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I should probably preface this race report with a disclaimer that I knew darn well going into it that I hadn't trained as much as I would have liked. I was pretty focused on the Courage Classic and that whole century ride thing that I kind of let the...
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I should probably admit up front that after the century ride on day two, day three of the Courage Classic was pretty anti-climactic. It wasn't necessarily a letdown, but by this point, everyone was pretty (very?) sore and tired and there was a lot of...
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Day two was an early start...extra early for me, even. As many of you know, I'm a bit OCD about numbers. As in, if I'm out for a 5 mile run and I hit my driveway at 4.97 miles, I will run past it to get that extra .03. It's ok to go OVER on miles, but...
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Um, hi. How's it going? [sheepish grin] Has it really been nine months since I posted here? Whoops. Sorry about that. Life's been a little hectic with the whole school thing. And the job thing. And the attempting to train thing. Never fear, though, I...
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So, as many of you know, I was kind of in denial all last week about the whole marathon thing. I think part of that was just doubt that I could actually do it! Even as I was laying all my gear out the night before the race, I really was not grasping that...
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Tyler got to do a race of his own this weekend. The Kids Rock Denver race was part of the Rock n Roll weekend. The "kindergartners" ran 1/2 a mile, which is kind of a long way for little people! My friend Randi made the kids AWESOME shirts with their...
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So, once again, the blogs have been neglected. But, I finally got a bunch of pictures from the summer and fall uploaded, so I thought I'd try to do a quick post with some of our recent happenings. First, Grandma Lois came for a visit. In the little bit...
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Well, I'm a few weeks late with this report, but the big race of this year's tri season (for me) took place a few weeks ago, on August 8. The Ironman Boulder 70.3. Back in January, it seemed like a really good idea to sign up. :-D The Boulder Reservoir...
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Because something happened this weekend that I didn't think was possible. I took third in my age group in a race!!! Yep, that's right, ME. Completely average, middle-of-the-pack, some might say slow ME. I placed third in the Female 30-34 age group at...
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Monday was my third year in a row running the Bolder Boulder 10K race. I love this race. The spectacle, the course, the ceremonies...it just all combines to make an incredible event. I was really nervous heading in to this race since I hadn't raced since...
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It's hard to believe, but my baby turned FOUR on Sunday! How the heck did that happen? And when did he get so tall? The only thing that I could get out of Tyler leading up to his birthday was that he wanted a fire truck cake. Hmm, ok. I can do that! Although...
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Yeah, yeah, I know. I've been neglecting the blog again. Sorry about that! I finally got around to uploading a bunch of pictures, so it seemed like an appropriate time for a "what we've been doing lately" post. First of all, for those of you who may not...
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I first heard about the Brooks ID program sometime last year. My superstar, kick-ass, ultra-running triathlete friend, Sonja , was a member, and so was her also kick-ass friend, Michelle . Hmm, that looks kinda cool, I thought. But stuff like that is...
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The three saddest letters in a racer's vocabulary. DNF. Did Not Finish. I guess I've been somewhat lucky that it's taken me this long to encounter them, but unfortunately my luck ran out on Saturday. Saturday was the third and final installment of this...
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Wow, what a weekend! I flew to Phoenix Thursday night, and Valerie, the friend I was staying with, picked me up at the airport. First stop....In-n-Out Burger. Mmmm. Valerie had to work on Friday, so I took the opportunity to just hang out and relax a...
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Goodbye 2009, hello 2010! 2009 was full of highs and lows, as well as lots of firsts, both for myself and for Tyler. Preschool and a half-ironman were just a couple of the new challenges we tackled this year. 2009 was spent hanging out with friends, at...
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My journey towards full-blown insanity just keeps on going, and today I took the next logical step. I signed up for a marathon! I've got 12 weeks until the Rock n' Roll Arizona Marathon on January 17. The scary part is that the heaviest week of training...
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We had some exciting happenings last week. Friday was our annual trip to the pumpkin patch with friends. The pumpkins weren't as great as past years thanks to some hard freezes and snow we've had, but we still found a few good ones to bring home. Saturday...
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I'm racing the Denver half-marathon this Sunday, and a few weeks ago I got an email from my friend Sonja that one of her sponsors, Trakkers, was doing some beta testing at the race and was looking for volunteers. Since I know how much all of you love...
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This past weekend, I raced in my first half-ironman, the Harvest Moon Long Course at Aurora Reservoir. I'd done a pretty good job of keeping myself in denial that it was so close, but by the time Friday and packet pick-up rolled around, I was doing a...
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Tyler's first day of preschool was last Thursday, and he had a fantastic time. I was lucky enough to be the helper parent for the day, so I didn't even have to bawl like a baby when I dropped him off. :-D Unfortunately, Tyler wasn't really in a mood to...
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So, um, yeah. It was brought to my attention last week that I've been neglecting the blog. Oops. Sorry about that. Things have been a bit busy in these parts, mostly due to the fact that I'm going back to school. Those two little pre-requisite classes...
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My first tri of the season was last weekend, the Highlands Ranch Tune-Up. It went pretty well! Overall, I'm happy with how I did, about 10 seconds faster than last year. My run was a bit slower, but my bike was a bit faster to make up for it. We had absolutely...
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I can hardly believe it, but my little man is THREE today! How the heck did that happen?!? He's not a baby anymore, that's for sure! We had a small party at home today, and thank goodness it was small. Who knew seven two and three year olds (plus a baby,...
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We were fortunate to spend a week in Hilton Head, SC, a couple of weeks ago for Brian's sister Amy's wedding. It was a fantastic, much needed vacation! Tyler had a blast in both the beach and the pool, played his first round of putt-putt, got spoiled...
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