It All Works Out In My Favor

So with this broken leg still a'healing, and my free time at an absolute black market premium nowadays, I've considerably scaled back my Ironman goals this year. There is simply not enough time to get in the requisite base training at this point for me to comfortably tackle a full 140.6 event by year's end. … Continue reading It All Works Out In My Favor →

Race Recap: 2013 HITS 70.3 Championship Palm Springs

It is not everyday that you can say that you had a perfect race...but I had the most perfect race that anyone could have dreamed of! Mind you, a part of this journey included: a (minor) black eye, a painfully popped blister on my pinky toe, 30MPH gusts of headwind and crosswind, and a potential … Continue reading Race Recap: 2013 HITS 70.3 Championship Palm Springs →

On Fear and Falling

Ladies and gents, I am so happy right now. Like, bursting at the seams happy. So, finally after many months/years of this weird mental game of being scared of clipping in, I decided to give it a go again. And guess what? I did it! I'm still in one piece! It might sound kind of … Continue reading On Fear and Falling →

Two Weeks Until Race Day

I've had a decent stretch over the last few weeks getting back into training for my impending half Ironman. To think that I could lapse out of training and kind of pick back up where I left off is nothing short of astonishing, really. And a little punishing. To give me enough buffer time so … Continue reading Two Weeks Until Race Day →

An Extended Season Retrospective: Remember Why You Started

So if you've been following my training lately, you'll probably notice that I've logged significantly less time swimming, biking, running. After about 11 months of intense training (as well as the ebbs and flows that come with it), and all the stressors that come with life in general, I think my body finally gave in. … Continue reading An Extended Season Retrospective: Remember Why You Started →

My 7-Week Training Forecast

Starts off at 13:30 a week. Tops out at 16:30 a week. The goal is to leave room for two consecutive rest days on the weekend, so that I may actually get a chance to enjoy my weekends doing non-training related stuff. Wednesdays by far are the hardest day since I stack all of my … Continue reading My 7-Week Training Forecast →

I Wish You Could See What I See

As I'm sitting here enjoying a warm bowl of oatmeal and a mug of white tea, I'm reflecting on one of my best open water swims I've ever had. I have a hot compress to my feet, my heater is on full blast. And my cats are nodding off. It's warm, cozy. Snuggly even. About … Continue reading I Wish You Could See What I See →

Week 10 HITS 70.3 Palm Springs Training: Respect The Distance

7 weeks (and some change) until the big day. These last four weeks or so I've been resetting my expectations for a lot of parts of my life. Things haven't been easy. I oscillate between my highs and lows pretty frequently. I'm really just trying to take things day by day. I've lost a big … Continue reading Week 10 HITS 70.3 Palm Springs Training: Respect The Distance →

Week 9 HITS 140.6 Training: It Didn’t Happen

I want to say that I probably have a blog title of that sort at least once or twice a season. They come up unexpectedly, generally because of some sort of shenanigans in my life. This time, it wasn't purely shenanigans -- my boyfriend and I (of almost three years) split up. Thus, I spent … Continue reading Week 9 HITS 140.6 Training: It Didn’t Happen →

Week 8 HITS 140.6 Palm Springs Training: Action Always Beats Intention

What a week, folks. I've been thoroughly stressed out about things non-training related (for once!) and I'm so glad to have a community of people who I can rely on when things get really tough for me. Thank you. You know who you are. It was actually a bit light on the training side during … Continue reading Week 8 HITS 140.6 Palm Springs Training: Action Always Beats Intention →