Ironman Louisville 2015: The Swim Bike Mom Race Report
So yeah, this was the year of the two Ironman races. After IM Lake Placid, just 11 weeks ago, I wasn’t sure how Louisville was going to go for me. I mean, let’s be honest. It wasn’t looking good. I missed every single key bike workout (save one) and hadn’t run over 10 miles in this […]
Cooties. Taper. 5 Days to Ironman.
Just the word “taper” makes me shudder. The Taper Worm, as I have called it in the past, is actually pretty quiet at the moment. I guess because I have had sort of a non-traditional taper (and training build… ah-hem, none), so this experience is completely, absolutely new terrain for me. In light of the […]
Yes, Why Thank You… I Would LOVE a Good Sign!
It’s like the second x-ray was saying, “A-okay.” The Ortho told me that I have some strains and sprains, but that I have no fracture in the hand. [PSA: An urgent care clinic, for the record, may not actually know how to read an X-ray.] I am now officially buddy-taped. And cleared for activity. (And […]