Author Archives: 21cm

This and That

It’s been over a month since I updated this blog because frankly, I can’t imagine you care and aren’t we all too busy on FaceCrack and (for some of you but not me so much) Twitter?  Blogging is so last … Continue reading

Posted in It's All About Me, True Love | 8 Comments

5 Fabulous Training Tips!

I got these today in email from the very fabulous Rocktape company and I love  them so much I might have to have them made into a big poster to put on my wall.   Thanks Rocktape! 1) Two Minute … Continue reading

Posted in Accolades, training | 12 Comments

Give a Little – Get a Lot

Do you like cool stuff?  Do like winning?  Read this post and see how you could become the proud owner of some cool stuff and have a feel good moment in the bargain! Giving is a theme in everyone’s lives … Continue reading

Posted in community, Cycling, PSA | 2 Comments

Wrapping It All Up

This is that day when we wrap up one year and head in to the next. It’s an arbitrary date but it works out because it gives us an opportunity to put away all of the excitement and decorations and … Continue reading

Posted in Hell Yes!, It's All About Me, Tribute | 8 Comments

Merry Christmas to All

I  get a daily update from a group called Story People and today’s read: What do I get for this? I said & the angel gave me a catalog filled with toasters & clock radios & a basketball signed by … Continue reading

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Beach 2 Battleship – The Aftermath

When last we left our intrepid heroine she was sitting in a chair just past the finish line holding up her finisher shirt and medal and smiling.  The finish line EMT had already offered to take her to the medical … Continue reading

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From the Beach to the Battleship – a journey of 140.6 miles

This is my story of my first 140.6 – the Beach 2 Battleship which starts in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina and ends in Wilmington, North Carolina.   I went into this race completely convinced I could finish but even more completely … Continue reading

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Rumble Eve

It’s 7:00 PM the night before my big race and I’m ready to rumble.  Like everyone who endeavors  to traverse 140.6 miles all in a row broken up into a 2.4 miles swim, a 112 mile bike ride and a … Continue reading

Posted in community, Dreams, Events, Ironman, Racing, triathlon | 5 Comments

Ironman Anxiety Dream #278,605

Everyone has them – the race anxiety dream.  They are not limited to iron distance races but they are de rigueur for them and I was getting a little concerned that mine had not yet shown up. I was worried … Continue reading

Posted in Dreams, Ironman | 11 Comments

Over the Top

I can’t believe I got from last weekend to this weekend without writing about the fabulosity that was those 2 days, a week ago.  I think that’s how it goes.  I figure I’d better spit it out before I have … Continue reading

Posted in Cycling, Fun in a tub, Hell Yes!, Ironman, Running | 8 Comments