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New normal
I started this year of blogging for Luna excited for the opportunity to share what this sport, and team, mean to me. I envisioned a chance to write about the ups and downs of my year, while working...
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Taper Madness
I am nervous. I want to be excited, but that won’t hit until Sunday morning. Until then, I am nervous. Its one month until Ironman Arizona, and two days before the Soma Half Ironman. This last weekend...
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Perseverance
I have been lucky to avoid any major problems during most of my training, although I have an IT band that likes to give be problems. When it finally stopped me from running, I had been experiencing...
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Striving for imperfection
I used to think that I must be doing something wrong when I would have bad training days or I would end up with 30-40 minutes of stops during a 6-6.5 hour ride. I was so hyper focused on getting every...
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There is no sleeping in aero
There is less than 60 days until Ironman Arizona. That means that although I am getting more and more tired, training continues to get longer and harder. Its not that I am not prepared for feeling this...
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I used to be a professional patient. Two years spent with binders and calendars, all full of doctors appointments, treatment times, scans and blood work. All my efforts seemed to focus on making sure I...
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Don’t Feed the Runners
When I posted last week, I was just beginning the 44 hour adventure that was Ragnar SWAT for the Colorado relay. I was nervous about whether I would have the energy to provide the support they needed,...
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Run, work, run, repeat…adventures in Ragnar SWAT
If you have never heard of or done a Ragnar Relay you are definitely missing out on some fun. Its a running relay put on around the country, where 12 people (sometimes less) get together in two vans,...
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Holding my breath
Its been a roller coaster three weeks with working on my dissertation, lots of training and actually getting out to have fun with friends. I am exhausted and looking forward to rest week, but I admit,...
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Finding balance
I cannot believe it is less than three months to Ironman Arizona, and I am even more shocked it is already time for Fall semester to start. The past four weeks have seemed like a blur of work and class...
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Everything you want is on the other side of fear
I have been working with a personal trainer who I like to call the evil pixie. She looks like one of the sweetest people you would ever meet, but like many personal trainers, she knows how to push you...
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Something to believe in
This week I was planning to share my new found fascination with heavy lifting. That was until I went running this morning, and something amazing happened. And it all started with my ponytail. Its been...
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Ultra marathon dreams
For me, the Badwater Ultra Marathon represents everything amazing about ultra marathon racing. The race covers 135 miles from Death Valley to Mount Whitney, and with temperatures reaching up to 130 F,...
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Uphill and into the wind
This is one of my favorite weeks of the year, when I pack up my car with my bike, computers and school stuff and drive to San Diego for the ESRI International User Conference. Its five days of fun in...
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How I Watch What I Eat
After years of restrictive eating to lose weight (when I was in my 20’s I weighed more than 200 pounds), I am learning to look at food in a whole new way in my 40’s. Unfortunately, I did not start down...
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Taking My Breath Away
I spent the last week at a workshop in one of the loveliest places I have ever been, and while the topics, group work and schedule were incredibly intense, I was surprised to discover moments of...
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Returning to Italy
I just spent the last 20 hours traveling from Tempe to Fiesole, Italy a small town in the hills above Florence. It’s tiny streets, stone walkways and expansive areas of green take my breath away. This...
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You didn’t really just do that, did you? Why yes, yes I did.
Running with the Devil. Not the Van Halen song, although that does often find itself in my music rotation. No, I am talking about the June-time race in the Nevada desert that offers the chance to see...
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Finding the Fun
It’s always funny to hear triathletes and runners talk to each other about racing or training. After long or challenging sessions, we come together to talk about how tired we are, or the new gear we...
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Balancing Act
It’s hard realizing you have to get back to work on things that are not high on your list of fun options. Don’t get me wrong, I love my job and I am passionate about my degree, but I am also at the...
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