This year, I’ve run 22 hilly miles in the heat after a night of drinking, fallen off my bike and got back on, fixed flats & dropped chains. I’ve swam in choppy waters with jellyfish, vomited behind a tree and continued running for 8 more miles. I've been lost while biking, running and even swimming [...]
I've been training and working so hard that I haven't had a chance to give an update:10/16- 10/18- Training weekend with most of the team. Friday night we had lots of delicious pasta, a little bit of wine, and we were in bed by 10pm after helping one girl with a random flat tire. It [...]
Friday I experienced by far the scariest injury I have had to date through my training. My theory is that my HR monitor has been too tight, but we aren't really sure how it was caused. This injury is inflammation of cartilage in the rib cage. They symptoms? Are 100% identical to a heart attack.Imagine [...]
This is supposed to be peak training time. I can't seem to hit my weekday workouts. I just don't want to do it. It could be stress. Normally, my workouts help me relieve that, but instead, I've lacked training motivation. I gave my bike to the shop to clean on Monday. Since I was so [...]
Yesterday was difficult. It was the longest and most challenging race I have ever participated in. It is the first race I have done that I really did not enjoy. I was certainly the most ultimate physical challenge of my life and although I had to wrestle a lot of self doubt all day, I've [...]
I hope! I got the shot yesterday. No swimming until Saturday. I am also using some super medicated gel. I'm not worried...yet. The shoulder hurts more now than it did yesterday, but that is probably a normal reaction. Today I am skipping cycling and I won't be swimming tomorrow! Bad bad bad. Its all rainy [...]
I lost something. Its been with me a long time... and has brought me a lot of joy over the years but suddenly it is gone.... my alcohol tolerance! Since I've been drinking more gatorade and recovery chocolate milk, I'm drinking my post work glass of wine less and less. In fact I have probably [...]
Patriots Half Iron, Williamsburg, VA 9/12/2009Disclaimer: I’m supposed to practice my nutrition for Ironman Florida, so this race report will contain information about food and calorie counts…boring I know! I thought I signed up for “this thing” so I wouldn’t need to count calories…boy was a wrong. There’s a whole science to IM nutrition and [...]
After cycling 90 miles then running 7 on Saturday then doing the TG open water swim practice at Lake Anna on Sunday, I am feeling confident. I can not believe what I am able to do! This is incredible. If someone had told me last year at this time that I'd by cycling 90 miles [...]
This week, I missed 4 full days of training due to that terrible cold. I had a fever and figured I needed rest rather than workouts. Luckily, I was healthy in time for a long brick on Saturday. The long workouts are the ones I really do not want to miss. I decided not to [...]