Lisa B

A Tale of 2.3 Ironman Races (2021)

After a surprisingly busy summer and a hiatus from race reports, I wanted to share the tale of two Half Ironman races I did this year. Actually, I’ll make it a trio, with a recap of a third 70.3 event in my backyard, where I had a great day as the captain and bike legContinue reading “A Tale of 2.3 Ironman Races (2021)”

IM Maple Valley 70.3 (9/19/21)

What better way to end the triathlon season than doing a 70.3 race as a relay right in your own backyard! For the inaugural IM Washington 70.3 I was fortunate enough to be the captain of Tri Girls Rock relay team with my soul sister Rachel and Lisa Wilson, a triathlete I coach for runningContinue reading “IM Maple Valley 70.3 (9/19/21)”

IM Santa Cruz 70.3 (9/12/21)

After Chattanooga, I had big plans for this race with a goal of top 10 in my age group, hoping to get a roll down spot for 70.3 Worlds in New Zealand in 2022. This race also was a rollover from 2020 due to COVID, and I had wanted to do this race for several yearsContinue reading “IM Santa Cruz 70.3 (9/12/21)”

IM Chattanooga 70.3 (5/23/21)

This was my first race in two years due to COVID, and I was more than ready having trained steadily throughout the pandemic as a method of staying sane and relatively stress free. Originally I’d planned to do Victoria 70.3 in Canada, which was a PR course for me. With borders closed, we had toContinue reading “IM Chattanooga 70.3 (5/23/21)”

Required COVID-19 Training Ingredient – Grit

Some days, getting out for a run is tough. These days, since we have been under stay at home orders, working from home, and seeing race after race we were training for cancelled, it can be even tougher than usual to be motivated to run. Maybe you are tired and you slept in (guilty). MaybeContinue reading “Required COVID-19 Training Ingredient – Grit”