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Friday Fun X
Somewhere in the midst of post-Boston, triathlon training, state hopping and enjoying summer, I have forgotten all about my Friday Fun posts. But I am back…because, well, life is good. And I want to...
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It Officially Begins
7 weeks until USAT Nationals & 16 weeks until Chicago Marathon I took a break from recapping my weekly training after Boston because I was in recovery mode then switching into triathlon training...
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Easy Miles
6 weeks until USAT Nationals & 15 weeks until Chicago Marathon After Sunday’s race, nearly all of the running and riding miles last week were of the “easy” variety. Since my yardage in the pool has...
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Swim/Bike & Run Balance
5 weeks until USAT Nationals & 14 weeks until Chicago Marathon I had a small build week for running this week, but it was a cutback in volume for swimming and biking. I didn’t necessarily plan...
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Building
4 weeks until USAT Nationals & 13 weeks until Chicago Marathon I knew with overlapping training cycles, that there would be weeks where the volumes of both were building. I knew it would be tough,...
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Friday Fun XI
I was really on a roll with these posts last spring and somehow just managed to completely forget about them this summer. I love doing them though so Friday Fun is back (for this week)! Healthy. This...
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Starting Slow & Finishing Strong
3 weeks until USAT Nationals & 12 weeks until Chicago Marathon At the end of the big week last week, I was happy with how my body responded to a build from marathon and tri training. Going into...
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Peak Week
2 weeks until USAT Nationals & 11 weeks until Chicago Marathon The plans for an Olympic Distance Triathlon typically call for a one-week taper. So while I might be tapering at 2 weeks out for any...
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Race Week!
Race week for USAT Nationals & 10 weeks until Chicago Marathon Taper for triathlons is always tricky. It’s hard to feel like you are really cutting back yet still get in a little time for each...
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All the Easy Miles
9 weeks until Chicago Marathon With triathlon season (sadly) coming to an end, it’s time for me to focus 100% on Chicago Marathon. I was able to bounce back with decent mileage this week, but mostly...
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Summer Finally Arrived.
8 weeks until Chicago Marathon We have been SUPER lucky with this summer’s weather in Chicago. For the most part, it has been gloriously cool with low humidity. I firmly believe that we earned it after...
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Redemption Week
7 weeks until Chicago Marathon I came into this week feeling a little beat up, physically and mentally. I was sore from the long run the weekend before and early in the week, the summer weather hit its...
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Jamaica Running, Mon
6 weeks until Chicago Marathon We planned the trip to Jamaica waaaay back last winter and I didn’t even realize at the time that I would be in high volume training mode for Chicago. I was nervous about...
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Hamburg
5 weeks until Chicago Marathon My feelings toward running this week in Hamburg were just as strong and exactly the opposite to how I felt about running in Jamaica. Not only was there a 30+ degree...
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The Big Peak.
4 weeks until Chicago Marathon I was so thankful to be home for this big week of training. The mileage wasn’t especially high but I had 3 key workouts that were important to really nail. To do that I...
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Travel & Cutting Back
3 weeks until Chicago Marathon I had some business and fun travel later in the week that threw my routine off, so it was nice that I didn’t have big workouts to do while I was gone. I was able to get...
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Searching for Fresh Legs
2 weeks until Chicago Marathon I was so happy to be back home for this full week. I had some catching up to do on life, sleep and just general rest. In the early part of the week I was getting a little...
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Chicago Marathon RACE WEEK!
1 week until Chicago Marathon Welp, it’s race week, folks. I decided to go ahead and post this BEFORE the race so that the first post after the race is a recap or at least a highlight of how it all...
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Why Running is Better than Everything Else
In November I posted about how not running/exercising for a week had a huge affect on my body. It threw my sleep, bathroom routine (TMI?) and appetite completely out of whack. Once I was home from...
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Bayshore Week 9: Six
11 weeks out from Bayshore. I would like to say that March came in with warmer temps, but until the weekend came around, the thermometer wasn’t budging much. But when the warm temps came in, they...
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