Karen and I – Team Pay’n’Take I am seriously bummed the weekend is already over!  I was having way too much fun!  I started celebrating my 32nd birthday on Thursday morning  with a 3,200 meter swim.  I know. Big deal.  I actually got out of the water way earlier than usual. Ha!  Good thing it’s…

The good news first: I am running the St. George Marathon in less than a week! Wow! My first ever marathon! I am sooooooooo excited! I have only run 26.2 miles once before and that was in 2007 as part of the Challenge Roth* triathlon which is all but a complete blur in my mind…

There are lots of factors that go into deciding which races to run, but close to home is a big one.  The Flagstaff 50k was on some awesome local trails, was organized by a great race company, and starts a short walk from home. So this one was a no-brainer. The only problem was that…

Lake Las Vegas on race morning The Bumpy Road There were quite a few bumps in my road to Vegas this year. Bump #24My left leg. An issue for the last 2.5 years that became a serious concern after Oceanside in March. No bueno! Bump #36Spending 9 weeks this summer traveling. 6 of those were…

Citylauf 10k in Germany (June) I am basically writing this post for myself. Because, without fail, every time I have a race coming up I start to wonder: What did I eat/drink during my last race? How many calories should I take per hour? What about salt? What works and what doesn’t? You’d think I…

Ever since the ULTOT 2010* I couldn’t wait for a repeat! We had to miss it last year, so imagine my excitement when I found out that we were going to be in town for this year’s swim-bike-run-hike extravaganza to the top of Mount Timpanogos at 11,749 ft (3582m) – and back down.  I was thrilled!  Good…

Race Morning The alarm went off nice and early at 3:30 am for the 6:10 am start. During my sleep I had erased Saturday’s Half Marathon from my mind and it was now a blank slate. What Half Marathon??? I like to claim that I am pretty good at ‘playing pretend’ and figuring out ways to…

Can you see me? No need to even set an alarm for this one! The kids wake up at 6am sharp every morning which gave me just enough time to eat breakfast, get dressed, and bike down to the start of the Big Brothers Big Sisters Trail Half Marathon. Love the simplicity of running races! …

BB/BS Trail Half Marathon 2011 Remember how I ran a half marathon one day and then competed in a half-iron distance triathlon the next day last year? If not, you can read about it here and here. They called it the Feat of Fortitude and gave complimentary entries to girl/guy with the lowest combined times. I was…

with my great friends, Jeanette and Amber Yes. I know. It’s been a long time. I have been writing plenty of entertaining blog posts in my head while training but I don’t seem to find the time to put them down in actual writing. But don’t worry, you haven’t missed (too) much. Short update: We are…