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Fear the Bike

I’ve completed 5 triathlons…4 sprints and 1 olympic. I’m slow. I consider myself a waaaay-back-of-the-packer. Biking is by far my worst sport. I’ve always said that. It’s the sport I’m least comfortable in PLUS it’s the only one where you … Continue reading

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Fitness Friday – Ups and Downs Edition

It’s been a bit of a crazy week. You know what that means, right? BULLET POINTS!! I have gotten up every morning this week and walked a mile. I have completed every workout this week.

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YMCA Women’s Only Sprint Triathlon Recap

Going into this race, my mind was in a strange place. Have you ever had so much going on that you choose not to do ANYTHING? That’s kind of where I was for a good part of September. I was … Continue reading

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Fort Ritchie Sprint Triathlon – Race Recap

Let me just open this little story up by saying this: changing from the Olympic distance to the sprint distance may have been the smartest thing I’ve done in my entire life. This race was hard. Really hard. Like, crying-tears-of-frustration-and-pain … Continue reading

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Hagerstown Sprint Triathlon Race Recap

So much about this race was just so un-racelike. I’m not sure what it was, but I just wasn’t in the adrenaline pumping GOGOGO state of mind that I’d thought I’d be in.  I didn’t set any pre-race goals. I … Continue reading

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Fitness Friday – The one where I buckle down

I really put forth a lot of effort this week. Honestly, a lot more effort than I usually put forth. This included me going to the gym at 8:30pm on two different nights. This week marks the first and second … Continue reading

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Fitness Friday – The Anti-Biking Edition

I’m currently having a hate/hate relationship with my bike. I got new clipless pedals a few months back, and they’ve been giving me nothing but grief ever since. They weren’t so bad when I was still on the bike trainer … Continue reading

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On Quiet and Heat

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Fitness Friday

I’ve missed a couple weeks of Fitness Friday updates for one simple reason: I haven’t been Fitnessing. Yes. It’s a word. Leave me alone. I took a big break from running to try and take care of my knee issue, … Continue reading

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The one without a clever title

I have to say, I can’t tell you if it’s a good or bad thing that the following race report will be BORING! Bad because boring posts are boring to read. Good because the race went off without a hitch. … Continue reading

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