The Days Before Ironman Florida. Race Report Part 1

I know I did not post a race report for Half Ironman August. Let me explain why before I move forward with Ironman Florida. As I sat down at my computer to type out the August 70.3 report my mind could not get over the fact that I was disappointed in myself and I felt … Continue reading »

What Ironman Training has taught me.. thus far.

As I was running this morning reality hit me. I am nine weeks away from my first full distance Ironman. This is the start of week 12 in my 21 week training cycle for Ironman Florida and I can tell you I have found this journey has had the largest impact on my life thus … Continue reading »

Haines City, Florida Ironman 70.3 Race Report

It has taken me a week and one day to find the time to sit down and get my thoughts on paper concerning Ironman Florida 70.3. Without further hesitation here we go.  The Swim Word to describe the swim: bliss Struggle. The swim, which was planned to be a normal out and back loop, was … Continue reading »

11 Randoms

11 Randoms I was tagged by Jason from Cook Train Eat Race not because I am interesting but because I was easy to tag on FB. It’s okay Jason I am a fan of work smarter not harder in certain situations! The rules of this post: (disclaimer I did not make them so don’t yell … Continue reading »

Recovery – another stage in training?

Tomorrow marks the beginning of what should be my third week of training for the HITS 70.3 tri in Ocala, Fl in March but I have not done any type of training in 17 days. No I have not gotten lazy or lost any of my motivation or intense drive I promise. I shall rewind … Continue reading »

Hello 2012 “The Year of Epicness”.

I set my sites on running my first 26.2 in 2011 so I did what many others do I started a blog in the hopes that it would keep me focused on the goal at hand. While I was researching which 26.2 venue would be my marathon debut I came across an Olympic distance Triathlon … Continue reading »

The day before…

The day before any big or new distance race, for me, always seems to be filled with so much nervous excitement. I think I stress more this day than I do the day of the actual race. Mathew and I drove from Valdosta to Greensboro, Ga on Friday so we could hang out with my … Continue reading »

Ironman Augusta 70.3 Race Week

Well time flew and Race Week is here. I love race week. It’s a week full of nervous excitement. Am I nervous? Yes but it’s a good kind of nervous. I feel that I am as ready as I can be at this point so I am looking forward to getting out there and “playing”. … Continue reading »