We are on vacation! Trying to do very minimal work and keep it to family and workouts. Sunday - Asked yesterday at the bike shop for recommendations of where to ride. Brian from Road Fish suggested I head out to Bluffton (off island) to find safer open road riding. He said there was a group meeting at 9am. Great, I got up, packed up, headed out and got in one hour before I met up with the group. Hmmmmm…all guys, not Continue Reading
“Never say never” and all that, but seriously Never. Again.
I’m a believer in “never say never,” you never know. I once said I was never interested in doing a triathlon. Who wanted to take on that swim? Ha! Well, evidently me. So, never say never, but… Never again! I’m one and done folks. This is ridiculous. The logistics alone. I’ve got heat rash popping out on my thighs, back and butt whenever I go on a long bike ride. I was told by my son “Mom! You came home for 1 Continue Reading
Week 7 – desperately needed to prioritize time with the kids
Desperately needed to prioritize some time with the kids. My time with McKenzie involved pedicures. (see pic) Sunday - I was in California the last two weeks and was on a bike out in the burbs for most of the day yesterday. So I wanted to prioritize the kids today. I promised 1-on-1 time with them both, doing whatever they wanted to do. Guess what McKenzie wanted to do? Workout! OK. I’ll take it easy. She’s so Continue Reading
Racine Half Ironman … Almost
Another Incomplete Triathlon I felt so ready to tackle the Half Ironman. My game plan was to be conservative and have a confidence-boosting day. I was ready to take my time – spend up to 7.5 hours – and finish with something in the tank. Not able to do the full event due to weather. I was okay with being rained on, with wind even with rough waters. I just wanted to do it. When they announced that the swim was Continue Reading