If you love to run and know you can at least float in the water and ride a bike without training wheels, the idea of participating in your first triathlon may have crossed your mind once or twice. The sport of triathlon is growing by leaps and bounds. The #1 reason people say they participate is because […] Read more
My first week of half Ironman training for the Beach2Battleship Half Ironman is in the books. (To see more about my half Ironman training plan, click here.) Although I had to miss several of the prescribed workouts due to my schedule and travel, I feel good about the 5 days of work I got in […] Read more
I’ve never really been a morning person. With the exception of race days and long training runs or rides on the weekend, I haven’t had the best track record when it comes to exercising in the wee hours of the morning. For a long time I’ve wanted to change that. And I finally have. I’ve […] Read more
Today officially kicks off my triathlon season and the first day of my 20-week triathlon training plan for the Beach2Battleship Half Ironman (Wilmington, North Carolina: October 26). This year, I’m using one of the advanced triathlon training plans in Triathlete Magazine’s Essential Week-by-Week Training Guide by Matt Fitzgerald. I’ve heard so many great things about […] Read more
Here at runladylike.com, Fridays are all about sharing the inspiring stories of fit people who motivate all of us to be better tomorrow than we were yesterday. My Friday FITspiration series profiles runners, triathletes and casual exercisers who are making choices every day to be as healthy as they can be – in both huge […] Read more