Guess what time of year it is! …no, seriously…GUESS! Or I’ll just give you the answer… It’s 100 MILES OF NOWHERE TIME!! Taken directly from Fat Cyclist’s website, here’s his description of the event: “The 100 Miles of Nowhere is a race without a place. It’s an event in which hundreds of people participate . . . all by ourselves….read more →
I haven’t talked about it much here but the weekend of April 21st and 22nd I’ll be taking part in Bike MS: The Citrus Tour, a 2-day bike tour in the Orlando area. (My goal is to ride 125 miles – 75 on Saturday and 50 on Sunday.) I don’t really know why I haven’t blogged about this yet –…read more →
Source I’m in! I’m in! I’m in! I started the registration process at 2:55pm 3:00pm ontheeffingnose…and had the site crash twice after I entered all of my info and payment details. Then the magic happened at 3:19 pm when this finally popped up on my screen after entering everything a third time: Turns out I wasn’t the only one chomping…read more →
I’m not exactly sure how this happened…but I may or may not have committed to running a marathon in 2012. And it’s not just any marathon. It’s a big one! One that 30,000 people run – 4 of whom will hopefully (if we get our registrations in fast enough) be me & Ryan and my parents. Race day is October…read more →
I’ve been running with the Karna Fitness half marathon training group since the fall of 2010 (for the Women’s Running HM) & we just started up again for the Spring 2012 half marathon season! This year we’re “officially” training for the Sarasota Half Marathon again. I’ll also be running the Disney Princess Half Marathon a couple weeks before SRQ so…read more →
You’ve convinced me…I’m going for it this weekend. I’ll be Racing for the Booty on Sunday! A wise man (seriously, if you’re not already reading Carolina John’s blog go.read.it.now!) told me I “need to get that good warm fuzzy feeling” about tri’s again. He’s right. Since Longleaf I’ve been worried that I’m not cut out for triathlon & that I…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 →
Well it certainly sounds like I’m not the only one that sees the benefits of maintaining a regular workout routine during stressful times – Lets keep this trend going & take advantage of the fitness and mental benefits working out on super tough days! Since I’ve been posting about open water swims and all that jazz in recent weeks, I’m sure…read more →
I guess it’s about time to formally announce the Century Ride I’ve been not-so-quietly training for…so here goes: On June 4th I’ll be riding the 4th Annual 100 Miles of Nowhere organized by Fat Cyclist. Taken directly from Fatty’s website, here’s his description of the event: “The 100 Miles of Nowhere is a race without a place. It’s an event…read more →
Am I the only one that thinks this weekend flew by? Maybe it’s because we had plans for both Saturday and Sunday? All I know is that I can’t believe I’m already back at work! But – instead of being bummed about being back in the office with a case of the “Monday’s”… …I thought it would be fun to…read more →