December 27th. <— That’s the last time I was in the effing pool. (I may or may not have had to look that up because I couldn’t remember when my last swim actually happened…) What happens to me after 21 days of not swimming? My body basically forgets how to swim! From my very first stroke I could tell it…read more →
At least once a week Ryan and I have a date night. Nothing fancy – usually just dinner together at a local restaurant. Tonight was different though. Dinner was much more relaxed – so relaxed in fact that my hair was still dripping wet. You see, our date night this week started at the pool! Ryan has never enjoyed the…read more →
I swam. I biked. I ran. I Raced for the Booty…and I got it! 2nd Place (out of 6) in the Athena 39 and under division! But lets back up to the beginning. The swim was once again absolutely terrifying – mostly because of how cold it was. The tide was out so we had to go reeeealy far before…read more →
I’ll get right to the point: I panicked. I got stung. I walked. I finished in 4:02:04, just 2 minutes 5 seconds shy of my goal for the day #goddammit BUT – I finished with a smile on my face in the end. First up, the swim: 1.5K/.99mi: 42:44 Apparently I still don’t like lakes. I was nervous going into…read more →
I realized this morning that I’m exactly 30 days out from my first ever Olympic distance Triathlon! (source) Here’s the race description: The Longleaf Triathlon is one of the Tampa Bay Area’s premier multi-sports events offering a swim in a pristine, freshwater lake; scenic bike tour through Starkey Wilderness Park’s nature bike trail and a fast-paced ride down SR 54;…read more →
Today I was in the vicinity of pool (read: in the pool with my swim cap on and adjusting my goggles) raring and ready to go for a 1250 yard ladder workout. The next thing I know I hear the lifeguard yell “Everyone out of the pool! There is lightning in the vicinity!” This was supposed to be an embedded…read more →
I swam, I cycled, I bonked. But I got sweet finisher’s medal in the end. The morning started out like any other race morning – a too early wakeup call & drive to the event site. After checking in, body marking & setting up transition I made my way down to the beach to check out the water conditions we’d…read more →
I think I may have just set some kind of record for the longest taper prior to a Sprint Triathlon. Here’s what the last week has looked like: Wednesday – July 13 – 6pm spin with lots of long hill climbs & sprints! Thursday – July 14 – Sit in the car for 10 hours driving to GA Friday –…read more →
Another weekend, another two-a-day. That’s how life is most of the time as I approach race-day for the Siesta Beach Triathlon. Lined up for Saturday morning was a 30 minute swim + 60 minute bike ride. Diggity left the house super early to drive up to Tampa (with the Element) for a day on mountain bike trails so I threw…read more →
I’ve had a breakthrough: Swimming is MUCH more enjoyable when I plan a workout instead of just picking a distance & swimming. Yes, I may or may not be an idiot for needing 18 months to figure that out…but at least I figured it out eventually… I arrived to a super full pool thanks to swim lessons going on –…read more →