Boise or Bust
I've got my eyes set on next season's A race....Ironman Boise 70.3. It's June 8th. I picked Boise for a few reasons. It's close by, less hilly than Lake Stevens, we have friends and family in the...
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Food Fights
Once upon a time, there was a girl who loved to cook. She enjoyed trying new recipes. She loved to sit at the table and eat with friends. Then she had kids....I dread mealtimes now. It started as...
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Week 1
Started at 133 pounds. Higher than I had been in the last few weeks. Not sure what that's about. I'd like to be closer to 125 when I start my training plan. We shall see....Monday-30 min bike....
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Week 2
Week 2 was not a great one for training. I had family in town, both kids had dentist appointments, and Pnut had an appointment with the ENT. I realize there was time in the days to do all this and...
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Want
My friend Erika is in Arizona getting ready for her first Ironman!! I am super excited for her. As I listen to her journey I get a twinge of jealousy. For as long as I can remember I've wanted to do...
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Week 3
This was the best week yet! I know, it's only week 3. But...I have rekindled my love for my bike. Strangely enough I have discovered that having the trainer in the garage is awesome. I thought I...
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Week 4
Holy moly, what a crazy week!! We had friends in for Thanksgiving. Five kids running around like lunatics!! It was great.Due to Thanksgiving, and having company (and any other excuse I can think of)...
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December Goals
I know we still have some days left in November, but I'm ignoring those. I've decided they are going to be rough, let's pretend they don't exist and move on to some December goals.My friend Erika was...
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Week 1Starting weight-131.9Ending weight- 129.1 Planned workouts-6Completed workouts-5 I have been watching what I eat, but 2 pounds is crazy. Was not expecting that. I'm upset a I missed my swim...
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2012-The Year of the Doctor...and more
2012 was a year of illness and injuries. Stress fracture, pulled muscles, sinus infections and bronchitis. I've had enough drugs and doctors to last me a life time.I have decided to ignore the...
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I've been thinking a lot about goals for this year. Here's what I've come up with:Family goals:Have date night at least once a month.Have at least one family adventure a month.Create a better daily...
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The Guilt of No Excuses
Today started out as a typical day. My alarm went off at 5am. I went downstairs, poured a cup of coffee, inhaled it, walked the dog, choked down a smoothie, and got on my bike. Things were good for...
View ArticleLessons Learned from Ramona and her Mother
Pnut and I have been reading a lot of Beverly Cleary books recently. We just finished "Ramona and Her Mother". I'm certain I read this years ago. Reading it as a mom, I saw it in a different...
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Best Race Yet
One of my goals for this year is to make Boise my best race yet. I decided it was time to see just how to make that happen. Trust my training plan and stick to it. I have faith that Erika knows what...
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January
Wow, January is a ridiculously long month. So long I'm having a hard time remembering what happened.New Years Day I ran a 5k with Erika. It was freezing and I could tell I hadn't been running much....
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18 Weeks to go
I have about 17 weeks till Boise. Have I mentioned I still haven't actually registered for the race? I haven't. I want to keep track of my training, week by week and I figured this was the easiest way...
View ArticleThe Grass is Always Greener....On Facebook
I woke up feeling that I wasn't living my life. I wasn't living in the here and now. So of course I went looking for someone to blame. My blame has landed on Facebook. All social media, really. I...
View ArticleFacing Fears
Last year I wrote this post about being scared. It was my very first blog post :) In it I made a goal to do things that scare me. One of those things was Bikram Yoga. In that post, I said I'd try...
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17 weeks to go
Not sure what happened this week. It could have been the unexpected calls from school to pick Little Dude up, or the doctor's appointments, or the fact that I discovered a fondness for Bikram Yoga....
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Out of Whack
I am completely out of whack today. Last weeks training was awesome. I felt amazing. Got in all my workouts plus 2 days of yoga and an extra swim. Things couldn't have gone better. This week...
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