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I'm a 20-something running my way through Denver.

2012 Races

Denver Rock n' Roll Half Marathon (9-22) Bear Chase Trail Half Marathon (9-30)

Rock Hall Triathlon: The Goals Post

Like I said earlier this week, the main goal of this triathlon is to HAVE FUN.  It shouldn’t be hard considering I have friends doing the race too (Amy, Lauren, Chloe and Steph).  But I’m also going to put some goals for each section out there. 

The Swim If you’ve been reading this blog [...]

Quasi-Taper Week

This weekend is my first Olympic Triathlon.  I’m excited but not too nervous about it.  Mainly because I don’t have a goal time, just rough estimates of how long I think it will take me to do each leg at a reasonably challenging pace (I’ll touch on those later this week).  My main goal is [...]

Triathlon Camp

I’m currently driving up the east coast to Lake George, NY.  It’s a long 8.5 hour drive, but I’m hoping it will go by quickly because I’m so excited for this vacation.  We’re renting a lake house with a big group of friends. The next week I’ll be spending quality time with some of my [...]

Swimming Lessons

My strategy at the pool to improve my swimming the last two months has gone like this:

Step 1 – swim 30 minutes alternating between crawl and breaststroke. Step 2 – swim 30 minutes all crawl. Step 3 – swim up to 45 minutes crawl, or swim 30 minutes crawl at a faster pace.

Today, [...]

Countdown to Summer

In the last week, I’ve pretty much finalized my race and travel plans for the summer and it is shaping up to be an awesome one.  It will culminate with my brother-in-law and brother both getting married at the end of the summer.  I’m so excited!  Here is what else is happening:

June:

One [...]

A Restful Weekend

This weekend was the first weekend in a while I didn’t think about workouts after Friday’s 5K.

I spent the weekend with my cousin Melissa and we had a great time.

We rode the bikeshare around town.

We ate a great brunch on Bourbon’s patio, including complimentary donuts.

We shopped and [...]