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Well I think it’s been a few months since my last post…but I was BUSY with everything not triathlon…instead…my wedding! Here’s a peek of me and JMR after the ceremony (iPhone picture, professional ones are coming soon!) Even though I … Continue reading →

Yes, that’s what I thought when I realized I hadn’t finished my IMLOU race recaps.  Now that I finally have finished them, (and now it’s almost December when I’m finishing this post) it’s time to get caught up on things … Continue reading →

The Swim The Bike The Run: 4:46:24 T2: 11:55 (I don’t even know.  Maybe the gel/pager situation slowed me down) As soon as I handed off my bike, I took off my bike shoes and ran into transition in just … Continue reading →

The Swim The Bike 6:49:52 T1: 9:27 (stupid coolwings) As I ran through transition a volunteer handed me my bike bag and I rushed into the transition tent.  It wasn’t as crowded as I expected so I sat down and … Continue reading →

The Swim 1:09:35 So this day had finally come…. over two years in the making, I was finally going to make it to the start line of my first Ironman.  However instead of feeling a sense of excitement and energy, … Continue reading →

I just realized that after posting my IMLOU Pre-Race report that I forgot to mention some pretty big news….the week after KS (on my birthday :)) JMR proposed! Within a week of the engagement, we had set the date (January … Continue reading →

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 →