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HOW TO HANDLE ALL THE TOGETHERNESS IN NON-TRIATHLON GETAWAYS

In the space of a month, David and I have had two non-triathlon getaways. Since it had been years when absolutely no training would be involved and all gear would be left at home, I wasn’t quite sure how we would handle this new found time together. But, we did and survived totally unscathed and argument free. Want to know our secret? The unspoken expectation…

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in Home, Life with a Triathlete, Race Life, The Sport of Spectating

WHEN THE TRIATHLON RACE DAY DOESN’T GO AS PLANNED

If you’ve been a trisupporter of a triathlete for any length of time, you’ve probably experienced this scenario at least once on race day: You’ve been good and planned ahead with your triathlete what time they expect to complete the bike segment. You’ve agreed on where you’re going to be along the spectating route and you’re there 20 minutes ahead of when they’re expected to…

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in Food & fun, Home, Life with a Triathlete, Restaurants

5 REASONS WHY BOULDER IS A PERFECT GET AWAY FOR TRIATHLETES

It has been years, and I mean years and years, since David and I have gone away together and NOTHING triathlon was involved. No swimming, no biking (well, no tribike), no running (well, maybe a little trail run), no worrying about working out, and no worries about a race and all the gear. We chose to drive to Boulder for a weekend get away that…

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HEY TRIATHLETES! 22 REASONS TO APPRECIATE YOUR TRISUPPORTERS

We recently did a post on the 22 Reasons You Should Love Having A Triathlete In Your Life and I started thinking, so this relationship works both ways, right? Quid pro quo, there’s got to be 22 reasons the triathlete in your life should appreciate your contribution to their success! And, voila, guess what, there are!!! Well, we actually came up with more, but didn’t…

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4 COMPELLING REASONS TRIATHLETES NEED A HOBBY

We’re often told by our triathletes that doing triathlons is “just a hobby”. But, sometimes we wonder, based on the amount of time devoted to this “hobby” if that’s indeed what it is… What exactly is a hobby one might ask? The dictionary defines it as “An activity done regularly in one’s leisure time for pleasure”. Now, let’s put that to the test saying triathlons…

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in Home, Life with a Triathlete, Race Life, The Sport of Spectating

5 NEED TO KNOWS TO MAKE TRIATHLON SPECTATING A BREEZE

We are not triwives who know what every detail of training, racing, or all the equipment is for or means. That does not make us less supportive, it just means we operate on a need to know basis. (We have lives, too). BUT, when it comes to race day, there are certain things we WANT to know to make OUR race day easier and the…

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THE CLEAN BOTTLE: WATER OR VODKA, IT’S ALL GOOD!

So, this is how the story goes. A friend sends me this super cool water bottle to check out since I travel so much and I’m a little “green” as in environmentally concerned. Green, in this case, means my whole family always travels with water bottles to fill up. But, lately I was complaining about the filtering process and wanting cleaner water. So, that’s when…

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in Home, Kids in Tow, Life with a Triathlete

HOW TO MANAGE TRIATHLON TRAINING WITH A PRESCHOOLER

Ever wonder how you’re going to make it thorough triathlon training with that preschool child asking you so many questions? Granted, some of the questions are asked by adult non-triathletes, too, like…How much longer do you have to be on your bike? Why are you grunting? Why do you wear such funny clothes? But, you actually have to answer that preschooler, whereas you can choose…

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DOES THE TRIATHLETE EGO HURT MORE THAN THE INJURY?

Injuries and the triathlete…When so much of someone’s identity and let’s face it, life, is wrapped up in a sport, what happens when they are forced to “sit this one out” so to speak, go through painful therapy, and watch as others continue on without them? To make matters worse, it’s an ongoing issue. At what point does the ego start hurting more than the…

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