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Ironman 70.3 Traverse City race review and why you too should do a relay

August 30, 2019September 21, 2019Posted in AboutTagged adventure, bike, bucket list, half Ironman, Ironman, Ironman 70.3, Michigan, Music That Moves, race, run, sports, swim, Traverse City, triathlonLeave a comment

Guys! Traverse City is going to host a half Ironman next year! Who’s going to sign up?

That’s the text message that started it all over a year ago. Nicole, my trainer, had just found out that Traverse City, Michigan would be hosting an Ironman 70.3 in 2019 and wanted a bunch of us who train with her to sign up. But most of us, having never completed a half Ironman before, weren’t too quick to jump on that and, as it was Traverse City’s inaugural Ironman, the race sold out very fast. Nicole was in, we were out.

Fast forward to June 2019 and we received another text from Nicole:

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unlikely training partners

July 5, 2012July 5, 2012Posted in HomeTagged race, swim, swimming. kidfs, training partner, triathlonLeave a comment

I realized the other day that I am just a few weeks away from my first triathlon of the year; time to really ramp up the training! It’s been such a busy year that I am feeling extremely unprepared right now and, despite my dreams to become a professional triathlete (I talked about it here), USAT has not come calling, so no professional trainer, no nutritionist, no masseuse, no sponsorship, no cleaning service, no full time cook, no nanny…(sorry, got carried away in my daydream!). Anyway, it’s all up to me to squeeze in training and workouts; something which is difficult with kids and a job. You need to be creative. Continue reading “unlikely training partners” →

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