All of the sudden Spring is well under way and it feels like Summer is creeping in. With IMTX on the horizon, it seems like there has been little time for blogging. After Galveston, it was back to work for a few short weeks…but there was lots of play involved as well. All three …
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The last two months have flown by….with trips to Tucson, Aruba and Las Vegas…it seems as if we have been on a plane more than home. This year for the first time, I am doing a fair amount of traveling for the racing season. First up was Galveston, 70.3. Training for hotter races, when …
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Somehow these past few months have escaped me. We went from the crazy holiday season, winter swimming and to all things winter. November and December were extremely mild…so much so I was able to ride my bike outside every month. I think I was out the day after Christmas. We did not get enough snow …
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The holidays are fast approaching and everyone is starting to get a little eager for the snow to hit. Off season seemed to have ended long ago and I am working on strengthening my weaknesses. As we headed north for the holidays, we were welcomed with some of the best holiday weather in a LONG …
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Catching up on a big birthday! Brianna celebrated with a Halloween party this year! We did the traditional donuts on the string…and the kids thought that was a blast! Bacon loved the end result in the yard for many days as well. Bri continues to LOVE soccer….and tolerate swimming. I think this will …
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My break from training was short this year and we are back into training mode. This is the first year I have done a really regimented off season. In years past, I would take a break for a couple of months and swim, bike, run on my own as I felt. I LOVED it…I did …
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October came and went….it seems like between soccer, karate, and swimming it seems like a never ending taxi service from 4-8pm….but we have also had some big changes! ryan is HOME! – He was able to rework his schedule so he is home Mon and Fri and only traveling three days per week and only gone two nights…so that …
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I was excited for October…it is just a nice time here in PA! Some fun updates.. Racing: Well there is none of that happening for me in October but we hit the race circuit to volunteer for one of our favorites local series: Here we are acting serious as the 5k turnaround point. Such a …
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This weekend we headed to Austin with the kids. Ryan had a conference here and we have never been to Texas. We thought, incorrectly, of course that the kids would have Columbus day off so they would only miss two days of school. We have heard that Austin is a GREAT place, without kids, …
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Last weekend I raced my final triathlon this season at Redman in Oklahoma. While this was undoubtedly, my most successful year in this sport, I came home from that trip totally spent. Everything hurt, including my brain from thinking so much. A sign of a good effort for sure. The most critical portion of your …
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