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It is not you. It is me.

It is not you. It is me.

Dear Triathlon, I seem to have this relationship with you where I’ve wanted to go out with you and then pulled back, then wanted to go out and hesitated again, and then … you get the drift. When I first started on a journey to loose my baby weight(which has since then turned into a journey to stay fit and do some crazy things along the way), I joined the Y and met with a “wellness coach”. What are your goals,…

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Our First Multisport Race – A Duathlon

Our First Multisport Race – A Duathlon

Hubby is on his road to Augusta 70.3! Apart from my Callaway Sprint 2 years ago, this duathlon was our his first multisport race and he did pretty good. He started on the bike only about 6-8 weeks ago and has gotten quite comfortable in clipless pedals. Cheering was hard work though! He got to nap in the afternoon while I have to be up with the kids 🙂 We got there a tad late, so we couldn’t catch him running…

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Meet Lance

Meet Lance

On our first date, Lance and I had chemistry! Sparks and excitement as I met him for the first time! Looking forward to see where this leads me. I’m taking it easy and don’t want to scare things off by coming on too strong too early 🙂 Lance is a 2011 Trek Madone 4.5 that Barry helped me find. I still ride with platform pedals (and a muffin-top stomach), but love the smoothness of the ride. I actually attempted to…

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Cheating on my Love

Cheating on my Love

Last week, the FauxRuner took on the role of FauxBiker when I went on my first bike ride with Get Fit Atlanta.  This wednesday, I took my bike in for some much needed servicing and then rode for a bit after that. And on Saturday, asked people if they wanted to ride with me and went out for 14-15miles. The same 2 weeks, I’ve run a total of 4 times; my “longest” being 4.5miles the last 0.5 miles of which my…

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FauxBiker?

FauxBiker?

It started with an email from PTS detailing their sporting events for this year. One that I had been interested in the past popped up – The Cartersville Duathlon. A 3.1mile run/17mile Bike/3.1mile run, the timing seemed right at April 15th; fitting in just right before the start of the Chicago training season (May).   Just something for me to keep occupied without feeling the blues about not pounding the pavement again. When I posted the casual question on Facebook,…

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2010 Bests and Worst races. What made them so great or not so great?

2010 Bests and Worst races. What made them so great or not so great?

I saw this at Kitzzy’s Blog and loved it! Wanted to do the same (apologies in advance if I’m not supposed to borrow the format – I’m relatively new to non-personal blogging) Biggest Achievement: ING Georgia Half Marathon – The first. My perseverance in training for it amazed me and made me realize that I could do things that I had thought impossible. Biggest Achievement #2: Callaway Gardens Sprint Triathlon – I had to break rules and have a 2nd biggest achievement. Just…

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Callaway Gardens Sprint Triathlon 2010 – Race Report

Callaway Gardens Sprint Triathlon 2010 – Race Report

Swim: 18:24 T1: 4:49 Bike: 37:29 T2: 2:26 Run: 25:32 Total: 1:28: 38   I woke up at 3am, loaded the kids in the car and left home at 4.05am. We reached Callaway Gardens at 5.45am, just as they were opening packet pickup. Picked up the packed, and drove to the far end to set up transition. Smothered myself with more body glide.   The Swim: The water was nice and warm, but I’d overlooked a MAJOR thing – I…

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