Karl is ready to bring it on at the Moab XTERRA. He loves off-road races and has been hoping for one to return to Moab for a long time. So he really could not pass this one up. Compared to most people, he is still in excellent shape. However, going to grad school with a…

T1+2 With 3 out of 4 family members racing in the Moab Tri, we figured we’d better practice our transitions before race day. Noah and Max were pretty stoked to be able to “work out” with us. We would all do some imaginary swimming (Karl is especially good at this discipline!), then run to our…

Today is May 11 and Boise 70.3 is June 11. So, I figured today would be a good time to start lockdown. I figure it can’t hurt to practice some more self-discipline, so I can go into this race knowing I prepared the best I could. So, here is what I am going to do…

Post quality training session in StG I am trying hard to go by the motto: Quality over Quantity I usually fail. Because, to be honest, I like quantity. When it comes down to it I like to see 20 hours at the end of the week on my training log. Anything less than 18 makes…

My hot husband is 2nd from left Karl and I play tag team a lot. Every day. I am going to tell you about our Tuesdays since I borrowed some cool pictures of Karl on the track from our local newspaper. 5:30am I am out the door to swim with Masters at NAU. As soon…

Alright. Here it is. First triathlon race report of the season. Wow. Did you know that I love racing triathlons? Truth is: I used to not like it very much. Now I do! Racing breaks up the monotony of training and I am enjoying tapering and recovering more these days. I must be getting old……

Bike is clean. Bags are packed. Training (so far) is in the bank. Tomorrow I am off for the first race of the season! (Running races don’t really count…) On Saturday I will be participating in the RAGE Half. Notice, I am not using the word ‘racing’ on purpose. Sadly, It has yet to be…

One of the main reasons I work out is so I can eat. Lots. I love me some good, healthy food! Sunday morning we usually either have whole wheat crepes (made my Karl) or whole wheat waffles (made by me). I wanted to share the waffle recipe with you! Whole Wheat Waffles 1 3/4 c…

Since today was a recovery day, I decided to try something new. The only thing on the plan was Masters (swim) in the morning. Days like that make me nervous. It means that by 4 pm I am grumpy and feel fat. It did not help that today was beautiful. Sunny and in the 60s….

Old photo I found on this old computer. Well, I won’t brag about a good workout on this blog again for a while. For a whole week after that run my training basically sucked. Sad but true. Saturday my plan called for 50/5. Meaning 50 miles on the bike followed by a 5-mile run. I…