July 2010
3 posts
June 2010
13 posts
WatchI always like the Proclaimers If I could walk 500 miles, but now that song has a little more meaning for me. :)
Bike check one, two.
And after Saturday’s crash, my bike is ok! Handlebars were a little out of alignment, but other than that it checked out ok. Whew.
My left side is still pretty sore; doesn’t help that I carry all my stress in my left shoulder, but what ya gonna do I guess. Went for a swim today and that seemed to help, although pulling with my left arm was painful. Hopefully the kinks will get...
And the final score - Car: 1, Me/Bike: 0.
Had my first major biking accident today. I hit a car on my bike. Totally my fault…I wasn’t paying attention and was looking to the right for the van that was going to turn left on the street I was crossing and completely didn’t see the car on my left that was coming at me until I heard their tires squeal and felt the thud of me on the hood.
Thankfully I appear the only...
May 2010
12 posts
Race rehearsal ride #1 - check!
Today was my first trip on the full course for IM CDA - both loops! First loop took a little longer than I anticipated…two wrong turns (back to back - but didn’t lose too much time), thought I got lost on the roads-to-the-cabins in Hayden (which, might I add, has a mile section that is a gravel road and goes downhill! WTF City of Hayden?! I hope you finish your repaving project...
Y-E-S!!!!
Guess who just completed a two-mile swim in the pool??!!
Yippy skippy!!
And I really think I could have gone the full 2.4 with no problem…expect I needed to pee really bad and I think it is just a bad idea to pee in the pool where you work.
* This is a HUGE mile-stone for this non-swimmer, in case you were wondering. :)
“hi if we had an airport in harrington, i would fly to pullman this afternoon...”
– Reason #467 that my 93 year old grandma is the best…she sends the best emails.
April 2010
10 posts
It’s been a rough last few weeks…work has basically imploded on itself, but I couldn’t be more glad that tomorrow is the last official day of the semester - next week is finals week, then summer starts May 10! Granted, I don’t get the summer off…but at least this garbage we’ve been dealing with will be (basically) over for three months.
The hardest part...
The Ying Yang Twins are going to play a concert...
Who knew they were so environmentally friendly?
82 days, 11 hours....
Race prep training for Ironman Coeur d’Alene started today…12 weeks until the event. I am definitely starting to become obsessed in my mind about race day. Not sure if that is a good thing or a bad thing…
A little overwhelmed about the training plan to start…we build straight through with no days off until after a race rehersal on April 24. I’ll definitely be...
RIP James.
My boss’s brother-in-law died in Afganistan last week. The flags in Washington are at half-mast for him today.
Governor Christine Gregoire has directed that flags at all Washington State agency facilities be lowered to half-staff Monday, April 5, 2010, in memory of U. S. Army Private First Class James L. Miller, who died March 29, 2010, in Afghanistan, of injuries he sustained when an...
I heart you Mr. 2nd. :) →
March 2010
8 posts
Pro triathlete injured in hit-and-run accident →
Jordan Rapp (winner of last year’s Ironman Canada and Ironman Arizona races) was seriously injured in a hit-and-run accident on Tuesday while he was riding his bike.
I hope they find the guy that hit him and they throw the book at this guy. Boo!
PS - Please be careful on the roads!!!
99 days left until race day, 99 days left to go... →
Got a little nervous yesterday when I realized it was the magic countdown day of 100 left until Ironman CDA. Now that it is jumped into double-digits, it really feels like go time.
Trying not to freak out about it…”you’ll be ready, trust the training plan, etc.” are the thoughts that go through my head daily…but I am still nervous about it.
Dinner Impossible at Ironman Arizona tonight on... →
I’ve never watched this show, but I am excited to tonight. JD Standish is one of the Ironman staff that is helping Chef Robert Irvine - JD is one of my most favorite people to work with at IMCDA and ultimately, is the reason we are able to successfully manage transition for 2,000+ athletes.
February 2010
19 posts
I wish somebody cool would sit next to me on an... →
A plane ride with Craig Alexander…hell, any pro triathlete…I would die.
“A cellphone in an airport is like a cellphone in a grocery store.”
– My grandma
140.6 Reasons to do an Ironman
001. Makes everything else seem so SHORT. 002. The 3 week taper before the race. 003. The 4 week recovery after the race. 004. I’ve done one, so now I have to do it faster the next time. 005. As much Pizza as you can eat. 006. So that when the car runs out of gas, I can still get away from the Police under my own power. 007. Beats watching the Biggest Looser, a movie, or anything else on TV....