In just 6 short weeks, I’ll be in Washington, D.C. for the 37th running of the Marine Corps Marathon. I’m sure the energy will be electric as 30,000 runners hit the streets of our nation’s capital (a week before the Presidential election no less!). And speaking of energy, I recently got a sneak peak of […] Read more
As you know, I got to preview the ESi Augusta 70.3 bike course last weekend. Here are a few more pictures from the 56-mile bike course test ride. Ready or not, race day is coming! 17 days and counting to my first half Ironman!!! Do you like to preview a bike or run course prior to […] Read more
I can’t believe that in just 19 days, I’ll be treading water in the Savannah River waiting for the starting gun to go off at my first half Ironman. Augusta 70.3 is almost here! This past weekend, my training group and I drove the 2+ hours from Atlanta to Augusta to preview the race course. […] Read more
My Labor Day weekend was full of first-time experiences. Four firsts to be exact. During the course of 7 hours of training that covered 70 miles, I found myself up at the crack of dawn, had a run-in with an angry insect, got my hands dirty (like, really dirty) and dressed up like a trainer […] Read more
Yep, today never stood a chance. After hitting the wall a much-needed day off yesterday, I was determined to start this week off strong. And that’s exactly what I did: I kicked Monday’s ass. I started the day with a 5:45 a.m. wake-up call and 22.5 miles on my bike. In the middle of this […] Read more