Help us race for a reason in 2015!!
In 2015 Chris and I will be racing for a reason, and hope to raise money for The James Fund for Neuroblastoma Research.
More information to come!
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Friday, September 26, 2014
Monday, September 8, 2014
WOW!!! Has it really been a little over 3 weeks since Ironman Tremblant!!!?? ( and I am just getting
time to write this blog post now??! ) How did I even find the time to train for Ironman is beyond me!!
Tremblant is AMAZING! We had a great race and the scenery is post card beautiful!
Here is a re-cap of how our day unfolded:
Swim:
We awoke at 4:45 am to head down and hand over special needs bags/pump tires/ and...
Saturday, August 16, 2014
It's hard to believe it's the night before Ironman!
The rain has not let up much since we've arrived but the forecast is calling for sunshine tomorrow!!
Focus, plan, and organizing has been consuming most of the days leading up to the race.
It will be exciting to cross the finish line with my husband. A great way to celebrate our 10 year anniversary since Ironman is much like marriage. To quote my training partner "Marriage is just...
Friday, August 1, 2014
Well maybe not my new race bike but I do love cruising on my uber cool Santa Fe bike! I just need a basket on the front and a set of Flo wheels!
I had a great ride up in cottage county, followed by a 20 minute run off the bike on the beach.
Since we are in taper mode my long ride was a short 75km.
It was a great change of scenery to cycle up at the cottage, although I missed my training partner!
With all this spare time I was able...
Tuesday, July 29, 2014
Yeah!! Last long run before taper time! It was a WINDY 25km run. The day before a tornado touched down in the town next to us. We were still feeling the after effects of the storm with strong wind gusts all day.
I enjoyed the view from the sandy beach but the swim was going to have to wait!
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~Road 150km followed by a 20 minute run off the bike~
To say we were looking forward to our last long ride before taper is an understatement!!!
It's hard to believe Ironman Tremblant is only 18 days away but we are more than ready for race day to be here. After many long 7 hour rides, week after week, we are starting to mentally and physically feel the toll of it all.
Let's just say we are starting to get a little grumpy! We have...
Thursday, July 24, 2014
It's been great to get some open water swims in since it's waaay different than swimming in a pool!
Especially since we'll be swimming this Ironman in a wetsuit so it has been good practice to swim in our wetsuits.
The water lately has been quite choppy. White cap choppy!
I got in a few 70 minute swims. Besides seeing one fish, the swims have felt long and uneventful!
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Thursday, July 10, 2014
Today's long ride was a near perfect ride. The weather could not have been any better for cycling. Not much wind,it was overcast and not too hot.
We found some new beautiful quiet roads in the country to keep things interesting.
Both Lisa and I tried some new items for fuel. Lisa brought along pretzels along with her power gels and power bar gel blasts. ( she loved the pretzels ) I brought a power bar ( which was awesome) and power bar gels,...