My friend twisted my arm and had me swim the 1-hr postal challenge today.  Which broke my "do nothing hard for 3 weeks" rule... so...

I was actually a bum - YAY! Swim: 0 [for the record, I did pack and set my alarm Wednesday but then decided that rest seemed like a better...

I'm sitting at my desk with my race number starring at me, yet I don't know how to begin.  So, I guess I'll begin at the beginni...

Goals for the day: watch tv, play Super Mario Bros Wii (its hard , seriously), drink a LOT of water (something I've not been good about ...

So, IronStar last November kicked my butt. Those teeny little 150 foot high hills hurt . IronStar was a warmup for the Boise 70.3 race - w...

Ok, I need to get in the habit of writing things on here. Its hard, though, when life takes over and I get too busy. Or just want to veg. ...

Funny, first post in a loooong time is looking back on training distances from 2009. I hope to do more active blogging on triathlon training...

Today we had a new kind of swim practice - 1 hr of pilates follwed by a 1 mile swim outside. This was really, really nice, mostly because it...

I had my first dream about our upcoming trip last night. Clearly, I need to start packing NOW if this dream is any indication. We're fl...

Buh-bye big ugly velcro bootie. I had a follow-up appt today and my foot is healed!!! The doctor showed me the before and after x-rays, an...

I found new motivation to rest and let my foot heal. Well, rest is relative, meaning no half-marathons. I'm still swimming, though. B...

I'm a big believer of "everything happens for a reason". The past week (or so) is definitely proof of that. I broke my foot, ...

After a lot of thought, I've cancelled my flight to Florida. My friend has a lot going on right now and her training hasn't been go...

so, this whole "broken foot" thing and my brain really don't get along too well. Almost immediately after my doctor visit, I b...

So, my body really doesn't like the idea of me being athletic. I broke my foot sometime before Christmas..... It started hurting on Dec ...

I swear, my swim coaches are trying to kill me..... Tues night swim practice... 200 warm-up 4 x 50 breastroke (25 drill, 25 swim) 4 x 50 but...

Thanks KT .... 1. Link to your tagger and post these rules on your blog. 2. Share 5 facts about yourself on your blog, some random, some wei...

Because I now have internal debates on when to work out, due to my social schedule getting in the way. Friday night we went to a pub crawl -...

Took Swift to the vet Friday afternoon for her annual appointment. She checked out fine, except she has worms, which apparently, come from ...

While I'm happy for more seasonal weather (ie lows less than 65) I'm not too happy working out when its cold. I really like my new s...