Triathlete 4 Life

As the holidays are here and athletes; newbie and veteran alike are gearing up for their 2025 season, I thought I'd share some of my favorite Swim Bike Run essentials. I've included a short review about why I have come to love each one and why they could be a fan favorite for any athlete. Included are some pics as well as some discount codes to use when shopping as triathlon isn't a cheap sport. SWIM Speedo Vanquisher Goggles I have worn Speedo goggles since my competitive swimming career started when I was a kid. I transitioned to these specific silicone gasket goggles towards the end of my high school swimming career. These goggles grip well around the eyes and don't fog up. They also come in fun colors, with clear or mirror lenses. I recommend these for pool and open water swimming. Zone3 Volare Streamline Racing Goggles I wear these goggles mostly when swimming outside; in the pool but primarily for anything open water swimming. These are Zone3 's only option f...

  On Sunday November 3; I raced the MoCo Road Runners Rockville 10k where I ran up and down all the hills in the King Farm neighborhood of Rockville. This road race is a fall favorite as I'm a repeat offender over the years. The goal was to beat my time from 2023 which was seconds under an hour. My training for this race this year was consistently inconsistent, which has become a theme all year long. I didn't want to put pressure on myself but I'm used to it so I had an A time goal, a B time goal, a C time goal, as well as a Just Finish This race goal. The weather race morning was absolute perfection which suits me well when it comes to running. Cool and Crisp temperatures with the sun out and no wind There were many stresses that I was handed race morning. I let the anxiety of the happenings get to me but once I lined up in the corral for an 8:30 am start to hear the G O word I was ready to see what I could accomplish. It was Me vs. Me trying to prove to myself to hang tou...

On Sunday November 3 I ran 6.2 miles around the King Farm neighborhood of Rockville Maryland at the Montgomery County Road Runners Rockville 10k. It's a local fall favorite that attracts many runners; for the 10k and 5k road race and even the Kids 1 Mile Fun Run. I had originally dedicated the 10k to 2 runners but then it turned into 3. One of the dedications didn't like the idea so I respected the decision to drop that dedication. The 49th Running of the Rockville 10k was ran with Todd and Mary in mind and in spirit. Below are the stories of my friendships with Todd and Mary; both former (injured) runners who always do what's best for themselves and for those they care about most. Todd I met Todd back in the mid 2010s when we were members of the Montgomery County Road Runners and ran the Country Road Run 5 Miler that started and finished in the Olney Swim Center parking lot. The run took us from the parking lot of Olney Swim Center and Olney Manor Recreational Park onto Ba...

  Although my time for this morning's MCRRC Rockville 10k was something special to celebrate lots of things that my Season 20 Decade 2 in Running brought; it's not always about the times and pace I run. For that fact it's not always about where I place either. Though I will pat myself on the back knowing I was 11th out of 45 gals in the gals 40-44 age group; though it doesn't matter much either. So then what's the special thing about this morning? My tribe which today included Ann and her ever so sweet husband Ali. They drove across the Bay Bridge to do this race. Well originally Ann was going to run the 10k and Ali was just going to support and cheer. It turned out that Ann talked Ali into run/walking the 5k as Ann dropped from the 10k to the 5k. This sport is so individual but it's great to have a community that is supportive. Ann and Ali are a part of my community, a part of my tribe which for me at this point in my triathlon and running career is HUGE. I cou...

  I have no idea how many half marathons I've ran; standalone 13.1 mile run races since 2005 but the Pacers Running DC Half Marathon might go down as the most consistent-ly ran; pace-wise of course. It seems most of my long runs; the long runs I decided to run, were ran in the early am hours during the summer with heat, humidity and all the sunshine. It was the icing on the cake that race day temps were in the 60s with mostly cloudy skies. Before I go into the recap of running around DC which combined many routes with added crowd support, a cute short sleeve race tee, a cute piece of bling, and most important the beach towel; I highly recommend this race to anyone who wants to see history by foot.  Pre-Race Day Made my way to Pacers Running Store at Navy Yard via metro. I did packet pickup in the early afternoon the day before. I had my choice between the Georgetown shop or the Navy Yard shop. Even with the Miami Marlins and Washington Nationals fans flooding metro to National...

I decided to expand a bit more on my experience from the Steelman Racing OWS Classic 3 Miler that I completed back in August. A bit more detail as I wrote more words and some more thoughts from the original Waterlogged recap published in mid-September.  Hoodie Towel and Finisher Medal Pic On Sunday August 18 th I was able to accomplish a goal that I had planted in my head during the summer of 2010. I completed my first ever 5k open water swim race at Steelman Racing Open Water Classic 3 Miler up in Quakertown PA. I had only done open water swimming as part of multi-sport races; with a bike and mostly run after the swim so it was nice to only do an event where I swam. I had come to love swimming in the open water because of triathlon and having completed 4 Ironman distance swim (roughly 2.4 miles) I thought this swim distance would be perfect for me. I had signed up for this open water swim event in April thinking I would have all summer to train properly; but that wasn’t the case....