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June 25 ~ Ok, I am doing it

Posted on 07. Jul, 2009 by Sarah.

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Well. I am going to do it. I may die. But will die trying. I am going to race a half ironman (1.2 mile swim, 56 mile bike, 13.1 run). AKA 70.3. I am already running & riding a million miles a week. Just need to get some swimming in. May even go for 2 [...]

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June 24 ~ Didn’t die!

Posted on 05. Jul, 2009 by Sarah.

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Thought I was going to die. No, really I did.
Here is the deal. When you race fast, you also have to train fast.
SO. This morning I had to run 10 miles. Breakdown: 3 easy, then 5 at 7:40 pace, then 2 easy. Ugh. Tempo/speed work solo for me is hard. It’s nice to have someone [...]

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June 23 ~ Short, but not so sweet

Posted on 29. Jun, 2009 by admin.

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Today I **only** had to run 5 miles. Sweet, right? Well, not really. For some reason, the short mile workouts kill me. And I do mean kill me. I don’t get warmed up till at least mile 6, so you can imagine that 5 miles…. Well, let’s just say that they were not fun. Not [...]

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My Fifty Miler Race Recap

Posted on 20. Apr, 2009 by admin.

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Saturday, April 18th, 2009 I set on an adventure also know as 50 miles:)
Here is the PERSONAL account of my day & race feelings-enjoy!
My day began with waking up at 2am (after going to bed at 10:30pm). I was feeling very energized (well, who am I kidding, I am the energiser bunny, lol) ready to [...]