Author Archives: Anne-Marie

Off on the run and I felt GOOD.  Like ‘woah’ good.  My legs felt fresh and ready to go and my first mile was at 8:27 and felt effortless.  I immediately thought of how things went at the Illinois Half … Continue reading →

After I crossed the mount I clipped one foot in, hopped on the seat and was off.  Oh man.  I was off.  I felt the cool air hitting my wet tri kit and felt a flash of exactly how I … Continue reading →

On to the swim! After JMR and I hung out for a while, plus an additional 15 minutes (they pushed all waves back 15 minutes, I guess because traffic was so bad getting into the park), then I finally lined … Continue reading →

I’m alive.  Really, I am 🙂  Most of my time has just taken a non-training focused approach since my last post so updating my blog wasn’t a high priority. I have been tasked with a life-sucking project at work that … Continue reading →

Last week was a tough one, not nearly as tough as my workouts are going to get, but tough enough for now 🙂 My legs were pretty darn tired Sunday night. Just a quick update, nothing too exciting going on … Continue reading →

As of yesterday, IMLOU is 26 weeks away!  That sounds far but really, considering I still have some serious work to get my base built back up again (my training volume has been in the 5-6 hour range…really really low, … Continue reading →

Wow!  It’s been well over a month since my last post, as usual time is flying and I have been busy! After the holidays I started officially training for IMLOU and it has been met with mixed success….I’ve had some … Continue reading →

I have been pretty busy since my last post…some running, a little spinning, cooking and lots of fun things with friends!  I’ll spare you all of the details so you aren’t reading for an hour but I’ll summarize the highlights … Continue reading →

Boy has time flown!  I didn’t realize it has been over a month since I’ve last posted.  After my surgery in September I have been very slowly getting back into a gym / work out routine.  Three weeks post-surgery I … Continue reading →