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Thailand | Arrival and Nothing Else
By S We are a little under one week into our trip and are still going back and forth on how we want to do this whole blogging thing. One city per post? One week per post? One month per post? The options are endless! (dividing by two and whatnot…) While we decide, I have prepared […]
Only Five Pairs of Underwear
By D We made it! We’re here! We spent yesterday exploring Bangkok, but we will get more into that later. It is currently 3:30am, and we are wide awake due to jetlag. Perfect time to get a little bit of blogging done, right? Before we left on the trip, we received many questions of what […]
Ironman World Championship 2015 | Race Report
By S Race: Ironman World Championship Where: Kona, HI When: October 10, 2015 Splits: Swim – 1:13 Bike – 5:36 Run – 3:26 Total – 10:25 I intended to write this race report up immediately after Kona, but once I returned home, work had other ideas. Plus, I had put off my actuarial studies in […]
Thoughts Post-Leadville 100
By D Aloha! I am writing this post from sunny Hawai’i. Samwell is participating in the Kona Ironman THIS WEEKEND, and I’m along for the ride! I won’t steal his thunder and tell you how amazing it is here.. we’ll save that for another post! So, as I mentioned, the Leadville 100 happened. The race finished […]
Leadville 100 Run Race Report
By D Race: Leadville Trail 100 Run Where: Leadville, CO When: August 22-23, 2015 Time: 22:27:47 Garmin Data: First Half, Second Half Official Results Stats: 627 Starters, 309 Finishers Elevation Profile: Holy moly. Oh holy moly oof da. I CAN’T BELIEVE I DID IT. Not only can I not believe I did it, I CANNOT BELIEVE HOW WELL IT […]
Ironman Boulder 2015 | Race Report | Part 1
By S Race: Ironman Boulder Where: Boulder, CO When: August 2, 2015 Splits: Swim – 1:17 Bike – 4:57 Run – 3:19 Total – 9:44 I started writing this race report and soon realized I had way too many thoughts for one post. As such, in a first for our blog, this will be a two […]
Silver Rush 50 Race Report
By D Race: Silver Rush 50 Run Where: Leadville, CO When: July 12, 2015 Distance: 50 Miles Elevation Gain (according to my Garmin): 7,616 ft Overall Time: 10:13:56 If I could sum up the last three weeks in two words, they would be “oof da”. Silver Rush went shockingly well, especially considering my injury scare. Then, during the […]
LT100 Training – From Injured to (Mostly) Healthy
by D As any runner (or athlete in general) knows, being injured can do crazy things to your head. I know that sounds dramatic, but gosh, I hope it’s not just me. The following is what my life looked like when I couldn’t run – Binge watch 4 seasons of “Girls” in two weeks Drink […]
Summer Adventure Checklist Update
By Danielle We have finally hit summer, and I couldn’t be happier! Well, actually, I could be a little bit happier. You see, I have hit a minor snag in my training and haven’t been able to run for a little bit. I’m hoping things are on the mend now, but I’ll keep you […]
Ironman Boulder 2015 | Training Update II |Ups and Downs
By Sam Baseball is ninety percent mental and the other half is physical. -Yogi Berra This is my second Ironman Boulder training update. If you would like to catch up on my first update, or my initial Ironman Boulder training plan, feel free. Ironman Boulder | The Plan Ironman Boulder | Training Update I Otherwise, on we go! 17 weeks […]
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