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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... Full Bio
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Abbotsford Run for Water Marathon 2012 by Kelownagurl Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Biking Getting my stuff together the night before. Erik and I drove 3 1/2 hours to Abbotsford on Saturday morning, checked into the hotel then picked up ... Read on »
Packed up and ready to go! by Kelownagurl Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Biking Well I'm  packing up all my gear and heading to Abbotsford this morning. To be honest, packing for a marathon is one hell of a lot easier than packing for a triathlon.  ... Read on »
A picture is worth a thousand words by Kelownagurl Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Biking Daily Mile exerpt Test Run   Kelownagurl ran 4.3 km in 30 minutes.  06:58/km pace   Hurrah! My back was feeling a lot better la ... Read on »
Not an update by Kelownagurl Patient Expert 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 ... Read on »
Not the best week but... by Kelownagurl Patient Expert 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 ... Read on »
Another Update by Kelownagurl Patient Expert 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 ... Read on »
Weekly Update by Kelownagurl Patient Expert 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 ... Read on »
Sugoi Versa Jacket Review by Kelownagurl Patient Expert 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 ... Read on »
Marathon Mindset by Kelownagurl Patient Expert 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 ... Read on »
Staying Motivated by Kelownagurl Patient Expert 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 ... Read on »
Struggling Along by Kelownagurl Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Biking When the going gets tough, the tough eat old candy canes. Yeah, so I had a small lapse, but over all it's been a good week. On Sunday, I planned meals for the week - s ... Read on »
Down one pound, hurrah! by Kelownagurl Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Biking The week ended well - I did all my training as planned, managed to stay within reasonable limits even on Friday's steak and wine night, and lost one pound since last Monday ... Read on »
Not a bad day by Kelownagurl Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Biking I ate pretty well today, struggled through the evening cravings by eating half a bag of low fat popcorn and one piece of dark chocolate. Throughout the day, I ate lots ... Read on »
Cravings by Kelownagurl Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Biking I had a healthy smoothie for breakfast, tuna and veggies for lunch, rye crackers with almond butter for afternoon snack, and a healthy dinner. Now I want something SWE ... Read on »
Happy New Year! by Kelownagurl Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Biking Well I must say, the new year is always a HUGE motivator for me. I think it's partly because it follows 10-14 days of indulgence and debauchery which, while enjoyable, usua ... Read on »
2011 in the bag, almost by Kelownagurl Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Biking Usually at this time of year, I look back at my year, celebrate my accomplishments and set goals for the future, but I dunno, it doesn't seem like it's been that good of a ... Read on »
Running, a fever by Kelownagurl Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Biking Well, that flu bug really kicked my ass.  I was down for the count with fever, congestion, headache, body aches, cough, and a rash all over my body last weekend.  I stayed ... Read on »
December by Kelownagurl Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Biking Quick Update The week after my last, upbeat and optimistic blog post on November 6, I had a fairly crappy running week - I didn't manage my long run on November 13th b ... Read on »
A New Month by Kelownagurl Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Biking Long time, no see - I bin bizzy....  :D So, where did we last leave off? Healthy Eating I haven't lost any weight but I haven't gained any weight either - s ... Read on »