2008 Corporate Cahallenge

Last night I got to do a race! A running race! With Sarah and 10,000 other people! Yes the Rochester Chase Corporate Challenge was as much fun as I had hoped it to be. As a Pediatric Emergency Nurse at the University Of Rochester Medical Center I was honored to run for the giant U [...]

There’s Something About Ed

I need to tell you about one of my athletes. His name is Ed. He is the author of “Ring The Bolus” which is his blog. Ed is an amazing athlete. A college football player. At age 27 he was diagnosed with Type I Diabetes. Type I Diabetes… not Type II. Type I…. insulin dependant [...]

In the Hole With Bree

Here’s Amy Mo and I in Lake Placid. Yes, I am really that beautiful after 23 hrs of training! Oh Bree…. I am right in the hole next to you. Mine is manifesting itself in the form of GI distress. Liquid both ways… and that’s all I shall say. It’s hard to say what will [...]

Recap

For some reason I am am having the hardest time summarizing the whole weekend. I can say it in one word….. incredible. Everyone learned something about themselves out on that course. Including me. My biggest mistake of the weekend….. was putting myself into a great big hole for a girl I know. It ruined me. [...]

Some Pictures……

Kevin Walter is the human Starbucks Store Locator. Not shown is wife Ellie “Sherpa” who is getting him his coffee! Travis Early and Joey Meyer….. Boce Ball experts and beer drinkers extrordinaire! Day two am…. drinking coffee and getting ready! Amy Mo and Amy N, bookended by Ed and Bill! This is the first night…. [...]

We Are Home!

Our annual Weekend at Placid Training Camp was a success…. full report and pictures to come but here are the highlights:* everyone did GREAT* I am so proud of Nathalie…. she changed her first tubular!* Sarah tried to convince me that a marathon between 2 Ironmans was a great idea….. but did not succeed* Kim [...]

Hat Trick

These are the practice ski jumps in Lake Placid. I had a great week of swimming. It’s been a long time since I took the reach in the pool. As I said before I got really complacent. Heck I was a college swimmer I swim an Ironman swim in under an hour….. it’s a comfortable [...]

Reach

“Five three hundreds.” Coach Lorie instructed us the other morning. And then she set the interval. Doable, I thought, with a little reach. This morning I was swimming in a Grimm Sandwich. Erik in front of me and Heidi behind. I waved Heidi ahead, she was preparing for the Madrid World Cup and needed a [...]

Five Ironman Week Mistakes

My Coach posted this over on our forum…. ( come on over and join us no matter where you are from) which I think is brilliant advice!OK Ironman season is here again. Here are five things I see that people do during the week leading up to an ironman that potentially sabotages their chances for [...]

Looking Forward

Cast A Shadow Snowshoe Race 2007 It’s May. The sun is shining. The first race of the year is behind us, and that means one thing. It’s camp time again. Weekend at Placid to be exact. The Weekend at Placid originated way back in 2003 and we’ve been going every year since. The name comes [...]

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