There’s another half Ironman in the books. Let’s start back at Ironman Victoria, the half Ironman we did in June, which was insanely difficult and made me declare that I would never do another half Ironman. Fast forward a week or so, and Eric and I signed up for, you guessed it, another half Ironman….
ironman victoria 70.3.
Well, we did it. After months and months of training, hundreds of hours of swimming, biking, and running, and thousands of hours thinking about (and dreading) this race, we completed our first half Ironman in Victoria, British Columbia! Eric, Megan, and I, along with our incredible support team of Jordan and Nathaniel, made the drive…
our first wetsuit swim.
Good news. I successfully got my wetsuit on all the way. For those of you following along, you might remember my first wetsuit attempt from last week. It was rough. We were supposed to do an hour long open water swim on Saturday as part of our triathlon training. We spent quite a while pondering…
birthday in bend.
Dear Bend, I am obsessed with you. For those of you not familiar with the little town of Bend, let me paint a picture for you: Imagine the beauty of the craftsman homes and mountain scenes from Everwood (am I incorrect in assuming everyone who reads this blog was once a huge fan of every…
just call us triathletes.
We did it! We completed our first triathlon! Huzzah! So let’s cross that off the ol’ bucket list and give ourselves a pat on the back. Or a massage, because that’s what I really want after exercise. We competed in the Beaver Freezer at Oregon State University, which was kind of a perfect setting for…
triathlon training.
We’re training for a triathlon! Two triathlons, to be exact. One of which is approaching way too quickly for my comfort. We’re starting with a sprint triathlon in April, which is a 500-yard swim, 12-mile bike, and 3.1-mile run. Then we’ll have the big kahuna this summer: a Half Ironman. That’s a 1.2-mile swim, 56-mile…