If there’s one thing I’ve learned in the past year, it’s that “being beautiful” isn’t really what we’re told it is. It’s not necessarily what I’ve always thought. To me, “strong and empowered” is beautiful. The key? Find a goal that consumes you (in a good way) and work hard. Lately, I’ve been thinking that … Continue reading »
I crashed. In the cycling world, apparently this means I’m now a “real cyclist”. So at least I have that going for me, right? (Yes, I’m okay, thank you for asking!) Everyone always told me, “it’s not a matter of IF you will crash, but WHEN.” Fantastic, I have that out of the way! Backing … Continue reading »
Have I ever mentioned how much I love you all? Not long after I published my dejected, sad little post about the Rev3 Quassy Preview Ride, I received countless messages of support and inspiration and my heart was immediately uplifted. I’m so thankful I have friends (whether I know you “in real life” or not!) … Continue reading »
Happy Mother’s Day to all the mothers out there. Especially, my wonderful Mom. When I was little, she put little notes in my lunch box. She would always draw me a smiley face. She put up with this girl. She made me drink milk so I’d be stronger. When I got my dog Wyatt in college, … Continue reading »
So, I went on the ride. I laid in bed this morning at 4:30 staring at the weather forecast for Middlebury, CT; inconveniently located two hours away from me. (Dang it, WHO put Middlebury there?!) Weather.com told me it was NOT raining. I analyzed the pattern of “rain percentage”. 60% at 6AM, 50% at 7AM…so, … Continue reading »
Tomorrow should be my longest bike ride ever – 56 miles. I’ve been itching to crack 50 for awhile now and have been so excited about this ride (and meeting Maggie)! I signed up last week to participate in the Rev3 Quassy preview ride, where they take you along the raceday course so you know what … Continue reading »
Happy Saturday! I hope wherever you are, you have as beautiful of weather as we do here in New Jersey. Sorry Mom and Dad, I know it’s been snowing in Iowa (even though it was 80 degrees last week). I swear, the Midwest is the only place where you can potentially end up wearing your … Continue reading »
People always tout the benefits of “getting out of your comfort zone”…and for good reason. Making yourself uncomfortable is a great way to grow, to learn, and to improve in an endeavor and as a person. Running is right smack in the middle of my comfort zone. Swimming and biking are a little closer to … Continue reading »
Hello, week 15! This week saw a big increase in volume from the previous week; which wasn’t hard seeing as the previous week was essentially zero in the exercise department. On Saturday I had my most mentally challenging bike ride ever. About 30 seconds into the ride (on a hill already, mind you) I realized … Continue reading »
Fun fact of the day: did you know that only three animals develop stress fractures? According to my pal Dr. Tim Noakes, they are: humans, racehorses, and greyhounds. I guess I’m in good company…racehorses and greyhounds are pretty dang fast, right? You know what else I learned? In a study of 142 athletes with stress fractures … Continue reading »
