This past weekend my Big Brother came into town with his Best Girl. They ran the Malibu Marathon while Super Husband and I ran the Half Marathon (race report to follow). After the race and delicious pumpkin pie shakes from The Counter, we journeyed over to Riptide Tattoos in Marina Del Rey. [...]
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Ink’d!!
Posted in Ironman on November 17, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Tattoo You
Posted in Ironman on October 25, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Three weeks until the Inaugural Malibu Marathon and Half Marathon. Big Brother and his girlfriend, Sally, are flying in to run the Full 26.2 miles while Super Husband and I run the Half. The cool thing is after the race, Big Bro and I are going to FINALLY get our Ironman logo (“M-DOT”) [...]
I AM AN IRONMAN!
Posted in Ironman, Race Day on September 18, 2009 | 1 Comment »
’nuff said.
Ironman Wisconsin 2009
Posted in Ironman, Race Day on September 16, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Sunday, September 13, 2009
With only 2 NON-restful hours of sleep behind me, I awoke at 4 a.m. I started the coffee, started mixing my oatmeal and peanut butter…The windows in our hotel room faced the lake and you could already see busy volunteers running around the building making sure everything was in place. [...]
Ironman Wisconsin 2009: PRE-RACE
Posted in Ironman on September 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Race Report: Ironman Wisconsin 2009
September 13, 2009
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Gatorade Practice Swim
Gatorade puts on a great function at Ironman races. They set up a tent so racers may go to the swim area, test the waters and leave their belongings with a secure location. We drop off our bags with the Gatorade tent volunteers – [...]
Last day….
Posted in Ironman on September 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
No more buffer days for me. TOMORROW.IS.IT.
Tomorrow I “toe the line” for Ironman Wisconsin.
I’ve held it together quite well thus far. I’ve had little emotional moments (i.e. when I racked my bike and it was MY bike sitting there….I wasn’t watching someone else bike his/her bike).
Super Husband is keeping me busy but not [...]
Buffer week no more
Posted in Ironman on September 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
My last “buffer week” has faded. Six days to go. One week from today will be post-race. *deep breath*
I’ve had a wonderful weekend, enjoying life – no swimming, running, or biking. Just walking, laughing, having fun like a normal person.
Today Super Husband and I did a deep-dive / cleaning of the [...]
Bib #71
Posted in Ironman on September 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Yesterday I dropped off my ride at Helen’s Cycles. TriBike Transport will then take my bike to Wisconsin… Admittedly, after I handed over my bike I got a little choked up. As I walked away thinking the next time I see it will be on Ironman grounds in Wisconsin… Tears flowed, I called [...]
Laughter makes the world go ’round
Posted in Ironman on September 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Heat is On!
Posted in Ironman, Training on September 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
T-minus two weeks…. tapering is in FULL SWING!
A week ago was my last big push and I ran 20 miles (TWENTY!! That is more than I ran when I trained for our first marathon) with Super Husband – then the next day I rode 70 miles on the bike. Good training!
There’s been a [...]
