Racing/Training

Open Letter to Motorists From a Terrified Cyclist

February 24, 2011

Dear Motorist, Last week there was unseasonably warm weather for the DC area so I decided to go cycling. I was reminded from my first experience  on the road this season that I should write you to give you some unsolicited advice. Maybe this is rude of me, but I would like to survive my [...]

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Celebrating Each Step

July 12, 2010

Last month I raced in the Annapolis Zooma Half Marathon. It was an incredibly hot and humid day. My training leading up to the race was not what I would have liked and the race conditions were not optimal. It required me to dig deep, but I didn’t allow myself  the option of quitting. Mile [...]

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Free to Be You and Me

June 23, 2010

“Boys are more competitive than girls.” “Boys play more sports than girls.” These are comments made by my son (Monkey) last Friday while we were having lunch with his sister (Princess Daisy). I know my son said these things because I saw his lips moving and the sounds were coming from his mouth. Otherwise, I [...]

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Girls’ Weekend Part 2: Racing and Friendship

June 17, 2010

If you didn’t read my last post, click HERE to read Girls’ Weekend Part 1. While it was unspoken between us, I think AC and I shared the belief that we might cross the finish line in an ambulance. The reason for this pessimism was the lack of training for both of us. We were [...]

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How to Prepare for a Race (or not)

April 21, 2010

If you  read my last post and think the fact that two men in the last two years wrecked me emotionally the day before a race was lost on me, it was not. I was able to immediately make the connection last weekend and quickly alter my pre-race checklist to look like this: 1-Check weather [...]

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