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Onionman Olympic Triathlon Race Report
Last weekend was the Onionman Triathlon in Walla Walla, WA. I did this race once in 2007 and ended up with a really disappointing result, barely finishing in the top 10. This year, I wanted revenge.
SWIM
The swim is 2 laps in a small reservoir just outside of downtown Walla Walla. It's a small race so we do a mass start. Just like last time I did ( Read more... ) -
catch-all update
holy crap i haven't updated this in a long time ( Read more... ) -
black diamond sprint
I was a little nervous going into this race three weeks off of Ironman Canada. My left hip flexor has been bothering me and I haven't been feeling terribly motivated (despite Clearwater looming overhead). that said, I do this race every year and decided f it, I'm going to just go and have fun. I even ordered myself a new "fun" outfit to wear in the ( Read more... ) -
Steinem on Palin (to all my other feminist hippy-dippy friends)
By Gloria Steinem ( Read more... ) -
Ironman Canada
I don't even know how to begin this race report. I guess I should really start by saying that I never ever thought I would attempt an ironman. When I started racing triathlon in 2004, my goal was simply to finish a half ironman and call it good. I guess I got swept up in the madness last year after watching the 2007 race (not really a surprise) ( Read more... ) -
Seafair Triathlon
After 5 years of racing the Seafair triathlon, the biggest coed triathlon in WA, I had never been able to crack the top 25 women. Last year, I went off in the elite wave and finished as the second to last elite. it was totally discouraging ( Read more... ) -
Race Report: Heart of the Valley Triathlon (a winner is me)
I decided to do this race pretty last minute. I was hesitant at first because it was in Corvallis, OR, about 4.5 hours from Seattle, and because it was a pool swim which I've never done before. Also, looking at the results from last year, the bike looked really challenging as the fastest women's bike split was over 40:00 for 12 miles ... eep ( Read more... ) -
The best thing in the world
I was finishing up a really hard run and was about three blocks from the end when I see two little girls standing in the middle of the sidewalk just staring at me. They were probably 4 and 6 and were obviously sisters. the little one was holding a balloon and their mom was standing on the grass strip next to them. When I got about 100 feet from ( Read more... )
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