As I pickup my race number and everything else, and before I get engulfed in the pre-race bubble, I want to take a minute to look back at the great support I’ve had in this #LonRoadToAugusta. Without the support of people around me, I don’t know how I’d have gotten through the training cycle. Guru (That really is his name!) I joke about Mr. FauxTriathlete’s involvement in my training – he rarely knows what I’m upto and hardly ever…
In 6 days, at this exact moment, I’ll be lined up on the dock at Augusta waiting to take the jump to my first 70.3 triathlon. Coach asked me earlier today how I was feeling. I can’t seem to muster up an THIS IS GOING TO BE THE BEST DAY OF MY LIFE IN CAPS yell, but I’m not at the opposite end of I’m nervous to the point of puking either. I’m somewhere in between the two. While it is…
CLOSED: Congrats Erin! As a lot of people in my running circles know – I LOVE my running skirts! My preferred brand is Sparkle Skirts – pockets on each leg, pocket on waist band and shorts that don’t ride up! I wear mine for running and out about town! I’m raising money for Run for Autism to run the London Marathon (my bucket list marathon and the hardest marathon in the world to get into, even with a charity spot)…
My training peaks for one of the days last week said 2k swim and 45min recovery run. An easy knockout of 2-2.5hrs with my slow swim pace. Plenty of similar days that I’ve done in the past. Except this time, I didn’t want to. I didn’t want to swim or run or do anything. I wanted to sit and idle my time away and maybe do my to-do list and eat a pint of icecream and play some old hindi…
That’s how I felt when I first read the email from OAR (Organization for Autism Research) offering me a charity spot into the LONDON MARATHON to RUN FOR AUTISM with the OAR. Yes, THAT London. One of the world majors. My Bucket List LONDON! Ever since I wanted to do a marathon 5 years ago, I’ve always wanted to do the London marathon. For those not in the know, it is super hard to get a charity spot for London, let…
When one has a birthday coming up, what does one do? Run or ride those miles, of course! I had the BEST possible start to my once-in-a-year day with a special ride of 39.39 miles and run of 3.9 miles. A ride that was made even more special by a rare appearance by coach who patiently rode with me and pushed me to ride faster than I’ve ever gone before or even thought I could. And a run that…
This past Sunday, a small group of us had planned to go down to Augusta to ride the course. It was to be just another training day until the weather changed in hours and chances of rain went from 30% to 80%!! None of us were too thrilled about the rain, but since we had driven down (2.5hrs each way) and since race day weather might throw anything at us, we decided to go ahead with the ride even though…