NYC Century this Sunday!

September 7, 2012

After my 50-mile bike ride last weekend I’m pumped to have another big ride coming up, the NYC Century! This will be my second time doing this ride. A couple of years ago I tackled the 100-mile course. I was very unprepared and it was a ROUGH day. This year I’ll most likely be doing the 55-miler: 55 mile –…

Spin Stereotypes

September 6, 2012

After clicking through from HayGirlHay and reading The 14 People In Every Bar Class I came across 16 Types of Spinners I Always See in Class. A hilarious and very accurate list of spinner stereotypes if I do say so myself. After teaching for 6 years, I can say that I’ve see these all! Which one are you? Hopefully not…

Competition Uniform: Go for the One Piece

September 5, 2012

One of my favorite parts of competing in races is picking out my outfit! Super girly, I know, but workout clothes have recently become so stylish that I love a good excuse to indulge in a new workout outfit.  When it comes to triathlon outfits, I will admit it is hard to look good. Starting with the wetsuit, how can…

September 4, 2012

[gallery] Quick snapshot at mile 41

Bike Ride to Piermont

Remember a couple of months back when I wrote about the big bike ride to Nyack I was going to take? And then I never followed up with how it went? Well, it’s because I never did it…until yesterday (sort of)! While I didn’t make it all the way to Nyack, I did manage to make it VERY close and…

Experimenting with Shredded Brussels Spourts

August 29, 2012

This week at Trader Joe’s I was on the hunt for Brussels Sprouts but unfortunately they were out. Instead, they did have a bag of shredded Brussels Sprouts which seemed like a good alternative, except that I had no idea what to do with them. After a quick search online I came across the perfect recipe which just so happened…

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