Attended my second Chicago Tri Club meeting last night. It cost me $35 to join, and it has already been so worth it. You can read about ALL that I learned (when I grilled a girl) during my first club meeting here. This time I again got great info from the folks at my table and from the speaker. The topic was Mental Toughness. That's what got me to this meeting, I figured I needed some of that. When 3 veteran Continue Reading
I’m on the taper!
The first 20 weeks are nearly done. Funny, after often worrying about how to fit in training, I begin to feel like it's not enough; I feel a little lost without the challenge of "getting it in." This week I did a very-untaperlike thing and added in 2 strength classes because I missed strength the last 2 weeks...too many on-site days one week and a migraine the other. I won't do this in the coming weeks! I caught Continue Reading
Logistics, logistics, logistics
Training as a triathlete involves logistics, logistics, logistics. I'm good at logistics. I can handle a lot of logistics. This is a LOT of logistics. Sometimes I love the challenge of figuring out how to work my schedule and make sure I've got everything I need for the various components of my day. Other times, (especially when I forget something or things can't work out as planned), I get frustrated with the Continue Reading
Going for 4 PRs this year!
So I've got myself set up for 4 PR (personal records) this year! Since I'm doing 4 new events... :-) (Photo is my first duathlon finish! Wow, I was jazzed to finish that bike course on my 2-week-old bike that I didn't know how to handle well on those hills and curves! That's why I look like I'm going to break the tape.) I just added in a sprint triathlon and now I'll be doing all 4 tri distances for the first Continue Reading
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