It’s just a few days before my first triathlon! To prepare my body, I’ve laid our my triathlon tapering for beginners plan below. Moving from body to mind, mentally I’m excited, a little nervous, but mostly just curious about how this is going to play out. For starters, I’ve never done all three sports back… Continue reading triathlon tapering for beginners
Quinoa Wrap Recipe
I love quinoa. I think I could eat it at least one meal a day, no problem at all. My husband doesn’t hate it anymore, but he certainly doesn’t share my passion for this superfood. His feedback for the longest time was that it’s just not good plain. That led me to come up with… Continue reading Quinoa Wrap Recipe
Monterey Overnight Trip
A couple of weeks ago, I went to Monterey for a quick overnight trip. For those not familiar with this cute seaside community, it’s located on California’s Central Coast. It’s about two hours south of San Francisco, and three hours southwest of Sacramento. There are so many things to see and do in this town, but… Continue reading Monterey Overnight Trip
triathlon training schedule
Lots of fun and lot of miles this week while sticking to my triathlon training schedule! The training program I’m following has cycles to it. Basically you build up your mileage volume over the course of a few weeks, and then you have a recovery week. This past week was the peak of one of those… Continue reading triathlon training schedule
Living Sober
I was speaking with someone the other day that asked me why my posts about sobriety have dropped off. He said I used to post about it a lot, but now my focus seemed to have shifted. From his perspective, a post about living sober falls into one bucket, and a post about distance running… Continue reading Living Sober
Folsom Triathlon | The Triathlon Clinic that Wasn’t
This last Saturday I had planned to do the Folsom triathlon clinic in preparation for the triathlon, which is about two weeks away. I was excited, and a little nervous. The night before, I packed the countless things the website suggested participants bring- wetsuit, bike and swim gear, running clothes, the list goes on and on. On… Continue reading Folsom Triathlon | The Triathlon Clinic that Wasn’t
TRIATHLON TRAINING- WEEKLY UPDATE
Here is a recap of my training from Saturday, July 15th to Friday, July 21st Saturday This week’s triathlon training was, in a word- humbling. Learning two completely new sports is no easy task. At least I’m never bored, but I do often wonder if I’m crazy. Last week, swimming was the star. I… Continue reading TRIATHLON TRAINING- WEEKLY UPDATE
Half Birthday
Yesterday was my half birthday. Yep, I celebrate it. Because birthday’s are so good, why not make it a bi-annual thing? But don’t take me for a total prima donna. I didn’t expect gifts, cake, or a card. In fact, yesterday was like most Wednesdays. I did a nice swim/run workout in morning and then went off… Continue reading Half Birthday
Matcha Now
When it comes to beverages, I’m pretty much a purist. I don’t like to drink my calories, so I pass on the sugary drinks. And on the other side of the coin, I avoid things like diet soda because it makes me breakout. This leaves me with a very small universe of things to quench… Continue reading Matcha Now
Triathlon Training- Weekly Update
On August 6th I plan to do my first triathlon. I signed up to do the Olympic Distance race of the Folsom Triathlon. For the past six weeks, I’ve been making my way through the Super Simple Ironman 70.3 Triathlon Training Plan and I’ve loved it. So why train for a half Ironman when… Continue reading Triathlon Training- Weekly Update