Big News!
by
Kate Parker
Posted in: Blog Posts in Triathlon
Since my last post ohsolongago in March, I remain happily unmotivated to train like a madwoman. My torn right quad has probably played a part in that, too....3 weeks off f ...
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Happily Unmotivated
by
Kate Parker
Posted in: Blog Posts in Triathlon
When I am not training much or racing even less, I don't have a ton to post about on here. Which explains my (gasp!) almost two month absence.
We've been busy, just n ...
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Bonk!
by
Kate Parker
Posted in: Blog Posts in Triathlon
"In endurance sports, particularly cycling and running, hitting the wall or the bonk describes a condition caused by the depletion of glycogen stores in the liver and muscl ...
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Elemental
by
Kate Parker
Posted in: Blog Posts in Triathlon
The elements.
What wonderful treats they bring the outdoor runner, biker, walker, etc. this time of year.
Frozen toes, fingers, snot.....to name a few.
I kno ...
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Tis the season
by
Kate Parker
Posted in: Blog Posts in Triathlon
It is not my fault if this post makes zero sense and is full of typos.
I am currently under two year old attack. She's trying to lure me into a wrestling match by hit ...
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Life Lessons
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Kate Parker
Posted in: Blog Posts in Triathlon
#68 -- Teaching yourself to read.
No big deal. Just find a quiet, sunny place and an Elmo book. All set.
#154 -- The Armpit Fart.
What else are daddies fo ...
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The Voice
by
Kate Parker
Posted in: Blog Posts in Triathlon
I've been hearing a few lately.
The one in my head. More about that later....
And the one coming from the two year old.
It sounds like a combination of a Char ...
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Muscle Memory
by
Kate Parker
Posted in: Blog Posts in Triathlon
Sometimes I wish my muscles would just forget.
Forget how fast the last race, interval, mile, long run, was.
Forget that I used to do a heck of a lot more training ...
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Dance Party USA
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Kate Parker
Posted in: Blog Posts in Triathlon
Does anyone else remember rushing off the bus in high school, forgetting about homework, repainting their nails (freshman year, I preferred a new color. Every day. Oy.), p ...
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Summer thus far...
by
Kate Parker
Posted in: Blog Posts in Triathlon
A photo-essay. (AKA the lazy mom's blog post).
You would think that all that time I gained by not swimming and biking umpteen (okay, realistically more like ump-ten o ...
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Bad timing...
by
Kate Parker
Posted in: Blog Posts in Triathlon
...as in, what kind of poor internal clock do I have that decides in mid-June/early July Georgia to become (just a) runner?
The kids are home. All day. Every day. ( ...
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A Vacation
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Kate Parker
Posted in: Blog Posts in Triathlon
We had our family one last week in Seagrove, Fl. Great time. I love it. Love, love, love it down there. We were lucky enough to not have any oil, at all, on the beaches, ...
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Fives
by
Kate Parker
Posted in: Blog Posts in Triathlon
This is a two part post revolving around the big number five.
Referring to E's years and kilometers ran as fast as possible (yet still not fast enough).
So, my ba ...
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