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Wahine Sport Winner!!

December 29, 2011
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Sorry guys! I know it is late at night on Thursday, but we just got home from watching the 2011 Ironman Hawaii at a friend’s house. It was a few months ago, I know, but they just aired it a few weeks ago on TV. It was good! I always cry at the end, EVERY [...]

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Wahine Sport Giveaway!!

December 22, 2011
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Hey guys! I’m glad you enjoyed my Ironman final thoughts post. I hope you are having a great week so far. I have a treat for you today. I’m giving away a pair of Wahine Sport Running Sleeves. You have until next Thursday, December 29th to comment on this post for a chance to win. [...]

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Ironman Arizona 2011: The Run

December 5, 2011
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… continued from the bike     Transition 2: 7 minutes It didn’t feel like I took 7 minutes in transition 2, but I guess I did. The tent was a lot less chaotic than the first time I was in there during transition 1. I was trying to decide whether I wanted to put on [...]

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Tapering for IMAZ

November 15, 2011
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Wow, the last couple of weeks have gone by so incredibly fast. I cannot believe that I will be an Ironman in 5 days. It is kinda freaky! Tapering has been fun. I’ve gotten to really enjoy the fall weather with the extremely slow weekend runs.  My coach says that it is important to get [...]

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Pumpkins and Tapering

November 1, 2011
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The last couple of weeks have been a little crazy with work, training, family time, puppy time, volunteering, being sick, resting etc. Not last weekend, but the weekend before, I did NOT have the best training weekend. That Saturday, I was supposed to run for 3 hours. Did not happen. Two miles into the run, [...]

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Portland Marathon 2011 Recap

October 21, 2011
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So, this race was an interesting one. First off, I want to apologize for the pics. They suck. Something is wrong with our camera. Despite me failing to PR at this race, it was still a great one. I learned a lot about how hard I can push myself. I also learned when to tail [...]

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It’s Getting Closer!!

October 18, 2011
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This weekend included lots of swimming, and riding. On Saturday, I was supposed to ride for about 6 hours. It was freaking cold out. I believe it was foggy and about 42 degrees. That doesn’t sound too bad if you are running, but it is bone chilling when you are riding your bike. And I [...]

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