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Destination Dirtbag.

Destination Dirtbag. #nextadventure #life #hiking #nationalparks

Here I sit, amidst change, evaluating opportunities. Opportunities to pursue new outcomes. Opportunities to run down more dreams. This month, I have been between my last career opportunity and preparing to embrace my next career opportunity. I couldn’t be happier. I’ve had time to reflect. Time to find a new adventure. (Or two, or three, or…. I’m always dreaming up new adventures. And this year…

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In memory of...

In memory of... #motivationalvideo #support #RIP #cycling #endurance #beremembered

Two months ago, one of my friends that I met through my swimming, biking and running adventures passed away suddenly. The endurance community in CNY lost a great and kind soul. Jason was a fierce competitor, relentless in his pursuit of becoming better at cycling, at improving his skills, strength and endurance. After years of cycling, he had recently started to enter the world of triathlon. To…

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Choices, Chances, Changes.

Choices, Chances, Change. #life #perspective #change #grow

Choices, Chances, Changes. We all face them every day. They may not be big choices, grand chances or colossal changes. Yet they occur. All. Day. Long. Choices We decide what time to get out of bed. We decide what to eat. We decide what to wear. We decide our activities for the day. Our priorities. We decide if we go into auto-pilot with our day-to-day, with our weekly routine, with our lives. Or…

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Finishing 2015, and the start of 2016. Racing & Other Things.

Finishing 2015, the start of 2016. Racing and other things. #racing #teambetty #life #triathlon

Hello hello hello. It’s been a long time. And a lot has occurred. (Be forewarned, long post ahead.)  Part of me cannot believe that my last post was all about my Lake Placid Ironman experience. (And another part of me knows EXACTLY why my last post was about IMLP.) But anyways… what has been going on since IMLP? Well, there was a  (short) period of recovery where I also interviewed for a new job…

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Race Recap. Ironman Lake Placid 2015.

Ironman Lake Placid 2015. #ironman #triathlon #racerecap #endurance

I have to admit, it’s been a week and my head is still spinning from last Sunday! During training my coach kept telling me that race day would fly by, and I thought she was crazy. My long bike rides during training took F.O.R.E.V.E.R. to finish and that was only one part of what I was going to go through during the Ironman. Now, after the race, I can’t believe it – the entire day feels like it…

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What Doesn't Kill You...

What Doesn't Kill You....

In the words of my friend Nadine, I’ve officially completed the “what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger” portion of this Ironman Training. And I have to admit, I’m glad that it is behind me. And yet, it is not lost on me that my pain and struggles have been self inflicted. And for that I am grateful. I am grateful that I have the choice to train for Ironman, have found the strength and ability…

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Recovery Week & Ragnar Trail.

Recovery Week & Ragnar Trail #ragnartrailMA #findyourwild #running

We’re all MaD HeRe! This past weekend was a wonderfully Ragnar Weekend! I finally got to a spot where I could fit in a Ragnar Trail relay to my schedule and it was GLORIOUS! Last winter when Ragnar Relay announced that they would be having a Northeast Trail Run, I just knew this was going to be my only chance to jump into one of these events this year. After checking in with CBW we quickly…

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Raleigh 70.3 Race Recap!

Raleigh 70.3 Race Recap! #ironman #im703raleigh #triathlon #racing

Late last summer, my coach emailed our team and asked if anyone would be interested in racing in IM 70.3 Raleigh. I was excited at the prospect of racing a new venue for a 70.3 after racing Syracuse the past two years and jumped on-board. Then, I promptly put this race on the back burner in my mind – my focus has really been on getting myself to a point physically and mentally where I can…

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An Epic Weekend & it's Taper Time!

An epic weekend & it's taper time! #Raleigh #70point3 #triathlon #teambetty2015

But first, just a little note on Memorial Day.  I just want to say THANK YOU to all those that have served and provided the ultimate sacrifice for our country, to protect our freedoms that so many of us take for granted. I know, a simple THANK YOU really pales in comparison to what our armed forces and their families endure to ensure that we can continue to live our every day lives in a country…

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Highs and Lows. Another week down & 2 weeks until Raleigh!!

Highs and Lows. Another week down & 2 week until...http://wp.me/p3bqXG-ZT #triathlon #ironman

Another week in the books! As I sit down to write this on Sunday night, I’m 14 days away from IM Raleigh 70.3 and 70 days out from IM Lake Placid! Craziness.

Part of me can’t wait for the end of July, but part of me realizes that I need to stop and soak up every moment of this experience – both the good and the bad.

So with that, I thought I would run through some of the high points and low points

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Austin, TX

Better late than never! This post has been hanging in my drafts for two weeks just waiting to be posted… whoops! (Just pretend you’re reading this a week ago…)

This past weekend, I had the opportunity to meet up with some of the most amazing women I know – my girls from Purdue! We had a mini reunion last year at OBX and decided that we needed to do it every year! Love these girls so much, it’s so…

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On the brink...

On the brink... #roadtoimpl #ironman #triathlon #lakeplacid #imabetty

Here I am, on the brink.

The brink of the next level.

The step up. The next challenge.

I have a 1 week reprieve due to an upcoming trip with my girls from Purdue… then it will be time to put my head down and get to work. I started to get a {very} minor taste of the increased training volume this weekend with a 4:50 Brick session Saturday and a 2:10 Run on Sunday. The times are increasing. The…

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Seneca 7 Recap - Team Beer and Oreos!

Seneca 7 Recap - Team Beer and Oreos! #relayrace #seneca7 #biking #running

Whoop Whoop. I’m so happy to be posting this only 1 week after the fact – especially since I’ve been on a 3-4 week delay on my posts lately.

So last Sunday I participated in the Seneca 7 Relay for the 3rd year in a row. After my running team finished last year, we decided we had conquered all that Seneca 7 had to offer for our team and we were not going to sign up for a third year – and honestly,…

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Life lately...

Life lately has consisted of a lot of swimming, biking, and running.

Life lately has consisted of hours and hours in my car, on planes, and in meetings.

Life lately has been a bit of a hectic race to finish one task to move on to the next thing on my life.

Life lately has me a bit worn down…

And yet, amid all the craziness of work, and friends, and classes, and graduations, and training. I am SO…

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Indoor Training & Fighting Old Man Winter.

Indoor Training - Beating the Winter

Well, it seems that I waited just a little too long to post on this particular topic since the weather finally has broken this week!! (fingers crossed that we’ve truly turned the corner and that this is the case…)

As I write, the sun is shining, the birds are singing, the temperatures are rising, and the mounds of snow are slowly melting and disappearing down my driveway. Nevertheless, the fact…

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So stoked! Team Betty becomes more badass everyday! #badassisbeautiful #bettydesigns #multisport #teambetty2015

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The sun-death-ray strikes again! #dogsofinstagram #naptime