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This past week, my triathlon training buddy and I were discussing how exercise was just not as much fun and exciting as it was this time last year.  We think it’s because this time last year, exercise was new to us!  Alright, we had worked out before, but since having kids the intensity of our […]

This past week I’ve read numerous posts describing bloggers’ feelings on fall.  Personally, I love it.  I love the cool crisp air.  I love wearing jeans and a fleece.  I love being able to run outside and not worry about the dreaded Runner’s Gut.  However, there are a couple of drawbacks.  The first is that […]

One of the nice things about doing triathlons,  is that they have kept me motivated.  It’s sort of like how many people use their wedding as a inducement to get fit.  My triathlons are similar to me, except that instead of picturing myself in a glamorous dress if I visit the gym regularly,  I picture […]

I just competed in my last triathlon of the season for a total of four triathlons.  This triathlon included a category that was… well… umm… new to me.  It was a category called “newbie.”  The criteria for being a newbie was that you had to be in your first triathlon season.  Since this is true […]

When I competed in my first triathlon in May, I was so nervous that after finishing the swim, I put on my running shoes instead of my biking shoes. So what’s the big deal about that? I have clipless bike pedals meaning that my pedals are only about an inch wide on either […]

When I decided to really focus on getting into shape about a year ago, I had a hard time finding media support.  Perhaps that sounds weird.  Surely there are more fitness magazines and exercise blogs out there than one person could read in a lifetime.  That’s not the problem I had.  It seemed like people […]

Last Sunday, my triathlon training buddy and I carpooled to our sprint triathlon. Other than knowing that it involved a river swim, we were a little confused as to how this triathlon would work. Apparently they were using the same course for both our sprint triathlon and for an Olympic length triathlon. […]

Last year I read a blog post about a woman who had taken up running. She did it as a way to lose weight and participated in numerous competitions. At the end of her first year doing it she wrote a post saying that she had only lost 30 lbs. Comments came […]

I am pleased to report that the hydration pack was a success.  Yes, my husband would probably say it was also successful in making me look like a dork, and yes, he’s probably right.  I think though he might be a little biased due to the fact that I filled the “bladder,” yeah it does […]

I had many fears about doing the triathlon. For example, I was worried about leaving a trail of vomit behind me and perhaps finding myself on a Youtube clip. However, my bigger fear was about what would follow the event. I worried that once the triathlon was over, so was my exercise […]