Can an Average Runner Become an IRONMAN?

Had my third (I think!) swimming lesson on Friday. I'm improving!! My instructor, Kirsten, can see progress!! Yay! Had a "good feeling" experience in the pool. This is reason to celebrate people! Now to the details... Breathing - Kirsten says my technique of exhaling a little bit on each arm stroke, although unique, should work just fine. As long as it has me fully exhaling underwater so that I'm not exhaling out Continue Reading

I love this girl! 2 weeks ago my daughter - who is training for her first 5k with Girls on the Run - and I did a 5k training run together. It was great fun! We talked, ran side by side, took a few walking breaks, took our gloves on and off, and smiled at one another. Last weekend we had talked about doing a run together, but she wasn't feeling it. Okay, no worries. This weekend, she wanted to get back out there. Continue Reading

This week I joined the Chicago Tri Club and went to my first meeting. One of my cycling instructors at my gym let us know that he'd be speaking about metabolic efficiency - a way to burn fat (instead of carbs) - at the next Chicago Tri Club event. I was interested and wanted to attend. I took care of membership, the RSVP, and sitter (hubby was out of town). I focused on taking in as much as I could about Continue Reading