Yes, I've missed blogging a lot of activities. Let me give you a very brief recap of my happenings!
In July, I competed in an International Distance triathlon at the Sister Lakes Triathlon in Dowagiac, MI. I rocked it out minus the panic attack that lasted the first 1/3 of the swim! My first international distance! I was so excited!!
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| I tri'd with these awesome people! |
I also participated in the Venus De Miles 62 mile bike ride in July! I was an ambassador for the race this year (and I'm sorry not to have posted a recap of it by now). It was hard! So very hard! Haha! But fun and challenging and we helped a few people out on the course (we = Derek and I. Derek was once again a "men-in-drag support crew" for the race).
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| Some of the ambassadors - the 62 mile group |
In the beginning of July, Derek and I also participated in the Metric Century ride in Plainfield on July 4th. Unfortunately for me, there was a detour and the course was upped from 62 to 68 miles. I get very grumpy around mile 50 on a bike right now so the extra miles were definitely a challenge! And the most bike miles I've ever done! But it's a great ride and I love doing it.
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| After a long 68 miles! |
Also at the end of July/beginning of August, I did the St. Jude Relay raising money for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Amazing Experience!
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| My amazing St. Jude team "Counting Stars" |
A couple weekends ago, I ran the Fort2Base for the first time! They have a 10 nautical miles course (11.5 miles) and a 3 nautical miles (3.5 miles). I would love to give you a recap on this as it was so much fun and I had a great time! Finishing the race at the Great Lakes Naval Base and having all the navy men and women helping us up Hero Hill was amazing! Loved this race!
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| Finishers! |
So I hope to write recaps on all of these. I will probably start with Fort2Base and work my way backwards.
Of course, I'm still marathon training for the Chicago Marathon...
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| Saturday morning early training runs! |
I haven't only been running and biking...
I also tried my hand at painting! It was so hard! Still trying to get Derek to let me hang my painting in the living room! Ha!
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| Paint night with these beautiful ladies! |
As of last week, I'm dealing with a bit of foot pain, which I'm thinking is the start of plantar fasciitis! Nooooo!!!! So I'm trying to nip that in the bud before it gets worse. Any suggestions? I'm rolling my foot on a frozen water bottle, stretching my foot, and was just recommended to roll it on a golf ball.
