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Archives for July 2019

Hotel Spotlight: Colony Palms Hotel

The Colony Palms Hotel was an oasis in the middle of Palm Springs. It’s amazing how central it was,...

How My ESA Animal Saved My Life

Disclaimer: This is going to get very personal for me. In this blog, I’m going to be discussing human...

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Baby, till the cows come home 💃🏼 #weddingsea

Baby, till the cows come home 💃🏼 #weddingseasonWearing @revolve @itsnbd

Been using my rower for about 8 months now to supp

Been using my rower for about 8 months now to supplement my swim training 🤩. When the legs are beat from running and biking long miles, or working on leg strength and mobility exercises, I welcome row days to give them a rest. Also for active rest days, I love getting out in the sun and rowing on my porch 🚣🏼‍♀️☀️.
@ergattafitness is a really cool piece, not just for the aesthetic and design, but also the programs that are game based, where you can compete with others as well as challenge your own goals. Peep the next video for a little experience ➡️

🛫Travel Tip 🛬Had a lot of travel this past

🛫Travel Tip 🛬Had a lot of travel this past week and forgot to pack snacks 😖 . Thankfully I was able to grab a Quest at the convenience store between layovers, and this white chocolate raspberry one was so good. I try to include protein-packed snacks and electrolyte packets in my bag for travel (even during my trip around the world), because they’re filling, hydrating, and can hold me over. I usually pack a couple protein bars, dried mango, tuna packets, jerky, and hydration packets. Sometimes I’ll even make little health shots at home then pour them in tiny bottles and bring them on the plane. Ginger, lime, turmeric and orange is one. Another; espresso, cinnamon and plant milk that I’ll pour over ice during the flight. You gotta be creative as a traveler 🗺.
What do you guys like to pack for snacks when traveling?@QuestNutrition #OnAQuest #QuestPartner #Quest360📷: @james.brockmeyer

Little photo dump from Wednesday’s workout at th

Little photo dump from Wednesday’s workout at the @sagamorependrybaltimore 🏋🏼‍♀️. It’s always such a gift when hotel gyms have everything you need 😍… @james.brockmeyer and I were both able to get our powerlifting and Ironman training on here ⚡️

You guys probably know by now that one of my passi

You guys probably know by now that one of my passions is seeking out beautiful and/or sustainable hotels, resorts, and inns around the world. Well, when our travels took us to Baltimore this past weekend, I reached out to the @sagamorependrybaltimore to see if they’d be interested in hosting us. I was stoked when they said yes as I’d never really experienced Baltimore before. The location was great, within walking to distance to shops, restaurants, and of course the harbor. 🛥⚓️
The room was so eloquently designed (we stayed in the Harbor King), and I gotta say, it was pretty special waking up to the peaceful harbor. Two nights wasn’t enough, and we’re already dying to go back! ☀️

Race Recap 🏅First race since March of 2019. I

Race Recap 🏅First race since March of 2019. I wanted to take some time off after the series of 70.3’s I was racing back in 2019, and had planned out my race season for 2020. Alas, everything was cancelled or postponed, so I got super demotivated and took the year to more focus on business instead 👩🏼‍💻.2021 I was ready, and after 70.3 Napa being postponed in April (probably for the better - I was nowhere near ready for those hills), I set my sights on the @sbtriathlon; 1 mile swim 🏊🏼‍♀️, 34 mile bike 🚴🏼‍♀️, and 10 mile run 🏃🏼‍♀️, as a baseline race just to see where I was at, fitness-wise.Swim 🏊🏼‍♀️: Felt good to be back out in open water. Aside from some dude swimming over me, I was able to maintain a steady pace at 1:45/100. I could have easily gone faster, but this race wasn’t about pushing myself.Bike 🚴🏼‍♀️: I felt great up until mile 25 when I started cramping in the quads. Had to pull over and give them a stretch before continuing to climb this last massive hill. The course was pretty technical with potholes and cars, so I’m not surprised with my time… could have been worse though. I need to work on my quad strength which I’ve neglected over glute/hip strength.Run 🏃🏼‍♀️: Was holding a steady pace that I was comfortable with for the first 5 miles; two breaths in, two breaths out, observant of my form, powering with the glutes, slight lean forward and looking just a few feet in front so as to not get distracted by other racers and how fast/slow they were going. Mile 5, I experienced a sharp pain below my right ankle. I experienced this pain during my last 10k, but it went away. But not this time! I jogged two miles before needing to speed walk the rest. Again, this wasn’t a race where I needed to push myself, so I took it easy. Really need to figure out the foot thing before the next race in a few weeks, @malibutri.Happy with finishing on the lower end of my anticipated finish time, but also bummed I didn’t finish in 4:30, which is what I would have finished in had I not had to walk the last couple miles. Onto the next! ✨

It’s tough to stay motivated when life throws so

It’s tough to stay motivated when life throws so many curveballs. I used to be super motivated to train, and afterwards, would be on a high. But since my last 70.3 in Argentina in 2019, I haven’t felt that euphoria or “high” after my training sessions. I had just PR’d 2 hours at Ironman 70.3 Oman and finished at 6:36, where as just six months earlier, I had raced 70.3 Boulder and finished in 8:30. I was on cloud nine until 70.3 Bariloche when I dropped out during the run due to an injury.While I continue to train despite, it must be a shift that I’m going through in life; feeling burnt out, uninspired, or maybe it’s just everything that’s been going on in the world these past nearly two years. I know that drive will come back, and I’m hoping that racing this weekend for the first time since 2019 will unleash some of that high that I’ve always experienced from training. I’m not anywhere near ready for this race, and am expecting to suck, but it’s just getting back out there in the field that I know will set the benchmark and inspire me to train harder for IM Cozumel. 🏃🏼‍♀️🚴🏼‍♀️🏊🏼‍♀️You guys always ask me how I stay so motivated… and since the Expedition, I’ve struggled with that.
But I’ve committed to the sport of triathlon for life, and I find comfort and happiness in being strong, fit, and healthy, so I’ll somehow always find the motivation to incorporate triathlon into my life. The passion for the sport has been engraved in me for for 16 years now.Right now, I’m focused on adjusting my schedule, and digging deep to find that motivation I had always had towards triathlon and training.Thankful to hotels like @omninewhaven that have all the equipment I need to persevere while on the road! 🏋🏼‍♀️

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