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
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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?
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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
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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,
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Last week, fellow pro triathlete Cecilia Davis Hayes and I were interviewed on the “Gotta Run With Will” show by guest host Coach Cane. It airs on the Manhattan Neighborhood Network on February 1st at 9:30pm, but you can watch it right
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