A Creative Log & Other Notes on Life
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My sister, who began the tradition of “The Run”, all alone, many years ago, hasn’t been able to participate in the tradition the past few years because of a knee injury. But this year, on the cusp of possible knee replacement surgery, she threw caution to the wind and ran it “one last time”, …
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It can’t be fun to get passed by girls, let alone pregnant ones in red sparkle skirts. But we had to do what we had to do to keep our steady preggo pace. It was nice of the super fast 30 something women to stay home that morning so I could come home with a [...]
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When I signed up for the San Diego Rock ‘n’ Roll marathon it was supposed to be my “under 4 hour” marathon. I was going to run it with good friend, Kelly, who was the one who talked me into doing it soon after I swore I’d never run a marathon ever again. It was [...]
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I feel so lucky to have Sara over at IronMakeover write such a wonderful athlete profile about me (and Team Sparkle). If you get a chance, go check it out. And if you ever plan on training for a Triathlon, add IronMakeover to your blog reader. Lots of great tips and inspiration, especially for first-timers.
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You may have already heard me mention our news on twitter or facebook, but I’m finally getting around to it here, my final “social network”. We have been lucky enough to plan all of our other kids, but this one came as a complete surprise. With 2 triathlons, a 200 mile relay and a marathon [...]
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Back in April, Todd and raced our second off-road triathlon together. 1/2 mile swim (based on times, actual distance was shorter) Todd-10:00, Carrie-10:58 15 mile bike (who knew a racing “thumbs up” ran in the family) Todd – 1:22:49 Carrie – 1:52:34 3 mile trail run Todd – 42:10 Carrie – 36:06 FINAL Todd – [...]
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Leg #1: 6.9 miles through beautiful Napa Valley. Time: 1:07:58 Pace: 9:46/mi My cheerleaders were rolling vineyards and cows so close to the road, I reached out and brushed their noses. It was hotter than I anticipated and I ran out of water with a few miles left to go and the Acadia #2 support [...]
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These are my “Acadia 2″ teammates. We were together non-stop for over 36 hours. The girls on my team were freaking AWESOME. and more importantly (for a 200 mile relay) they were TOUGH. from left to right: Meg – This girl flew all the way out from Miami, FL to join our team. During her [...]
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If you ever decide to run a relay, food, transportation, & hydration are all very important things to think about, but honestly, it’s your outfits that will, in the end, make all the difference in how you run the race. Team Sparkle sponsored sparkle running skirts for the whole team. The captain’s plan was to [...]
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Every relay team needs two vehicles to carry the 12 racers to and from each transition. Thanks to GMC, we had two fully loaded Acadias to decorate as our team vehicles & call home for two whole days. To ensure proper hydration, OWATER provided us with their all-natural, electrolyte sports drink in delicious flavors like [...]
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