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Tag Archives: Events
What Really Happened At My First Olympic Triathlon?
I usually start every race hopeful I’ll be a contender–you know, beat someone. Then, by the end of the race, I’m pretty happy to finish it. Usually, I don’t beat many, if any, people. In my age group or not. … Continue reading
Posted in Motivation
Tagged award, bike, buoy, coach, Events, international distance, Kevin McCarthy, Lake Evergreen, medal, Multi-Sports, Olympic, olympic distance, Path Performance, run, Sport, sprint distance, swim, Train, Triathlon, United States
15 Comments
When Your Husband Means Well…
A couple of disclaimers: 1. Before the race a couple of day ago, my husband and I had never run together. 2. I am not a natural athlete. He is. When I started running about 6 months ago, he was … Continue reading
Posted in Motivation
Tagged 5K, chili dogs, Events, Minutes, Multi-Sports, personal best record, race, Road running, running, Sport, Triathlon, United States
10 Comments
Can’t Wipe This Smile Off My Face: Confessions of a First Time Triathlete!
It started the night before the race. The smile. My husband noticed it as we walked the path to the pre-race swim clinic. As 30-50 people gathered to hear what Ironman triathlete Bryan Rhodes had to say about open water swimming … Continue reading
Posted in Motivation
Tagged biking, Bryan Rhodes, Events, grin, Ironman, Ironman Triathlon, Lake Evergreen Triathlon, Lindsay Lohan, Multi-Sports, New Zealand, Open water swimming, Richard Nixon, smile, Sport, Sports, Survivor, Swim cap, Swimming and Diving, Triathlon, trisuit, Vibram FiveFingers, Water Sports
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Can Couch Potatoes Change?… or Don’t We All Start as Spuds?
It’s official. I registered (and paid) for the triathlon scheduled for July 16. Pretty good for someone who—until very recently—thought triathlon was spelled Tri-ath-A-lon! If you’ve read any of my last three posts or A Running Journal diary, you’ll know I rather dubiously started running via the … Continue reading
Posted in Motivation
Tagged biking, East Coast, East Coast of the United States, endorphins, Events, Facebook, motivation, Multi-Sports, Organizations, Peter Walsh, Potato, running, Sports, Swimming, tri-suit, Triathlon, United States
7 Comments
What? You’ve Never Heard of Brick Training? Join the Club.
Yes, it all began with that one step. Now I’m wondering what I’ve gotten myself into. I showed my husband the Sprint Triathlon website, which by the way includes a NON-traditional biking distance of 24 miles, a Sprinternational special condition, … Continue reading
Posted in Motivation
Tagged Brick, Cycling, Events, GoogleEarth, Mark Spitz, motivation, Multi-Sports, Organizations, Sports, Train, Triathlon
7 Comments
Stand Back (Get Out of My Way) or…Who Says There’s Limits?
When I started running a few weeks ago (see Sit.Desk.Write… and Run.), I never aspired to anything more than… running to lose a few pounds. My athletic husband, who’s mouth is still hanging open because I’m actually moving, tentatively suggested … Continue reading
Posted in Motivation
Tagged Bicycling, Events, Facebook, Google, motivation, Multi-Sports, Road running, running, Sport, Swimming, Triathlon, weight loss, windsurfing
8 Comments
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