Continued from Part I… Once I was out of the water I was fine. Not quite giddy or anything, but looking forward to getting on the bike. I’d really changed my game plan since last year and had concentrated a lot of my workout time just on the bike. As I passed the water spr

I was nervous. I was nervous driving down to Pescara and I was nervous when I went to pick up my bib number and I was nervous when I did the bike check-in. My stomach was doing acrobatics and was in a permanent state of butterflies. I kept telling myself “calm down, the race isn

Before I begin the epic account of how Ironman Italy 70.3 for this year went, I wanted to share with you my eight-year-old son Evan’s race. Be warned: I am totally in love with this little guy so anything he does is sweet, cute and fantastic. Just so you know… The day befo

Warm-Up Week is in full swing on the Summer 5K Course! Before we take a single step we spend a whole week getting ready to run - looking at our motivations, dreaming big, setting goals and making plans. It’s a great way to get fired up for the challenge ahead. I’m a

I am not a morning person. I really wish I was, but I’m not. Even if I get up early to work or for training purposes I’m still not “awake” for an hour or two. But then once a year I get up for this local race called the Run 5.30. There I am, up at 4:30 AM so I

The Flora Mini Marathon (actually a 10k) is the largest women’s only race in the world. It’s been held in Dublin, Ireland for thirty years and ‘d always wanted to go and see what it was about; to see 40,000 women run together. I had really high expectations for the e

Happy Monday to you! First a quick reminder: our Summer 5K and 10K courses start next week. We can’t wait to meet our new runners - hope you’ve had fun shoe shopping. If you’d like to join the Summer gang there’s still time to secure your spot! Now back

I’m about to get on an airplane to travel to Dublin, Ireland with some girlfriends to participate in the Flora Mini Marathon, a 10k race for women. I’m so excited about seeing what this event is all about. It’s the biggest 10k women’s race in the world and this year is