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April 24, 2010

I have the BEST friends EVER! Not only did I get good luck cards in the mail (thanks, Kari) and facebook messages/posts, but my college roommate, Missy, who I so graciously loved in my last post, list maker… made…

April 20, 2010

So. My coach is amazing. He has done quite a bit for me this season, more than he needed to. Weekly training plans of swimbikerun were all that was needed. But every time he put in the extra effort,…

April 17, 2010

Wow, 2 weeks since my last post, and now 2 weeks until St. George. Obviously, I have one thing (or really, 140.6 things) on my mind. Here. Now. Over. Done! Seriously, taper time is seemingly more difficult than the…

April 3, 2010

Final Four, basketball what? Go Midwest. That’s all I have to say about that. Now, really onto some serious sporting news. Ironman Utah is Four Weeks away! I’m down to the Final Four weeks of training. The time hasn’t…

March 12, 2010

It’s no surprise that St. George is a hilly course. Everyone is talking about it and most are freaking out. I was peer pressured into signing up for this race…before looking at the course profile. 5700ft on the bike…

March 8, 2010

Or were we in the rainforest? I’m not quite sure. Rest week/Race week! What a change. 95 on the bike, 20 cranked out on the run, 1 measly swim mile. Under 10 hours. I cannot believe how fast this…

March 2, 2010

I was reading professional triathlete Bree Wee’s Blog (as the closet blog stalker in me tends to do). She is a regular poster, and always has amazing pictures of her life in Hawaii…and I’m always so jealous of her…

February 23, 2010

…and getting it done. So I was on facebook (not a surprise) on Friday night (yes I’m a loser), but what I saw was pretty funny. “Changing plans, let’s ride on Sunday, looks like rain tomorrow” and “bagging bike…

February 20, 2010

loVe: Kyle. Kermit. Kove swims. Kompression socks.Very much do Not loVe: Running. Hills. Pollen. Pain. Last Sunday I “raced” my first real running race. A half marathon. Yes, that’s right. I’ve never done a stand alone 5k. I’ve never…

February 16, 2010

After a successful course recon in St. George, Kyle and I headed back south and made a little stop in Vegas. My parents were in town for my mom’s Tupperware convention. Yes, get your giggle out now, she is…