Archive Month: May 2019

May’s training was all about learning! After an intentional heavy load of training near the end of April, there were fewer hours in my Training Peaks to start the month. But the learning really came from being more flexible and not being obsessed with green boxes in my Training Peaks. I kicked off the month […]

We’ll make this a short race recap for a short race. The Lake Murray Triathlon, a sprint distance triathlon in the South Carolina Triathlon Series (SCTS), came 6 days after my race at IRONMAN Chattanooga 70.3. This is a local race of sorts – it’s only an hour’s drive from my house. I’ve raced this […]

My husband Lance and I take turns cooking each night. When I was considering going vegan, I knew the hardest part would be finding recipes and cooking methods that would replace our usual staples that included meat and/or dairy. I invested in cookbooks, and started looking up recipes online. After a few months, we’d learned […]

What can I say about IRONMAN Chattanooga 70.3? First of all, I loved it! It was a great course, the city was incredibly hospitable, and I got to share the weekend with friends and teammates. What more could a girl ask for? As for travelling, I drove up on Thursday (the race was on Sunday) […]

April marked the official start of my 2019 triathlon season. Much of the focus was on Florida 70.3 on April 14th, but there was some good training leading up to it, and a big training block afterwards. Training leading up to Florida 70.3 The first week of April was a lighter week of training with […]