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Getting Started...Recruit A Friend
by lizurtecho
posted May 16, 2011 at 4:22pm

I love my friends. We laugh and joke about our crazy lives and they make me feel like the day in and day out of being home with four kids is normal. They are there for me for my ups and downs, whether it be a family celebration or helping me care for ...more

Weekend report: Hills, rain and a graduation
by Byline to Finish Line
posted May 16, 2011 at 4:01pm

My quads were burning from the hills and my fingertips had started to wrinkle from the constant rain. When my 12-mile run began, it was warm, humid and cloudy. After 10 minutes, a light drizzle started. It felt great. So did those first three miles. Then ...more

Miami 2575 Triathlon
by Bike Diva
posted May 13, 2011 at 3:29pm

December Triathlon I need to put another triathlon on my 2011 race schedule like I need another hole in my head. But I was going through my goodie bag that I received at last weekends Race for the Arts 5k, and found a postcard for the Miami 25-75 triat...more

Lost in thought: The benefits of mindless swimming
by Byline to Finish Line
posted May 13, 2011 at 2:46pm

I often lose track of time. It happens for various reasons — watching Law & Order marathons, reading, grading papers, writing — but mostly I notice it during my long workouts. These are the days when running, biking and swimming is about distance and ...more

Intention and gifts: Apply athletics to every day life
by Byline to Finish Line
posted May 11, 2011 at 1:05pm

There are times when I forget that I’ve done an Ironman. Every once in a while, when my brain gets caught in a swirl of activity and pulled by forces of negativity and doubt, someone close to me will say, “Um, Amy. You can handle this. You’ve done a...more

The Morning After...One Weekend, One Triathlon, And One Euphoric Step
by margiepritchard
posted May 10, 2011 at 6:23pm

One weekend, one triathlon can't cure everything, but it did a world of good for me......more

It's 5:15 AM...
by claireowens
posted May 10, 2011 at 9:33am

It's 5:15 AM and no I don't want to put on my running gear......more

Try a Tri
by Team WE Sports
posted May 9, 2011 at 12:55am

First of series: Selecting and Participating in your First Multisport Event...more

Running like the wind
by brookebean
posted May 6, 2011 at 6:51pm

Sometimes you just need the wind at your back......more

I almost died and now running is my validation
by margiepritchard
posted May 6, 2011 at 1:39pm

It is a beautiful Saturday afternoon in Vermont. I ran my long run today. Brilliant sunshine, cool breeze, and rolling hills. Truly idyllic. Past the cows that I actually talk to as I go by, as they walk along the fence as though escorting me down...more

Going The Xxtra Mile - Kids Change Everything
by lizurtecho
posted May 4, 2011 at 2:41pm

Whoever said, “kids change everything,” certainly wasn’t kidding....more

The Seneca 7 manifesto: Bringing the lessons home
by Byline to Finish Line
posted May 3, 2011 at 10:56pm

By the fourth interval, I was ready to get out of the pool. The only problem was the workout called for 12 repeats of 100-meter sprint swims. The long course pool and I were not having a great start to the spring and this workout, while better than my las...more

2011 St. Anthony's Triathlon Report
by Bike Diva
posted May 3, 2011 at 6:14pm

28th Annual St. Anthony's Triathlon My husband and I got back into town late Monday afternoon, so I'm just getting around to getting my race report written for the 2011 St. Anthony's triathlon. St. A's was an Olympic distance race which took place in St...more

Race report: The Seneca 7
by Byline to Finish Line
posted May 2, 2011 at 6:30pm

Less than a mile into my final run my core started to ache. I thought about leading with my heart center, breathing and relaxing. I let go of pace and just tried to work hard, yet the ache was still there. Maybe that last run up the hill took more out of ...more

Going The Xxtra Mile
by margiepritchard
posted May 2, 2011 at 5:32pm

Hello, and welcome to “Going the Xxtra Mile.” The women whose insights and inspiration will be appearing in this story thread are just like you – single or married, goddesses of industry or domestic engineers, have numerous children or none, an acco...more

The age old debate: What age is old in triathlon?
by Fast at Forty
posted May 2, 2011 at 1:21am

It has come to my attention that next week I will be expected to celebrate another birthday. What? Didn’t I just turn 40? I have written about aging on a few occasions (here and here), but the theme of age and athletics seems to pop up regularly in my...more

Seneca 7: Racing outside my comfort zone
by Byline to Finish Line
posted May 1, 2011 at 1:48pm

The idea sound fun and frightening. Which is why I knew I had to take the opportunity. My triathlon friend Alison had posted a note asking if anyone was interested in forming a team for the Seneca 7 event, held in Geneva, N.Y. The basic premise of the ra...more

Track workout: Playing in the morning haze with deer
by Byline to Finish Line
posted April 26, 2011 at 12:15pm

They pressed their noses up against the fence, looking with awe and curiosity at the events on the track. Had there been any real breath left in me, I would have laughed or offered them a gentle but sincere “good morning” as I do when passing horses o...more

Race recap for the 2011 Egg Hunt Triathlon
by Bike Diva
posted April 25, 2011 at 5:42pm

Above: Finisher's medal for the Egg Hunt triathlon. Egg Hunt Race On Saturday, April 23 I competed in my fifth triathlon of the year. The Egg Hunt Triathlon took place at CB Smith Park in Pembroke Pines, Florida and was race number 2 of 5 of the Broward...more

Joanna Zeiger on the perfect snack
by Fast at Forty
posted April 20, 2011 at 4:59pm

Even though I eat three meals a day, I constantly snack. This habit began during high school and was so pervasive my mother would often tell me that I grazed like a cow and to please close the refrigerator door that nothing new materialized in the five mi...more

2011 Loggerhead Triathlon
by Bike Diva
posted April 19, 2011 at 12:07pm

Loggerhead Sprint Triathlon I just registered my husband and I for the 2011 Loggerhead Triathlon. The race takes place on Saturday, August 6 at Carlin Park in Jupiter, Florida. Loggerhead is a sprint distance triathlon with the following distances: 6...more

My First Triathlon: Uh Oh!
by kristenbennett
posted April 18, 2011 at 4:16pm

  I think it's important to start off with the sports that I have actively participated in since childhood (track & field and volleyball being the ones that I still compete in): basketball, softball, soccer, volleyball, track and field, and gymn...more

How WIN for KC has inspired me to compete again - and a request for Triathlon training advice!
by anngaff
posted April 18, 2011 at 1:07pm

Recently I signed up for the WIN for KC triathlon, the largest women’s triathlon in the Midwest, set to take place on July 30, 2011, at Smithville Lake. This is a fairly new endeavor for me. I did a duathlon in high school as well as an indoor triat...more

Confessions of a nutty girl: Following your heart
by Byline to Finish Line
posted April 11, 2011 at 12:23pm

Sipping my post-run chocolate milk, my curiosity got the best of me. Granted, I felt amazing after my 12 mile run, yet my brain was a bit skeptical. Since my Garmin wasn’t working, I had to rely on my knowledge and the running savvy of my friends to plo...more

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