (28:22) Last Year: (29:15) Bike: 56 Miles (3:17:12) Last Year: (3:08:26) Run: 13.1 Miles (3:05:37) Last Year: (2:49:23) Total Time: 7:03:44 Last Year: (6:36:44) Suffice it to say, “I did better last year.” Oh, the negative self-talk we triathletes say to […]
2013 PT Solutions Acworth Women’s Triathlon
This is one of my favorite sprint distance races. You can read my race reports from 2011 and 2012. What do I love about this race in Acworth, Georgia? 1) All women 2) All really awesome women 3) Great course, supported well. The race director is amazing and sends out detailed emails about what to expect […]
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 […]
Rock ‘n’ Roll Savannah Half Marathon Race Report
Saturday, November 3, 2012 Rock ‘n’ Roll Savannah Marathon and Half Marathon SBM Race Grade: A- On race morning, I woke up with the killer crud that my incubus of plague daughter, the Girl Swim Bike Kid, has been carrying. The Expert said, “Morning” and I croaked out, “Errr, morning” and he looked at me, […]
2012 Ironman Augusta 70.3 – The Race Report
———- The Race Ironman Augusta 70.3 Sunday, September 30, 2012 Augusta, Georgia Swim: 1.2 Miles (29:15) Bike: 56 Miles (3:08:26) Run: 13.1 Miles (2:49:23) Total Time: 6:36:44 Division Place: 127 of 198 Overall: 2364 of 3335 Pre-Race The alarm went off at 4:30. I said, “Oh it’s about that time.” The Expert grunted, “Yup.” We […]
2012 PT Solutions Acworth Women’s Triathlon
2012 PT Solutions Acworth Women’s Tri Acworth, Georgia August 5, 2012 Sprint Distance Swim: 400 yards Bike: 13 miles Run: 5k 4th Place Athena Pre-Race The Expert, my Dad and I had a 4:10am wake-up call, and hit the road to Acworth. Peanut butter & jelly on gluten-free bread with a banana and a whopping coffee, and an […]
Iron Girl Atlanta 2012 Race Report
The Details: Sunday, May 20, 2012 Location: Lake Lanier Islands Resort, outside Atlanta, GA Women’s Only Triathlon 1/3 mile swim/19 mile bike/3 mile run 7:00 a.m. Pre-Race I woke up this morning at 4:00 and got ready to rumble. Okay, so the only rumbling was in my stomach – nothing a little peanut butter and banana […]
IRONMAN 70.3 Miami 2011: The Swim Bike Mom Race Report
As many of you know, I completed my FIRST 70.3 on Sunday, October 30th in Ironman 70.3 Miami. The time limit to be an official half-Ironman was eight hours. My goal: finish in under 8 hours, and alive. My official time was 7:15:24, and I couldn’t be happier. Especially considering that my run was so […]