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 »
I’ve been avoiding recapping week 14. Week 14 involved sickness and travel and not as much working out as I should have done. I know, I know…when you’re sick, you need to give yourself time off. I did that, but I still feel guilty. I’m just trying to remind myself what my coach said at … Continue reading »
Today’s training lesson: sometimes you have to be versatile. Versatile enough to sit on the couch on a Saturday morning instead of ride your bike. Versatile…but not lazy. You didn’t think I was just skipping my ride did you?! I’m switching my workouts up a bit this week because evidently my immune system isn’t quite … Continue reading »
