Racing in the Heat
07/31/2012
Getting off the airplane the first thing that hit me in the was the heat, the second thing the humidity. We walked out of the airport and towards our rental car. We were the Spartan Women’s Team and we were in Tampa, Florida on our way to Waldo, Florida for the Superhero Scramble and the [...]
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Expect the Unexpected
07/26/2012
Just last week I was writing about having a short break from races and looking forward to a tough training block. However, as life often does plans changed and I find myself headed to Florida tomorrow for a race this weekend. This one is not a Spartan Race but called the Superhero Scramble. Something a [...]
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Training Cycles
07/20/2012
With four intense races in the last eight weeks, it’s time for a little break at least for a few weeks. Time to focus in on some training and ramping up miles. For years I have trained for sports using periodization and been able to have a solid pre-season, competition season, recovery season, then build [...]
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Going Pro
07/12/2012
Sunday marked a big day in my life and in the history of Obstacle Racing. On Sunday I decided to make the jump and focus all my attentions on Obstacle Racing by quitting my day job in education. In doing so I became the first female in the history of Obstacle Racing to turn Pro. [...]
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Utah Beast and New Recovery Secret Weapon
07/05/2012
Race season is now in full swing just two weeks after the Death Race in Pittsfield, Vermont last week I hopped on a plane and headed west for the Spartan Race Beast outside of Salt Lake City, Utah in Soldier Hollow. I had been looking forward to this race, as it was to be the [...]
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