Get To – NOT Have To

09/05/2012 by 15 Comments
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Hey you guys! How are ya all? I love that it’s already the mid-week. That is no problem for this girl! You know what’s weird? I was suuuppppeerrrr chatty teaching BodyPUMP last night. I just kept giving cues, and fixing form & motivating them, and talking up a storm. WHERE does that energy come from?! [...]

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(The Utah Half) Half IronMan Triathlon Race Recap

08/28/2012 by 38 Comments
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Hey you guys! How are you doing? Thanks for all your kind words!!! Half Ironman COMPLETED, baby. And thank you for being patient while waiting for the recap– I wanted to get it allllll out, on paper-what exactly went down. I have lots to say, so sit back & be prepared to gasp, cry, laugh, [...]

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Half IronMan Completed!

08/27/2012 by 37 Comments
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Good MORNING! I did it. I completed 70.3 miles! Half IronWOMAN, baby!! (And in under 7 hours!) There were amazing parts, super fun parts, parts where I thought I was going to die (no exaggeration there), and mind-blowing awesomeness parts. {I’m the one waving} But the BEST part of all?? I completed my 2 goals [...]

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Go Time

08/25/2012 by 12 Comments
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Hey friends!!! It’s GO TIME. {It kinda freaks me out that my number is 101. But whatever.} Yesterday after work I scoured Pinterest for extra mojo & quotes to repeat in my head over & over when the going gets tough and read through ALL your comments….. so I am ready to rock and roll. [...]

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Final Thoughts Before Half IronMan Race

08/24/2012 by 34 Comments
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Hey people!! TOMORROW I will race in my first Half IronMan (and probably last, but I never like to put limits on anything.) I am totally excited and totally nervous. I’m just going to remember this: {source} **** Final Thoughts Before Half IronMan Race 1. I have spent sooooo many hours training for this (because [...]

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From Sweet to Salty

08/23/2012 by 21 Comments
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Hey friends! How ARE you?! Thank you, already, for the well wishes for Saturday’s Half Ironman race. I reeeaaallllyyy appreciate the kind words, and the boosts of confidence! My thought: Why yes, I will rock it if you say so. Hah. (Here’s to hoping, right?!) In all honesty I just want to enjoy the experience [...]

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Why Weight Train While Training For Long Distances

08/15/2012 by 22 Comments
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Hey friends! How are YOU?! If you haven’t yet, you still have time to ENTER the Adora Chocolate Disks Giveaway! <–chocolate & calcium combined? Bring.it.on. CHIPPED On another note, have you ever choked on a chip before? Yesterday while ‘ahem’ multi-tasking, I ate a scoopful of black beans on a tortilla chip while talking to [...]

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Don’t Need to Have it All

08/06/2012 by 19 Comments
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Hey you guys! Happy Monday to you all. This weekend was awesome–tons of fun, but I was totally exhausted by the end of it! Saturday morning I did a quick full-body weights, biked 9 miles, and ran 7.2 miles. It felt good, but I really wanted to get in a longer run. Gahhh. Oh well-I [...]

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Friday Musings

07/13/2012 by 21 Comments
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Hey friends! And hello FRIDAY. <3 Gosh, I really like Fridays. They are just less stressful in general, and it’s like ‘there is a break around the corner’ that helps with that final push. Ya know? I enjoy my moments every work week (most of the time)–but I’m with everyone else, there is a lovely, [...]

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