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Ironman Racine 70.3: Pre-Race Brr!! The water was cold and for some reason I started to freak out.  I had done a wave swim before with a large group, but there just wasn’t any open water, everyone was swimming on … Continue reading →

I am deep in training and therefore very behind on my training updates!  I’m still finishing up my Racine race reports and should be done soon!  Now, on to the training updates! Week 20: Monday – Rest day. Tuesday – … Continue reading →

Just got back from Racine, race report to follow soon!  But first a quick recap of training week 19. Monday- Swam 2200 yards.  Mentally I just didn’t want to be swimming, but I pushed through.  Not my fastest swim. Tuesday- … Continue reading →

I’m actually already in Racine but finally had time to finish my post! This was a busy week, by Sunday night I was exhausted!  I was happy to know that the next week would be a recovery/taper week. Monday- Rest … Continue reading →

This summer is flying, I can’t believe that it’s already July!  This past week had more volume, but nothing too crazy.  Although I did my long run while at the lake which was crazy and provided waaay more hills than … Continue reading →

Well this past week was interesting!  It started off with a left hip flexor issue and uncertainty that I would even be able to run, to 100% back to normal and a long run yesterday, so that was a good … Continue reading →

I am behind on my weekly training updates, but am catching up now that I finally posted my Effingham race report.  I had a light training week the week after the race and then it was back to usual business … Continue reading →

The Bike As soon as I ran out of transition I saw JMR and quickly gave him a thumbs down.  I really had to pee (which is a good sign that I was hydrated, I guess?) so I headed into … Continue reading →

The Swim I hopped on my bike, clipped into my pedals and was off!  After a mile or two I felt like I was moving pretty slow, I looked down to see if my front brake pads were rubbing but … Continue reading →

Pre-Race They weren’t joking about the seaweed/seaplants, ohmygoodness!!  It was wrapping around my arms and legs and covering my face!  I did very shallow strokes and NO kicking the entire time until finally I was clear of that area.  It … Continue reading →