In 2008, I documented my journey to become a triathlete. A couch potato most of my life, I began cycling as a means to weight loss in 2006 and over that year, fell in love with biking, and lost 20 lbs. As my fitness level increased, I began to wonder if I could run, and in 2007, I had run my first...
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A New Year
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Kelownagurl
Posted in: Blog Posts in Biking
I've said it before and I'll say it again, I love the new year. I love making "resolutions" and I love the new start. Some people hate them, some think they are a waste o ...
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Inspiration
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Kelownagurl
Posted in: Blog Posts in Biking
As I sit down to write up my year in review and make some decisions about my goals for 2013, I am feeling a little discontented. My last few months have been decidedly sla ...
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Muscle Imbalance
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Kelownagurl
Posted in: Blog Posts in Biking
Muscle Imbalance - I know I've written about this before but sometimes it seems like things don't really sink into my head until after I've heard it and read about it and e ...
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Fall Update
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Kelownagurl
Posted in: Blog Posts in Biking
Wow, it's been awhile. But now that the hectic school start up is over, I think will start blogging again.
First of all - my race report for the Kelowna Apple Triathl ...
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The Apple Tri
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Kelownagurl
Posted in: Blog Posts in Biking
Tomorrow I will participate in my 5th Kelowna Apple Triathlon. This race has always had a special place in my heart as it was my very first triathlon. In January of 2008, ...
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Not an update
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Kelownagurl
Posted in: Blog Posts in Biking
I should probably post an update soon.
All is well, I've been busy. Training has gone pretty good - big focus on getting the running in, not so good at getting the cr ...
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Not the best week but...
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Kelownagurl
Posted in: Blog Posts in Biking
I knew coming into it, that this was going to be a tough week for training, and it was. I had a ton going on at work and at home, so I scaled down the training plan and dec ...
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Another Update
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Kelownagurl
Posted in: Blog Posts in Biking
As a followup to my last post, my training has gone really well over all. I did do the planned swim and strength workout on Sunday, Jan. 22, including the PT stuff to stren ...
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Weekly Update
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Kelownagurl
Posted in: Blog Posts in Biking
Training
I had a pretty successful week of training and got all my workouts in, with a few minor adjustments. It was a miserable week of weather with a severe cold sn ...
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Sugoi Versa Jacket Review
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Kelownagurl
Posted in: Blog Posts in Biking
Last year, I was in the market for a new, lightweight, water and wind resistant jacket for running and cycling. Naturally, I checked out what Sugoi had to offer in tha ...
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Marathon Mindset
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Kelownagurl
Posted in: Blog Posts in Biking
I was recently reading an article that erin337 had posted on her facebook page about the importance of being emotionally ready to run a marathon. Here's a link to the enti ...
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Staying Motivated
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Kelownagurl
Posted in: Blog Posts in Biking
Hi all,
I just want to take a moment to write a short post about Ben Greenfield's latest product - Tri-Ripped (and if you haven't checked out his podcast, look for ...
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