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Adventures from the middle of the pack. May 26, 2012. In short…I survived. And with half as much training as previous years, was 15 seconds away from posting my second best time in six attempts. Go figure! I signed up for Columbia back in March, when things looked promising. I hadn’t been on the bike much outside and was only swimming once a week, but […]. Continue reading →. Running, running, stupidly running…. April 10, 2012. Continue reading →. The solution: Dairy free? October 16, 2011. So with my in...
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RACE REPORT: Spirit of Racine Half Ironman, July 19, 2009
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Adventures from the middle of the pack. RACE REPORT: Spirit of Racine Half Ironman, July 19, 2009. RACE REPORT: Spirit of Racine Half Ironman, July 19, 2009. July 26, 2009. For me, one thing about triathlons causes more stress than any other: the fact that as much as you might prepare, you never know what conditions race day will bring. The swim leg went by quickly perhaps too quickly. When I checked my watch exiting the water, I was stunned: just over 30 minutes? As I crested the hill coming out of the ...
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Spirit of Racine 2005: Couldn’t Swim a Stroke to Half Ironman in 52 weeks
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Adventures from the middle of the pack. Spirit of Racine 2005: Couldn’t Swim a Stroke to Half Ironman in 52 weeks. Spirit of Racine 2005: Couldn’t Swim a Stroke to Half Ironman in 52 weeks. July 26, 2005. To be honest, I COULD swim a stroke a year earlierjust not that many consecutive strokes! In my training log this date last year, I noted that I couldn’t swim more than 25 meters at a go. I’ve since put two Olympic races under my belt, and on Sunday, I just completed my first half Ironman! Carrie discov...
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2010: Down but not out
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Adventures from the middle of the pack. 2010: Down but not out. 2010: Down but not out. December 18, 2010. I iced it lots and went to see my sports podiatrist, who ordered up new orthotics and suggested a change in sneakers (you could twist my current pair in the middle–a sign, he said, that it didn’t have the support my problem feet needed). He also had me lay off running for a couple weeks. I looked at him incredulously. “In February you told me I could start running again! What if the whole triathlon ...
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The solution: Dairy free?
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Adventures from the middle of the pack. The solution: Dairy free? The solution: Dairy free? October 16, 2011. Two years ago I finally had enough when, running up a hill in Woodley Park at an excruciatingly slow pace, I had my first full-on, bent-over, gasping-for-breath asthma attack. It was terrifying–especially since I wasn’t running with a rescue inhaler–and I was determined to get to the bottom of my problem. A week after I took the tests I got a somewhat urgent call from Dr. Nguyen. Turns ou...Since...
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Ironman Wisconsin 2007 and My Ironman Journey
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Adventures from the middle of the pack. Ironman Wisconsin 2007 and My Ironman Journey. Ironman Wisconsin 2007 and My Ironman Journey. October 1, 2007. Some people watch the Ironman World Championships on TV and say Some day, that’s going to be me! I, on the other hand, would watch and think, Those people are freakin’ nuts! Holy crap, I thought. Now I really have to do it. I arrived in Madison the Thursday before the race, checked in, registered, and picked up my bike from Tri Bike Transport (worth every ...
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Back in the game…almost
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Adventures from the middle of the pack. Back in the game…almost. Back in the game…almost. October 16, 2011. So with my injured ankle (and months getting my withered right calf back to normal size), 2010 was a wash race-wise. I was determined to get back in the game in 2011. I had a new secret weapon too, all thanks to Okcupid.com. A new boyfriend who happened to be a fantastic sports chiropractor. An extremities specialty–and that means he knows feet and ankles! Hit a big pothole and lost my primary wate...
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Running, running, stupidly running…
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Adventures from the middle of the pack. Running, running, stupidly running…. Running, running, stupidly running…. April 10, 2012. So I’ve been bad…very bad. After spending the last year slowly getting back to running (but without any appreciable distance runs), I committed myself to building my distance in the first part of this year by signing up for the National Rock & Roll Half Marathon in March and Cherry Blossom 10 miler April 1. Alas, that was mistake one. The first four miles felt great! Then came...
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