recovery – swimcyclesprint

I prefer sushi to foam rolls.

My knee has been acting up a few miles into my runs recently, so I thought it would be a good idea to foam roll the supporting muscles today.

Lesson learned: foam rolling is a practice in consistency.

I have lots of big, long...gear that needs to live somewhere. So it lives next to my couch (roller, Stick, noodle, yoga mat, and... cat toys). — I have lots of big, long…gear that needs to live somewhere. So it lives next to my couch (roller, Stick, noodle, yoga mat, and… cat toys).

There are plenty of foam rolling routines out there. I prefer this one from USAT. Because I’m lazy, I don’t have a good routine to show you other than that one – I roll inconsistently and where it hurts (disclaimer: this is NOT how you should do it! Be consistent! Do as I say not as I do!!).

Today is day four of Merry Miles! I’ve got 85 miles left to go until New Years.

Ugh. Where have you been?!

Where have I been?

I’ve been busy. Is that a lame answer? Yep. Really sorry, though. I promise I’ll be better about keeping current and relevant.

What am I doing?

I am currently feeling guilty that I’ve been so quiet. I’ve been working, training, working some more, eating, sleeping… Lots of all of those things.

Have I been racing?

Yep! Just raced the fantastic Morro Bay Sprint Triathlon this past weekend. It was seriously be gorgeous. I had never been to Morro Bay or San Luis Obispo before AND I got some bestie time 🙂 no complaints. Write up to follow shortly!

This upcoming weekend, I’ll be competing at a college alumni swim meet. By “compete” I of course mean “do two laps as fast as I can without getting totally killed by college kids.”

Thanks for being there and I promise I’ll be here.

Let’s talk let-down.

It’s the week before race day.
As you fall asleep each night, you’re thinking about your race. Your swim. Your sprint to transition. Your bike, your T2, and your run. Your finish.
You wake up on race day, ready to go.
And then its over.

Now what?

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