Week 6 Ironman Louisville Training: Ankle Sprain Got Me Down

Such a glorious training season came crumbling down this week, due to a lot of different things but mostly an ankle sprain that has me off my feet for a bit. This week was a bit light, to say the least. I know that a lot of people who are in Ironman training shun a … Continue reading Week 6 Ironman Louisville Training: Ankle Sprain Got Me Down →

Week 5 Ironman Louisville Training: Blood, Sweat, and Tears

This week has been hard. Really hard. Work stress has been piling up, leaving me with unpleasant things like work-related nightmares. That can't be good. I almost saw a child die on my long bike ride on Saturday. I almost got T-boned when a minivan decided to run a red light today after I dropped … Continue reading Week 5 Ironman Louisville Training: Blood, Sweat, and Tears →

Week 4 Ironman Louisville Training: Recovery from Setbacks, Ordinary Training Days

140.6 miles. I think about it every day when I'm in the pool or on the bike. I also think about how I'll feel on race day, who will be there, how hot it will be. I think about the time cutoffs and I think about race recaps and I wonder if I'll be better … Continue reading Week 4 Ironman Louisville Training: Recovery from Setbacks, Ordinary Training Days →

Week 3 Ironman Louisville Training: Hope is Not a Strategy

This week was a great week. I'm coming off a high of a pretty awesome training week. I really feel like things are coming together. It's not easy but I'm seeing progress (despite setbacks here and there). I spent some time combing through my training plan this week, doing research on the swim/bike/run route in … Continue reading Week 3 Ironman Louisville Training: Hope is Not a Strategy →

Week 2 Ironman Louisville Training: Challenges and Changes

My birthday week was one of my most successful training weeks yet! I made it to all of my workouts with exception of taking Wednesday night off. I was incredibly exhausted from training and found that I had actually trained 10 days in a row, so taking an evening off didn't kill a streak or … Continue reading Week 2 Ironman Louisville Training: Challenges and Changes →

Week 12 Base Training: Are We There Yet?

My theme of the week was... Patience. Because of my impatient nature, I tried to muscle my way through an exercise towards the end of the week and ended up hurting my shoulder. Based on my work in massage therapy I knew there was something up with my rotator cuff. It felt mostly like a … Continue reading Week 12 Base Training: Are We There Yet? →

Week 11 Base Training: Finding Balance

The theme of my week was.... Balance. What changed this week? Well, a few things. Shant is up in town for a 6-week trip (!!!) which is nice. It's been a challenge being able to balance my time with him, as well as work, as well as training. He is, thankfully, very understanding of my … Continue reading Week 11 Base Training: Finding Balance →

Week 10 Base Training: It Didn’t Happen

After coming back from my race on Sunday night, I slept in until about 9am and then headed to work. I started feeling sick at around 12 or so, and my condition gradually worsened until 5:30pm. I headed out with some friends to grab pho -- oh, medicinal pho. and then grabbed a cab home. … Continue reading Week 10 Base Training: It Didn’t Happen →

Race Recap: 2013 Rock ‘n Roll Half Marathon Arizona

Despite the tragedy surrounding race weekend, it went pretty well. Everything prior to the expo was a bit of a blur. I quickly picked up all of my race swag and headed out to wander the expo for a few hours. I picked up a few safety items -- a Brooks night running jacket and … Continue reading Race Recap: 2013 Rock ‘n Roll Half Marathon Arizona →

Week 9 Base Training: In Memory of Ron Gehring

There was a lesson I learned not too long ago in a meditation class about presence. It wasn't so much about being present in every moment (although that was the key take away from such a practice). No, it was more about the energy of people who were truly present in your lives. At this meditation … Continue reading Week 9 Base Training: In Memory of Ron Gehring →