Swimming outdoors. I want to go back to Tucson!  I love training camps. They have been my favorite ever since I was 16 and our team would go to Italy in April for 10 days to swim, bike, run, and have fun! I was in heaven even though the rest of my team consisted of…

It really doesn’t take much to make me happy!  I have realized that I enjoy life the most when it’s simple.  Like today. That’s why one of my motto’s for 2013 is:  Simplify!  Swimming with friends early in the morning is a great way to start the day. Even if I am out of shape…

(Disclaimer: This post has nothing to do with triathlon. Shocking, I know.) Last night Karl and I attempted to watch a movie. Afterwards we lied in bed and laughed at ourselves. It appears that we are virtually incapable of having a proper movie night. Last movie we watched together? Maybe one this summer at his…

Our wedding anniversary is in December.  This year we were lucky enough to treat ourselves to  3 (!) dates all in one month.  Wow.  While the kids were still in school  but Karl was done with classes,  we got enough snow in Flagstaff to go cross-country skiing!  So we dropped the kids off at (pre)…

Apparently I can make requests at Masters that actually get heard.  Who knew???  This morning I asked Coach Frank if we could (sometime in the distant future) do 10*200 meters all on the same interval. He looked at me and said:  Sure. How about today!  Gulp!  Hold on. Wait a second. I didn’t mean today!…

professional spectator at work I have been waiting for this weekend all year long! I like to race but there is nothing like spending a weekend spectating and cheering with friends for friends. Love it! Especially considering our awesome set-up. I got spoiled and enjoyed every minute of it!  Highlights of Super Saturday:  Hanging out…

So. The off-season is officially over. Which doesn’t mean I am training in full force but I am back on a schedule and hoping to lose the 6 pounds I gained since Vegas sometime before March. Preferably before January, but let’s be realistic! It also means: I wear my Garmin and heart rate strap (which…

The off-season hasn’t been so bad. Not bad at all, actually.  I have been enjoying myself quite a bit over the last few weeks.  (As long as we pretend that my leg is healing up nicely  with all the treatment and care that I have been giving it.  Note:  Please do not ask me how…

Remember my last post with this title? Well, I may have changed my mind and found an even better race that I’ve never run: The Soulstice Mountain Trail Run! Don’t worry, this is not the first time I’ve heard of it. This is, after all, the race every Flagstaff runner talks about every day of…

Like I’ve mentioned before: This was my first marathon! I ran one as part of the Challenge Roth back in 2007 but that doesn’t really count… This was the real deal and I was super excited to be toeing the line with Colleen, Jess, Coachie, and tons of other crazies! I am not sure why…