Life is filled with moments. These are mine.
I did another sprint triathlon just two weeks after my last one. And guess what? Tim did this one, too! I did the Tour de Kirkwood sprint triathlon for the first time two years ago, and since I wasn’t able to do it last year I wanted to be sure to do it this year. […]
I have my first sprint triathlon of the summer coming up in just six weeks. I was actually having a hard time getting motivated to train this year…I think taking the winter off from running really threw me, so I felt like I was in a rut. Well last week was a good training week (despite not getting […]
Pretty much all of my friends and most of my coworkers know that I run on a regular basis and partake in organized race events, and a few have even asked me what “gear” I use. I really don’t use anything special—no fancy heart rate monitors or crazy expensive running shoes. I prefer to carry […]
Two weekends ago I competed in my second sprint triathlon—the Big Shark New Town Triathlon in St. Charles. I did my first one last year during my 12 Races in 12 Months goal. The one I just completed is just short of Olympic distance with a .62 mile open water lake swim, a 20 mile bike […]
I’ve decided to change my #10 item on my 30 Before 30 List. Why? Well, because I can. Kidding…sort of. Actually, I’ve been thinking about my #10 item: “Run at least one half marathon a year” and at the end of that I had “(though this could really be determined on #29)” which was about […]
I love summer. Maybe not quite as much now that I’m out of school and don’t get a three month vacation, but nonetheless, I still love summer. I always have fairly high expectations every summer in hopes that the upcoming one will be even better than the last one. This summer is more than likely […]