USAT Nationals Week 2: Boston & Houston
10 weeks until USAT Nationals The first half of the week I was in Boston for a business trip, then I headed down to Houston for a family weekend. The time in Boston was filled with late nights and...
View ArticleUSAT Nationals Week 3: Progress!
9 weeks until USAT Nationals This was a solid week! Not only did I finally get 3 swim, bike and run workouts for the first time this cycle, I also found some pep back in my step. Monday Plan: Tempo...
View ArticleUSAT Nationals Week 4: Move Week #1
8 weeks until USAT Nationals The (first) big move week was last week. I knew it, would be interesting as far as my workouts went and wasn’t sure exactly how it would play out. I planned the days as I...
View ArticleUSAT Nationals Week 5: Move Week #2 – Derailed
8 weeks until USAT Nationals The final week of the move was not nearly as successful (from a workout standpoint) as the first week. In fact, the week was so busy that I never even really got around to...
View ArticleUSAT Nationals Week 6: Best Week Yet!
7 weeks until USAT Nationals This week was almost the exact opposite of the previous week. I was able to get in all the workouts, including a legit (for me) long bike AND and open water swim! And...
View ArticleShout Out: Seacret Minerals from the Dead Sea
Way back in early February when we were still dealing with the frozen tundra of Chicago winter, we spent Super Bowl weekend snowed in at our friends, Eric and Shannon’s house. The aftermath of the...
View ArticleUSAT Nationals Goals & Stuff
This Saturday, for the 3rd year in a row, I will be racing at USAT Nationals in Milwaukee. Like the last 2 years, I spent the fall, winter and spring running only and picked up tri training after my...
View ArticleUSAT Nationals: 3rd Time’s a Charm?
And just like that, over a month has gone by and I haven’t recapped the race, talked about the results or updated on what the heck I am doing over here. AND in that time, apparently I let my domain...
View ArticleITU World Championships – Race Report
Guess what?! I raced again! And this was a BIG one! Somewhere in the craziness of prepping for Nationals, then moving, going on vacation and trying to catch back up, I managed to forget to share one...
View ArticleThinking Out Loud
Just some random and rambling thoughts about a few things that I have come across lately… “You are the average of the 5 people you spend the most time with”. I had never heard this phrase (or concept)...
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