Pucon 70.3~Race Day. The Volcano. Part 3 of our Race-Cation.
Race morning didn’t start off like any of my other race mornings. I didn’t sleep a wink the night before. And when I say I didn’t sleep, I mean it. I woke ML up at 5am. I tried to eat…
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January 20, 2012
November 7, 2011
…And that’s a Wrap!
When I decided to race Long Course Worlds in August, I was very fit and I was enjoying a great block of training. At the time, I was not considering my two week trip to Hawaii or the sort of…
September 12, 2011
Muskoka 70.3
Michael and I arrived in the beautiful Muskoka region of Northern Ontario after eleven hours of fairly uneventful travel. We love going to new races, and we jumped at the chance to check this event off the to-do list, where…
August 8, 2011
Boulder 70.3: The LONG version
This past weekend started off with a signing at the ZIPP booth on Saturday. Zipp has been a favorite sponsor of Team Lovato for 2 years! We feel so lucky to have them be a part of our race arsenal!…
August 7, 2011
Quick update on Boulder 70.3
I was really pleased to podium at the Boulder 70.3. Here is a brief update before writing my full report tomorrow!
I had a pretty good swim. I actually got beat up the first 25 meters and lost my
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June 28, 2011
Buffalo Springs 70.3
Michael, Trakkers Teammate and friend Jess Meyers and I didn’t take any chances race morning arriving at the race sight at 5:15am. We marched down the hill from parking to transition, got all of our race belongings together, pumped tires; before
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March 25, 2011
Puerto Rico
Last weekend I went to San Juan, Puerto Rico for the 70.3 event. I have traveld through Puerto Rico several times with my honey, Michael, while traveling to St. Croix. However, I had never spent time in Puerto Rico. I arrived Wednesday (the race was Saturday). …
November 13, 2010
70.3 World Championships~Clearwater
It’s nice to be “home” in our Austin apartment for a few days before we head to IM Cozumel where Michael will be racing in less than two weeks. I am taking a much needed break from training and I…
August 22, 2010
Ironman Timberman 70.3
I arrived race morning with plenty of time to set up, do a warm-up, and get settled in for the 70.3 Timberman. It was business as usual with absolutely NO snafus. Everything went along as planned and things seemed easy.…
May 3, 2010
St. Croix 70.3 race report: finding the good in the bad…
There were a lot of unknowns coming into this race. My previous block of training was nothing to write home about. Before the race, I couldn’t remember the last time that I felt awesome on the bike. I couldn’t remember…