2014 race re-cap
I spent the month of October leading my seasonal Fall Cleanse and wrapping up my race season. Just in time too because last week brought a foot of snow and an eight-day power outage. Which means I’ve spent a lot of time shoveling, heating… Read More
Full Ironwoman Race Report
Friday Friday morning I packed the girls off to school and headed south. My first stop was Gorham Bike and Ski in Portland where I picked up a nice pair of zippy Zipp rental wheels. I don’t know how much a… Read More
Count down to Ironwoman
24 weeks of training down and only three days to go until the big race. This is my longest and most gear-intensive race so far and there’s a ton I need to get together in the next 24 hours. Little packages… Read More
Ironwoman Summer
My first Iron-distance triathlon is in 26 days. I’ve been training solidly for 20 weeks, the first half of which was fully enjoyable and manageable. Then the hours started to creep up. A couple 20hr training weeks in… Read More
Not Born To Run: A year in the life of ultra-running in 20 slides
Or, how I ended up wearing hurache sandals next to Silvino Cubesare Quimare. In case you missed it, here’s the slideshow I presented for the Mount Desert Island Pecha Kucha event at the Bar Harbor Inn on March… Read More
Outrunning the polar vortex
Learn to love the cold When I raced cross-country skiing in high school and college, -4F was the official low cut-off temp for competition. Because of this we spent many weekends standing around in our thin spandex suits freezing our… Read More
Four Yoga Poses For Runners
Read here about the four poses I do almost everyday to balance out my less-than-perfect running form.