Things I Need to Work On
Biking faster Not overcommitting to massively large projects that I can’t possibly do well in the time allotted Actually, just ‘not overcommitting’ Recovery Work stuff Winning races again But,...
View ArticleWhat Does It Feel Like to Go Hard?
Sunday I raced the West Coast Collegiate Triathlon Conference championship in San Luis Obispo. Because I am a moron and I thought why not follow-up one of your most debilitating non-finishes with 30-40...
View ArticleA Few Things Right Now
1. Wednesday I was in Palos Verdes and I biked past a guy down on his hands and knees in his perfectly green manicured lawn. He had a pair of scissors and was pulling out errant strands from his...
View ArticleTraining Week: From the L.A. Marathon to May
I stopped posting my weekly training logs not because I wasn’t training (or because I got too busy, though I did that too). Instead, I thought maybe I’d try something else: not really laying it all...
View ArticleUSAT Collegiate Nationals
Tomorrow’s the day. Collegiate nationals has changed a lot since the last time I did it in 2007. Now there’s a whole Snapchat story everyone keeps sending things into and more Specialized Shivs than...
View ArticleRace Report: Collegiate Nationals
Last Wednesday afternoon, 25 of us flew to Atlanta and then drove to Clemson, South Carolina. We raced Saturday, in the rain, and then flew back Sunday morning. You would think that being in Clemson...
View ArticleWhat USA Triathlon Collegiate Nationals Is Like
Here’s a story: At nationals, there was a Snapchat that everyone used. It wasn’t official. Just some guy from one of the colleges had made an account. All 1,200 athletes friended him, sent in snaps,...
View ArticleWhen Your Body Fails Right After You Finally Make It Through Everything
The last few weeks I’ve been sure I was going to get sick. Thesis project, South Carolina nationals trip, more final projects, bachelorette and Wildflower, final final project, and then moving a bunch...
View ArticleWhat Now?
This is what our living room looks like right now. Except you can’t see the bags behind me or stuff still in our car. It’s only getting worse as I try to unpack and move back in. It sounds like...
View ArticleNo, I Am Not Racing Pro, But That Doesn’t Mean I’m Not Seriously Training
The number one question I’ve been getting recently has been (and you have to do it in the right tone of voice): “Sooooooo, what are you doing now?” Living my best life, bitches. Oh, and trips, lots of...
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