**Updated: Even as I write these next couple chapters about my Ironman (now two months out) I question my attitude on race day, I question if I should race with a time goal again, I question my training, and my heart. I’ve had a bit of a cold this week, which has sidelined me again […]

I have mixed emotions about tapering.  I think I always have this little ideal situation planned out in my head where I’m going to cut back on my training, feel great about every session I do (because it’s short), and then spend the rest of my day being an energetic bumble-bee flittering around and doing […]

A few weeks ago, I was scheduled to do a 4 hour ride. I had been riding a lot, and was really sick of all my 4 hour routes.  I wasn’t feeling excited about riding at all, and I couldn’t find anyone to go with me. I was pretty bummed.  I finally got up and […]

A dang-it day, is a day when you just keep saying dang-it, or worse.  Dang-it I should have done this. Dang-it I wish I would have done that.  Dang-it….I need some food now. You get the picture. Today was supposed to be a long ride day with some hilly’s.  Sounds like my cup-o-tea.  Anything long […]

The Solvang Century landed this year smack dab in the middle of mine and Katie’s birthdays.  We thought this sounded like the perfect way to celebrate!  Who doesn’t want to ride 100 miles for their birthday?  I’ve never done an organized century and I’ve heard great things about Solvang.  Katie and I stayed with my […]

A couple weeks ago my riding buddy Katie and I rode up to Pine Flat Lake.  We started at Shaw and Academy.  I had a three hour ride with a one hour tempo on the schedule. So we hammered out Belmont Ave. to the climb up to the lake.  Once at the lake, we just […]