Boot Camp comin’ up!

Posted on: February 19, 2010

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Wow, I haven’t posted in a while. The Sunday after the swim workout with Sedonia, H and I did a 45 mile “figure 8” from Adobe Creek Golf Course, down to Sears Point Raceway, back to the Golf Course, then out Adobe Road to Penngrove, out Petaluma Hill R …

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Rollllll Out the Barrel…

Posted on: February 13, 2010

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Today Iron Mel and I were off to Napa for a Private Swim Coaching with Coach Sedonia, Helen, Carol, Jen Jay, Tiff, &  Cory (did I get everyone?) We practiced reaching “over the barrel,” kicking, feeling the water, and all sorts of other nefarious t …

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Lasso Dem Yassos!

Posted on: February 12, 2010

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Okie Dokie. Well – I have definitely discovered that I can do one thing a week other than train, eat, keep my husband happy, and sleep. I have had some work this past couple of weeks, plus have picked up on my marketing efforts – no chance to write her …

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Saturday With The Team: Life v Iron

Posted on: January 31, 2010

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Go Team, IronTeam! (I'm 2nd from left in back) Yesterday was a lot of fun. Iron Mel and I met at the Larkspur Ferry, then drove into the city to meet the Team down at Sports Basement on the water. Our main workout “set” was to do 90 minutes of runn …

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Who Was Yasso, Anyway?

Posted on: January 27, 2010

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So, this is the note that we got from Run Coach Simon about the workout that I just finished: There IS a marker on your schedule for tomorrow.  I thought I’d send out a quick explanation because it might not completely make sense on the spreadsheet.  F …

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View From The Bay Appearance: 6 Tips To Change Your Life And Reduce Stress

Posted on: January 27, 2010

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For those of you who were not able to see the show yesterday (or the 3 of you who actually were in the studio audience – and accordingly have made it onto my “I Will Rescue You From A Mexican Jail” list!), here is the link to our interview yesterday. P …

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Olympic Distance Triathlon – Check!

Posted on: January 25, 2010

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Yesterday was the Louie Bonpua Memorial Triathlon – named for a TNT athlete who succumbed to cancer, as I understand it, about 9 years ago. H and Dad were volunteering – well – DAD was volunteering. H was “volunteered” by me, and he was not all that ha …

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Another Day, Another Workout AND The “My Computer and the Rock” Story

Posted on: January 12, 2010

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The workout for today is a Swim, then a Spin. Got up this morning to do the Swim early, then realized that at 7:30 a.m., the JCC would probably be teaming with folks trying to get a workout in before going to work. So I did some work – rebooting my com …

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Hey Cupcake!

Posted on: January 11, 2010

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The Cupcake Girls – and Jakie of course. Sunday the 10th was a Mentor Run. Mentor Margaret set it up in her town of Napa, and we ran between all the cupcake stores! Jake and Herbert came with me to the run. Our “merry band” included Coaches Jen Jay, Se …

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Heeeeeere Piggie Piggie Piggie…

Posted on: January 11, 2010

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Coach Skip & Head Coach Dave, bringin' sexy back. Saturday (January 9th) ended our 9th week of Iron Training. We were back out to Pleasant Hill, this time for a Bike, Swim and Core/Strength Day. I was minus my trusty Navigatrix Iron Mel, as she …

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