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Well, we did better than I thought! Our team placed 3rd. One of the very cool things about bike racing is that you actually WIN MONEY! OK, it's not a lot, but it more than covered our race entry! This was so much fun. I'm a little bummed I won't be doing any more bike...
4 Man Team Time Trial
When I got a message from P2 about joining in for the Apache Team Time trial, I had mixed emotions. I was elated to have been asked, nervous that I was out of my league and saddened by the reason the originial 4th teammate had to drop out of this race. Though I...
Big Shoulders
Big Shoulders is an open water swim that takes place every year in September at Ohio Street Beach in Chicago. They have a few options to meet your needs: 5K without a wetsuit, 2.5K without a wetsuit, 5K with a wetsuit and 2.5K with a wetsuit. I swam this race back in...
Boston ’08?
How can they do this to me? Just when I think I'm positive I don't want to do any Ironman races or Marathons next year, I get this email. Now that just gives me something to think about. 2008 Boston Marathon Registration to Openon Wednesday, September 5Boston, Mass. –...
Labor Day Weekend
OK, so I'm a few days behind in posting! Sometimes this blog can feel like a JOB! Anyways, some friends and I had made plans to go up to Madison to do a long bike ride over the weekend. I had been looking forward to this weekend and ride for a couple of months! It was...
Stinger of a Ride
After missing my Saturday run due to the shin splint issue, I was dying to get in a nice ride on my bike yesterday. Weather looked perfect, route was said to be pretty flat, and I was planning on riding with some pretty quick folks who were sure to make me work hard....
Physical Therapy
Well, the good news is that I do NOT have a stress fracture. The MRI shows periostitis...basically a fancy name for shin splints. I've had shin splints before (I'm guessing most runners have). They've never hurt this bad nor this long. So doc sends me to physical...
Accenture Chicago Triathlon
So much has happened in the last week. But who has time to write (or shall I say type) about it all???!? I'll tell you about what it's like to be in the ELITE Age Group wave at Accenture. Now, it's not all that big of a deal. If you can swim under 30 minutes and rank...
The Massage
I haven't been a really big fan of massage. I've had exactly two, both just days before each of the Ironman races I've done. I'm not a big fan of people touching me. Just going in for my first massage was a bit of an ordeal. I've always just felt that massage was...