Ironman Arizona Week 23: Miracles Do Happen
Ask anyone who has raced an Ironman about tapering and they all agree it is quite a difficult time for the athlete, and for anyone who comes in contact with them. We get cranky. It Read More …
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Ironman Arizona Week 22: Now Or Never
As I mentioned here, this week was the last one which counted. From now on, it’s taper time. The goal now is to rest, stay loose, healthy and injury free until November 16. I won’t gain Read More …
Ironman Arizona Week 21: Playing With Fire
Ironman Arizona is in three weeks. THREE WEEKS. I have one more week of training before the taper: a rest period to recover before race time. The taper is a difficult time for many triathletes Read More …
Being An Achilles Volunteer At The Freedom Century Ride
Two years ago I rode the Everglades Bicycle Club’s Speedway Century, my first 100 miles ever. It was a milestone in my fitness path, and I remember it clearly specially since I wrote about it here. I’ve Read More …
Ironman Arizona Week 19: A Whole Lot Of Nothing
Let me start by saying I fully understand this is not the end of the world. Life, in general, is pretty darn fantastic. I don’t have a terminal disease, my children are healthy and my Read More …
Ironman Arizona Week 18: Bike Week
This was a big bike week with a 120 mile ride, followed by an 80 mile one. I had to be creative with scheduling and did the 80 on a Computrainer at the Ultrabikex Studio. Read More …
Ironman Arizona Week 17: Distracted
Looking back at my path to Ironman Florida in 2013, there came a point my training derailed; but not to the extent my training for Ironman Arizona has. It’s not that I am completely off task, Read More …
Tips From Balance Diet Institute As ThumbsUp Heads to Key Largo
Team ThumbsUp heads to Key Largo today to take on the Swim For Alligator Lighthouse, an eight-mile open water swim on Saturday. Four of us will be towing our disabled friend and teammate Kerry Gruson on Read More …
See Me In The Dark Helps Team ThumbsUp #beSEEN
This week, I’ve been talking about Team ThumbsUp sponsors who have made our bid for the Swim For Alligator Lighthouse a reality. If it weren’t for them, Kerry, Caryn, Lilly, Chiqui, our families and support crew would Read More …
Team ThumbsUp Is Fueled By TriVillage.com
I’ve been highlighting our Team ThumbsUp sponsors because in less than a week, five women will be taking to the ocean in the Florida Keys to tackle the eight-mile open water Swim For Alligator Lighthouse. We won’t Read More …
