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Disclaimer: I received SiS isotonic gels to review as part of being a BibRave Pro. Learn more about becoming a BibRave Pro (ambassador), and check out BibRave.com to review, find, and write race reviews! I had the opportunity recently to try our Science in Sport (SiS) gels. I’ve been wanting to give them a try for a while because my favorite women’s cycling team, Canyon/Sram uses them! I got to try the Salted Strawberry, Lemon & Mint, Apple, and double espresso. I was surpris

Disclaimer: I will receive items from Strava to review as part of being a BibRave Pro. Learn more about becoming a BibRave Pro (ambassador), and check out BibRave.com to review find and write race reviews! Strava is kinda like Facebook for the athletically inclined. You can keep track of the runs/bikes/swims that your friends are doing. Training or racing either goes! We are even doing a bike ride in August that has a jersey for the fastest segments and I’m pretty sure they u

Besides turning 34 today, yes really! I had to make the hard decision to not do my first 70.3 in Virginia this year. On Friday I was booted, and told to do 4 weeks of PT. Now I’ll get more details tomorrow but the Ortho pretty much said it was achilles tendonitis. I kinda had two choices. Rest, heal, PT and do all the other fun things I’d scheduled for the rest of the year. OR push myself to do this 70.3 and potentially knock myself out for who knows how long. So, today I ema

I’ve talked a bunch about joining the I Race Like a Girl Team last year. It has been one of the best choices I’ve made! I joined because I wanted to be part of a female centered team but it’s become so much more! I was pushed out of my comfort zone at tri camp in January! I learned how strong I can be! Although I still have work to do, I’m a stronger swimmer than realized! These ladies would not let me quit! I’ve also learned to tune into my body and really listen to it. Rece

If I’m honest, I’ve sat down to write this race recap a few times since last Saturday. Im usually stoked or annoyed at races so it’s easy to write. This one is a little more grey! I guess we will start at the beginning and see how it goes. We decided to make a trip of the whole thing. Starting with visiting family and friends in MD. Then traveling down to Williamsburg for a weekend of triathlon fun. We arrived on Friday and partook in packet pickup and some grocery shopping.

And that quickly we are here. It is the big race weekend! Rev3 Williamsburg and my attempt at the Olympic distance is here. Nerves are high as are expectations. I just keep reminding myself that regardless of what happens I just need to finish. As long as I finish I have an automatic PR! Fingers crossed and here goes nothing! #goals #Triathlon

Today I made the tough decision to ride my road bike at Williamsburg instead of the tri bike I’ve been training on. Why? Because I got scared. I got scared of falling. I’ve been riding the tri-bike for about 3 weeks now and I’m still not totally comfortable on it. It is WAYYYY twitchier (is that a word? Well it is now) than my road bike. It moves at the slightest touch. Which means, when I’m actually in aero (which is still hard for me) and the wind blows, I get out of aero.

Disclaimer: I received a Coros Pace watch to review as part of being a BibRave Pro. Learn more about becoming a BibRave Pro (ambassador), and check out BibRave.com to review find and write race reviews! I was lucky enough over the last month or so to test out the new Coros Pace Multisport watch This is the first watch from Coros and for the most part they’ve nailed it! It does all of the normal things run, bike, swim. It covers these activities for both indoor and outdoor act

This race was something else. This was my first real sprint triathlon in 2 years. I did the Lycra and Lace triathlon but the swim wasn’t really all that much. This was real. The conditions of this race ended up being worse than the Baltimore Triathlon 5 years ago that I DNF. Jon and I arrived at about 6am to head off to transition. They assigned numbers by last name so this was the first time that Jon and I were able to be side-bside on the same rack in transition. As we were

I decided that maybe if I keep a weekly log that I might stick to more of my training! I am in week 2 of 16 gearing up for Rev3 Williamsburg. I’ll be honest, this is the first time I’ve had a coach for triathlon training and it is no joke! I’m not used to working out everyday let along 2x a day. I’m REALLY not used to having someone watch if I do my training or not. This accountability thing is real! I feel actual guilt for not getting every workout done last week. In all hon

It is week 2 of 16 for my training towards Rev3 Williamsburg. Basically, every week has 4 days that include 2 workouts a day. This means the last 2 weeks I’ve been trying to change my entire life! I’ve had to really buckle down with scheduling and meal planning. I have very little room for lazy! I mean, I got seriously excited to have a half day Friday cause it means I have time to do workouts. I’m really hopeful that I will get to a point where I look forward to the workouts

Disclaimer: I am promoting Athlinks as part of being a BibRave Pro. Learn more about becoming a BibRave Pro (ambassador) and check out BibRave.com to review find and write race reviews! Ok, so let’s have a quick chat about Athlinks? Have you ever used Athlinks? Do you even know what Athlinks is? For those not in the know:. Athlinks is the largest results database for competitive endurance athletes in the world. We pull in times for running races, triathlon, swimming, cycling,

Now, if you’ve been reading my blog for any extended period of time you will have realized that I live in Florida. Do you know what we have in Florida? Heat & Humidity! Do you know what comes from running in heat & humidity? CHAFING! In the time I’ve lived here I have learned that I can chafe in places I didn’t even realize! I mean, I knew chubrub was a real problem but I didn’t realize how much! I mean, my feet, my underarms, my underwear line, my thighs! IT IS INSANE! When

I’m sitting here, in Florida, in January, bundled up. 2018 is starting out as SUPER cold. Tonight’s wind chill is 30 degrees….Florida is drunk. However, it did allow me to start off the year with a really badass ride! 2018 is also a big year for me as an ambassador. I’m excited to be on Team Smashfest Queen, part of the Honey Stinger Hive, and a Bibrave Pro. I’m hopeful that all of these opportunities will help me to not only achieve my goals this year but to really strive fo

Hey there blog hoppers thanks for visiting. If you want to learn more about me before/after reading please visit my about me page. hope you enjoy. This is my 3rd hop so I don’t want to go over the about me again for those also returning. Hopefully, you will come back and read some more. If you are not from the hop then “HI to you also”! Last year I did a post called Let’s Talk Sizing it was right after packet pick-up for an all women’s triathlon. This year that same race, ins

Last weekend I participated in the Lycra and Lace Triathlon at Ft. Desoto, which is below St. Petersburg, FL. To say it was a little controversial would be an understatement. Mainly because the days before the race the entire state of Florida was under a State of Emergency as Hurricane Matthew came barreling towards us. That and just an hour away from Tampa in Orange County they were under a curfew that lasted until 7am on Saturday (race day) morning. Now where I don’t blame

This past weekend I did my first and last triathlon of the year. It was a sprint and it was one that I did last year. When I signed up I was excited cause it was the first time I would be doing the same triathlon 2 years in a row. Which meant I would be able to see how I was doing. Then my goals changed. I’ve been working on my weight loss and running and completely forgot that I was doing this race. It was really one of those, where did those 8 weeks just go? I went into thi

Earlier this year I decided I wanted to try again to tackle my first 70.3 or half ironman (I had to cancel my 2015 attempt at 70.3 Haines City due to working for IM). I’m not sure why I wanted to do this. I think because I will actually train if it is something new or out of my comfort zone. I dunno, I think it helps me to push myself. This was back in April. It is now September and I have decided I don’t want to do that. There are a number of reasons. 1. I’m really focusing

OK so we’ve announced it on Tri Equal’s Equally Inspiring Blog so I can talk about it here now. I’m super excited to be volunteering with Tri Equal. The group formed right before I started working at IRONMAN. Since their cause is getting 50 professional women to the start line at Kona (IM World Championships) and Ironman does not agree I had to “toe the company line” so to speak! I think it is funny that I have spent more time talking to professional triathletes working with

I guess that works. Maybe I should say back on the bike? My 12 week training plan for Lycra and Lace starts next Tuesday. I haven’t had a real training plan in months so I’m looking forward to a little structure. After marathon training I was kinda burned out. I was hating my job and just tired. So, I stopped training for anything specific and just started working out. Mainly, Orange Theory 3x a week. I love it. However, I’ve finally got my running/triathlon mojo back! I cred