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Tag Archives: United States
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
Three Triathlons in Eighty-One Days. Now what?
Water still dripped down my neck from the swim as the thermometer crawled toward forty. Except for the burn in my thighs as I shifted into high gear, there was no evidence I was connected to my lower extremities. As … Continue reading
Posted in Motivation
Tagged biking, Cowardly Lion, jogging, Olympic-size swimming pool, running, Sport, Swimming, Swimming pool, timing, Tri-the-Illini, Triathlon, United States, Water Sports
14 Comments
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
Please Pass The Pheromone Collar…
The morning I woke up in bliss. As I tumbled out of my beautiful dream about pastel flowers and tweeting birds, Blue-Blue purred and nestled in my arms. Then I opened my eyes to find my nose pressed against his … Continue reading
Posted in Animal Impact
Tagged Behavior, Cape Hatteras, Cat, Chemical compound, Coastal, Litter box, Nags Head North Carolina, North Carolina, Outer Banks, Pets, Pheromone, Shopping, United States
4 Comments
It Ain’t Pretty… or Where’s Robert De Niro When I Need Him?
Let’s get right to the chase. I managed to sweat out exactly fifteen pages to cover Friday, Saturday and Sunday, but it was at the cost of not sleeping in on Sunday and not getting to choose between Hoarding: … Continue reading
Posted in Motivation
Tagged Academy Award, Arts, Facebook, Movies, Robert De Niro, Robert DeNiro, the Oscars, Tribeca Film Festival, United States, Writers Resources
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