Smiles, miles, and memories – my journal of training and racing around the world
Ironically enough, I last wrote here just a few hours before I found out I was pregnant. Since April 22, 2019, quite a lot has happened: I learned I was pregnant and was ecstatic I learned that I miscarried at 8 weeks I did not start my dream triathlon, the Escape from Alcatraz race I …
This was my first race post-miscarriage. I was no longer peeing every ten minutes, so that was a plus. I was hoping for redemption from such a bad experience at Rock n Roll San Diego a few weeks prior. I wanted to use this race as a baseline. The race was scheduled on the first …
I really did not want to do this race. REALLY did not want to. What I looked forward to most was the distraction of a weekend race...as well as In-n-Out. I was really just going through the motions of the race weekend. It was nice to see all of my friends again, who wanted to …
The week before Memorial Day was probably one of the worst weeks of my life. I had spent a week in Seattle for work, piecing together a fairly complex project. Shortly after I arrived, I began spotting. I was worried about it, but was assured by many people (doctor included) that this was sometimes a …
Hooray! This was my first race after I learned that I was pregnant. I was super excited to be one of those running mamas. I had big plans to race at least once a month while pregnant, no matter how short the distance. I was inspired by some of the other pregnant moms in the …
7 weeks to go! 😬 My last two weeks of training have gone pretty well...sort of. I now see 6 red blocks in week 17, but I did go to Orangetheory four times that week. I'm calling it a rest week after two intense training weeks. I was feeling pretty awful on Thursday and Friday …
Continue reading Training Recap: Weeks 17-18 of Escape from Alcatraz
I haven't been able to do as much as I'd like with my writing. I used to write weekly training recaps to help me reflect on my progress and goals. My writing has taken a bit of a backseat to my work and teaching (which includes lots of grading). So, in the time I've been …
Continue reading Training Recap: Weeks 10-16 of Escape from Alcatraz
