Square Lake: Wrap Up

September 15, 2009

After I posted about Square Lake without knowing my results, I continued to sit at the computer and click the refresh button repeatedly. There may have been some mild cursing between clicks, but beyond that I was mostly just wasting my time staring at the screen. About 20 minutes after my blog post, my husband [...]

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Square Lake: Race Results

September 13, 2009

I’ve been clicking the refresh button on my computer screen every five seconds, but the results from the triathlon I did yesterday still won’t appear. Since I’ve always downplayed the importance of my results, mostly because they are mediocre at best, I’ll go ahead with my race report without the benefit of knowing the exact [...]

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Home Again

September 4, 2009

I’m home from our two state juggernaut which included 26 hours of driving, plenty of family visiting, and way too much junk food. Finding time to write has been difficult because I also was able to fit in several workouts and now I have post workout chores to do.
Usually, I like post workout chores because [...]

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Packing Up

August 26, 2009

Before I started running marathons, packing up for a trip seemed a lot less complicated. I checked the weather forecast for the destination, packed up the kids, we loaded the car and we were off. Since training has become a bigger part of our lives, there is a whole new dimension to trip planning and [...]

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Baby Hill

August 23, 2009

This weekend was my first attempt to incorporate hills into my run and bike training. With my upcoming triathlon and 10 mile road race being on hilly courses, I figured it was time. I know most of you other runners do hill workouts as part of your regular training, but I am a wimp. If [...]

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Hills In My Future

August 20, 2009

My list of upcoming races has been slowly dwindling as the season is in its final month for Minnesota. The Square Lake Short Course is on September 12th and then the TC 10 Mile is on October 4th. I’ll spend the next three weeks training for both races and then concentrate on the 10 Mile. [...]

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YWCA Sprint Triathlon

August 16, 2009

Today I raced in the YWCA Women’s Triathlon. This race is for women only and is held at Baker Park which is only 5 minutes from my house. I do a lot of my training at this park, so I signed up early for this one. The race sold out quickly so I’m glad that [...]

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Splash & Dash

August 12, 2009

In July, Steve posted about an event he did called “Splash & Dash”. It’s a series of three sprint races, each consisting of a 200 meter lake swim, transition, and a 1 mile run. After the first swim and run, you take a little rest and do the whole thing over again. It’s hosted by [...]

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Corn Days

August 9, 2009

One thing I’ve grown to love about Minnesota is all of the summer festivals. Although we are only 20 minutes west downtown Minneapolis, we are on the edge of the suburbs. Just a few miles to the west of us is rural, Midwest America. Just about every weekend during the summer you can jump in [...]

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Running All Over Addiction

August 3, 2009

A few months ago, my husband I agreed to run as a team in the Running All Over Addiction event held this last Saturday. The run was created and hosted by a friend of ours to raise awareness and money for organizations that help people along the path to beat addictions. This is such a [...]

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