Swimmer in Transition Posts

June 14, 2013

Ah yes. This feeling faintly resembles another long past time in my triathlon life. The Ironman build. So I’m back at it again. After O’side, I took some much needed and forced time off. The tonsils came out. I…

May 10, 2013

Swimming Smart is a phrase that’s near and dear to me. I’ve been swimming since I was 6 months old. I’ve always had a love of the water, an obsession with mastering the way my body moves through it.…

April 8, 2013

Tonsillectomy = not awesome. Gross details ahead but I’ll spare you from the pictures. Day 1: 7:30am checkin. First iv line blown and it took a while to find another. Tonsils were taken out with a machete. Recovery room…

April 3, 2013

leisure pace. trying to smile + stay positive. So after 5 years of living in So Cal I finally raced Oceanside half ironman. It’s a hometown race and it’s pegged as one of those races where you freeze at.…

April 2, 2013

5:41 (50min after pro start). Slowest half to date. I’m not really sure where to start with this Oceanside 70.3 race report, so here it goes. I finished. With a smile on my face. My journey to that finish…

March 13, 2013

Whelp – that goes down as a lesson learned. Went out to the Desert International Triathlon and lost in a sprint finish to the line that I didn’t even realize I was entered into until it was too late.…

February 25, 2013

Is it racing season yet? Seriously sick of this winter training {and lack of training} stuff. I’m officially admitting that I’m a Californian. My thick Minnesotan {Kyle’s pronunciation: min-eh-so-shun} blood has thinned to the lowest viscosity. In fact, I…

February 6, 2013

knock knock. what have i been up to? Blogging falls on the back burner as training increases or injuries occur. No, not overuse, for that hasn’t been possible this go-around; it’s these silly swimmer limbs of mine and the…

December 20, 2012

It’s my 5th Christmas living in San Diego, and while each year I secretly wish for a white Christmas, I know the only white will come from the white caps in the windy Pacific Ocean. I am lucky enough…

December 14, 2012

2012 has been a pretty unique year that has been split in two. I look back and see pre and post deployment sections, and I’m sure many military families must feel this on a regular basis. Kyle and I…