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After both the Disneyland Half-Marathon and the Dirty 6 Mud Run, I was having issues with my shins, ankle, and knee. I thought it was just tendons/ligaments that got strained and needed time to repair. So I’d take a week or two off here or there and go back to running. Since my last post [...]

I promise a 2011 Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta update is coming, but I haven’t uploaded and edited the photos yet, so this time it’s a triathlon training blog entry. Since the Dirty 6 Mud Run where I jammed my knee a few weeks ago, it’s been a challenge to get out there and run. The first [...]

In the quest to live my most awesomest life ever, I have now thrown my hat into the triathlon ring. Do I have a bike yet? Nope. Working on it. Swim? Yep, pretty good at it, but it’s been *cough* (many) years since I swam the 2.4 mile open water swim in high school. Run? [...]

The Warrior Dash 2011 race was in Florence, AZ, this past Saturday and Sunday. They hold races all over the country, but this was the first year in Arizona. I’m beginning to really fall in love with race events. Doesn’t matter if it’s a 5K, a triathlon, or a crazy obstacle race like this one [...]

This past weekend we went to Oceanside, CA to cheer on our friends Dean, Kim, & Rick. They were all racing at the Oceanside Ironman 70.3 which is a half-Ironman triathlon distance. It was our first time experiencing a triathlon race of any distance, and we felt pretty noobish in the beginning trying to figure [...]

Last Saturday Chuck & I did our first “long” run of 6.4 miles in preparation for our half-marathon. We’re both new to running (myself more than him), and we learn something new every run. This was a chance to test our bodies to see what happens – how far can we go and how much [...]