That was an interesting race!  Ocean swim, point-to-point bike, obstacle-course style run.  And those are the aspects that were planned!  

This weekend at RI70.3 I will be putting some new equipment to the test, race style.  Check these goodies out:

It’s late and it’s brief, just like the race!

It’s time to cook out, to hang by the pool, to hit the beach, to chill with friends, to get in some extra bike volume, and, boy, have we had a weekend for it!    

We had one week off, and we took advantage of it!  Here’s what we did in 8 days:

My mom, my sister, and I have always been very close.  She’s supported us (emotionally and financially) through many phases (soccer, tap-ballet-tumble, swimming, gymnastics, cheerleading, girl scouts, singing lessons, theater, cello and violin playing), letting us do what we love even if we weren’t so good at it.  Only a mother could watch me walk around and think I was graceful enough to where a tutu!  She’s been there through the toughest times, and stood beside us when we needed her most.  She’s our biggest fan.  Unconditionally.  

Ok, I finished my race report!  Long story short: do this race.  Long story long: read on…  

Heyo!  Working on the full race report, but wanted to give a quick update on the race and the trip thus far.  

I’m sorry that I did not get to these sooner, but the time has come to answer some of the questions that you have asked.    

Around St. Patrick’s day there were a bunch of cooking shows with the chefs whipping up some oh-so-delicious looking Shephard’s Pie, and I had a thought – we could do a healthy version of that! So here it is: