Musings of an adventurous empty nest mom on everything under the sun.
No, not me - my friends 🙂 OK, so I did do a super hilly mainly single track trail 10k a couple of weeks ago that was in a canyon right behind the high school. My ankles might still be sore from all the bracing I had to do to keep my footing going up... Continue Reading →
Weather conditions were just about perfect. Some heavy drizzle just before the start kept them from being the best possible. But the water was "warm" for the bay at 68 and the outside temps were the same and there was.......NO WIND!!! (oh thank you all the deities to be thanked!) My personal condition was less... Continue Reading →
It would take me all day to post pics and story in here, so, here's my favorite shot from the day: He looks good, but he is running past his dad and I asking "Is it NORMAL to not be able to feel my hands or feet?!" Well, yeah, when you've already swam in that... Continue Reading →
This is a massive race weekend for us. Alex and I are both running in the 5k on Saturday and he (and all of our Leg UP teammates) is doing the triathlon. It's a little different because it is swim/bike/run/swim/bike/run - yep, 6 laps. The TOTAL distance is still the same as a classic sprint... Continue Reading →
After lugging around a very NICE camera in Minneapolis and taking lots of pictures there, I was feeling decidedly unenthusiastic about photo taking this weekend so I left my semi-decent digital at home and mentally shut down my photo taking part of my brain. Which naturally means there will be photo ops galore, right? Yeah...oh... Continue Reading →
Positive Condition #1 : Second TT so we knew what we were doing. Positive Condition #2: We did not have to spring forward our clocks the night before thereby losing even MORE sleep. In fact, we both actually SLEPT quite soundly from 10-4. Perhaps having a relaxing, filling dinner with R&E Sat night helped! Positive... Continue Reading →
Trees & Flowers & Birds! 