Race Report: Ironman Louisville
Well, I did it. And no joke, that was the hardest thing I have ever done. I knew it was going to be tough, but I wasn’t prepared for just […]
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Ironman Louisville: Gear, race strategy and nutrition
IM Louisville is now officially less than a week away away, and predictably I am mired in yet another crappy taper. I’m trying to force myself to relax, which has […]
9 more things that have happened because of Ironman training (peak edition)
ed. note: this is how pitiful things have become on the blogging front – I started this post last weekend during Hurricane Hermine, and I’m only just now getting around […]
The ups and downs (and ups and downs…) of Ironman training
I’ve written and rewritten at least five introductions to this post and deleted all of them, so I’m just going to go straight for it in the most indelicate language […]
I wish I wasn’t excited about the Olympics
The Rio Olympics are set to start in three days, and to describe my feelings about it as “mixed” would be the understatement of the millennium. Where do I begin? […]
8 things that have happened since I started training for an Ironman
I’ve taken on some big athletic challenges before – three half-ironmen, two ultras and six marathons, to be exact – but none of these compare to what I’m dealing with […]
Race Report: Tri Siesta Key Olympic Triathlon
This race happened over a week ago – last Saturday, to be exact – and if you follow me on Instagram you already know what happened. It ended up […]
I’m racing open/elite at a local triathlon, and here’s why
Last year, I noticed something curious at a lot of the smaller local triathlons. The races often had categories for elite/open racers – meaning they all start in the first […]
Review: Running: A Love Story by Jen A. Miller
Every now and then, I come across a book I wish I had written, if only I had the time, motivation, experience, and abilities of its author. (Small details, really.) […]
Ironman Louisville: Three weeks into training
Right now we’re just a little over four months out from Ironman Louisville, and it’s not much of an exaggeration to say that training for this thing is slowly taking […]
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