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I did it!
by Running in the Bike Lane
posted June 24, 2009 at 11:06am
I'm quite exhausted to pull together a full race report and post, but here is a screen cap of my finish (thanks tracey!). Despite the rough swim, the tough conditions, the wind, the cold, the mental and physical challenges, I couldn't stop smiling for mos...more
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7 Days to CDA
by Running in the Bike Lane
posted June 15, 2009 at 11:52am
I was battling a little cold late last week that had me panicking about months of training going down the tubes for a sick race day. I rested, drank a lot of tea and oj, took some vitamin C (perhaps too much, oops), took echinacea and started to feel bett...more
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Congrats to Leanda Cave
by Running in the Bike Lane
posted May 20, 2009 at 11:54am
Leanda Cave had a record breaking day at Ironman 70.3 Florida this past weekend. Coming off a 2nd place finish at Wildflower only 2 weeks ago and despite suffering from a bit of a flu, the Brit threw it down on Sunday, defending her title for a First pla...more
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Update on Girly Stuff
by Running in the Bike Lane
posted May 13, 2009 at 11:15pm
I ran out of time for my last post but here are some interesting numbers to consider:This year at Wildflower Long Course there were 55 Pro Men, 21 Pro Women. There were 1,328 male age groupers and 453 female age groupers. At Kona in 2008 there were 43 F...more
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Masters "Lite" yeah right!
by Running in the Bike Lane
posted May 8, 2009 at 7:11pm
I am not a swimmer. Regretfully I never did swim team as a child. Don't get me wrong, I'm water safe. I just never knew how to do a proper freestyle stroke, breath under water or swim for fitness, until my wonderful boyfriend rescued me from my non-swimme...more
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Nutrition Review: Gu Chomps
by Running in the Bike Lane
posted April 27, 2009 at 7:47pm
Using my 20% off Sports Basement Coupon a couple weeks ago, I stocked up on plenty of things. I found a new Gu product in the nutrition section - Gu Chomps, so I picked up a pack of Strawberry and a pack of Cranberry Apple.I've been in love with Luna Moon...more
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An evening with Chris Lieto
by Running in the Bike Lane
posted April 21, 2009 at 10:21am
Chris Lieto joined the Golden Gate Tri Club this evening for a talk about training, racing Wildflower, his aspirations as a green athlete and his son's penchant for mimicking his rival, Chris McCormack.I am a big fan of Chris. I first saw him speak in my ...more
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Oceanside Recap
by Running in the Bike Lane
posted April 15, 2009 at 6:26pm
I looked at my calendar yesterday and realized that Wildflower is only 2 weeks away! I just recovered from Oceanside. Of course, I signed myself up for this, but what's more daunting is that now the tough stuff begins. I have an 80 mile bike ride schedule...more
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Hello from Beautiful Oceanside
by Running in the Bike Lane
posted April 5, 2009 at 1:33am
Raced Ironman California 70.3 today and it was a good day!
Woke up early and headed to transition for setup. It was chilly before sunrise, so despite my fears of the cold water, the water wasn't too bad since it was warmer than the air.
The swim was a ...more
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Compression - results in
by Running in the Bike Lane
posted March 17, 2009 at 8:21pm
Poll of the week = unpopular. Boo.I know there are people out there reading this blog! Few people, but still, I can see y'all on Google Analytics, so don't be shy.I left the last "Question of the week" up quite a bit longer than 1 week. Here are the resul...more
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Ironman opens slots to several 2009 events
by Running in the Bike Lane
posted March 12, 2009 at 7:48pm
If you are planning on racing any of the following 70.3 events, Ironman 70.3 California, Ironman 70.3 Florida, Ironman 70.3 Hawaii and Ironman 70.3 Boise, you now have a shot at getting a slot to these full Ironman distance events this year:Ford Ironman C...more
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Kona bound Ladies in Pink
by Running in the Bike Lane
posted February 24, 2009 at 8:38pm
Although this was news last November, at Ironman Arizona, where Pac Bikes women, Meredith Keeran and Rosie Castaneda, qualified for the 2009 Ironman World Championships in Kona, here it is again, fresh from Ironman.com's series on the 2009 Kona bound wome...more
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