It Keeps You Running – A Coach T-Bone Post
So I am officially coming down off the high from the Andy Potts weekend. Wait, no I’m not. Anyway, time to get back to focusing and working. I’m thinking all about “Inertia” and “What Will I Learn Today” (#wwapd -What Would Andy Potts Do). Coach T-Bone contributed this great post on running form to […]
Getting to Know Andy Potts
First of all, I cannot believe that this happened. What a GREAT weekend–thank you All3Sports, Dynamo and Andy Potts–not only did I get to meet my favorite boy triathlete, but I learned SO much. Between the Q&A last night and the Swim Clinic today, I’m just blown away. So thank you all. The Q&A at […]
Superheroes, Goats and Kids
Yesterday, the Expert and I celebrated twelve years of marital bliss. Okay, so maybe not bliss. But it’s been a pretty darn good twelve years. For the big celebration, we were starting out to kill each other in a 5k race to the death at the 2013 Superheroes vs. Villains 5k. We woke up at […]
The Freak in the Room
DAY TWENTY-FOUR (Four Weeks to Augusta 70.3) To some degree, this is usually me. The Freak in the Room. Whether it’s Party Girl Meredith (“Oh em gee. Did she really drink seven martinis? And she is still standing?”) [….You betcha I am. In fact, I’m dancing!] ….or whether it’s the new and improved Party Pooper […]
The Playlist Post
I really only run so I can listen to music. I did a post about my playlist last year, and I thought I’d do another. Some of the same original ones remain…. And yes, I am perfectly aware that some of mine are shameful (e.g., Bieber). But I gots no shame! I wanted to post mostly because […]
A Long Run and a Long Run
A long run of Thirteen Days of clean eating. And I’m still going. I am feeling remarkably good, sleeping the sleep of magic fairies, and starting to “de-fluff” —meaning, while I’m not sure if I am losing any weight, I am sure that I am feeling less puffy and fluffy. Workout: Today was an actual […]
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 […]
Open Water, Running and Hope
Early this AM at Mary Alice Park, a great cast of characters headed out for open water. There was an Expert. A Weatherman. A Monster. A Fish. Columbus. Pickups. Fish is the friend with a new nickname…. Fish is Carrie. I told her I was going to nickname her “Freak,” because she is an incredible […]
Skipping an Ironman…
Today, I seriously thought about skipping Ironman Coeur d’Alene. Not quitting (ah-hem—-because “I’m no quitter!”)… just skipping. You know… forgetting to show up for it. Or being really late. So that I miss the swim start. I was driving the Swim Bike Kid #2 to the doctor today (another thing going on, sick kid)… and I […]