Well Dun Laoghaire
As I sit too long on this flight, I can feel my soreness starting to set in. My hair still has salt from the Dublin Bay in it. But it feels like I finished the Dun Laoghaire 70.3 a week ago. Maybe
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Who PRs by 15 Minutes at Altitude?! A Boulder 70.3 Recap
While half ironmans, let alone triathlons, are not about PRs, how the heck did I PR by over 15 minutes in a half ironman at altitude?! Here are the Cliff notes about how that went down. Backstory: I chose the Boulder 70.3
NYC Tri in a City That Never Sleeps – Except on the Bike
Other than my alarm, there are three things that wake me up living in NYC – the recycling truck after a particularly high glass bottle volume night, when my upstairs neighbor moves a heavy piece of furniture – is it a guillotine?
Dear God, Make Me a Bird, So I Can Fly Far…at Eagleman!
You know when Forrest Gump starts running for the first time in his leg braces? He forcefully bends his legs in a frenzy, willing to move forward despite the metal cages holding him back. That’s exactly how the start of Eagleman 70.3
Personal Record Podcast: How I Started Triathlon and Why I Keep Going
Before my first pro race, I chatted with Tim Clarke of Personal Record Podcast about what drives me every single day in training, racing, and this thing called life. Delving into these topics got me a little choked up, made me laugh,
A Wild Ride at Wildflower
Imagine you’re running in a desert and you’re not carrying any food nor water. You’re dehydrated and there is zero cell reception, not that you have your cell phone on you anyway – in fact, all of your personal belongings are 5
My Pro Debut at Oceanside 70.3
I debuted in my Pro Triathlon season nearly two weeks ago at Oceanside 70.3. (I also cannot come up with a better intro.) I left NYC after work on Thursday, April 5, flew to southern California for my first time ever, rented
Are You Ready?
This is a loaded question I get all the time before a race. It comes from coworkers, running partners, sponsors, and family. “You ready?” has a heavier meaning before my first race, a half ironman in the pro field this Saturday in
What I Tell Beginners & Elites Alike
I was on the “NYRR RUNTalk: A Runner’s Leap into Triathlon” panel at the NYRR RUNCENTER this evening. It was sponsored by Women for Tri, an organization aimed to encourage more women to embrace triathlon. I was shocked by the first stat: Just over half of
What Triathletes Can Learn from the 2018 Winter Olympics
As I think more about my rookie professional triathlon season, I find it to be more inspiring to look outside my world of swim, bike, run. With the 2018 Winter Olympics going on, there are so many amazing events and athletes that