Author Archives: Riding Thru Bees

T-11: Brick By Brick

Posted on March 8, 2021 by Riding Thru Bees

Have you heard the story about the three pigs and the big bad wolf? In this story, each pig builds a house. One builds a house out of straw. One builds a house out of wood. And, one builds a … Continue reading →

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T-13/T-12 It’s Getting Real (Scary)

Posted on March 2, 2021 by Riding Thru Bees

On Friday, I received an odd email message from Ironman. I thought I was registered when I chose my Arizona Ironman deferral option. But, I guess that wasn’t the case. Needless to say, I quickly clicked through all the buttons … Continue reading →

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T-14: Ironman’s Big Non Announcement

Posted on February 16, 2021 by Riding Thru Bees

If it’s Monday, it’s a rest day (just finished week T-14 of training). And, a rest day means some quality time sitting around wasting my life on social media. I’m on Facebook when I see that Ironman posted a video … Continue reading →

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T-16/T-15 Forced Double Rest

Posted on February 9, 2021 by Riding Thru Bees

In my new schedule, I dedicate every fourth week as a recovery week. T-16 was the recovery week. Faithfully, I followed my schedule with normal weekday workouts and reduced mileage on the weekend. Everything was good until . . . … Continue reading →

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Restart The Countdown – I’m OK

Posted on January 27, 2021 by Riding Thru Bees

It’s hard to believe that my new Ironman target is 16 weeks away. (I just finished my T-17 week workouts). When IMAZ (Ironman Arizona) was cancelled, I rescheduled into Ironman Tulsa. Since then, I spent two months simplifying my approach … Continue reading →

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The Last Ride (of the year)

Posted on January 1, 2021 by Riding Thru Bees

This morning greets me with 48 degrees and overcast skies. Crawling out of bed and wrapping myself in multiple layers, I patiently wait for my hot coffee to brew and my quiche to warm. Today is a bike day, but … Continue reading →

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T-1/T-27 That Charlie Brown Feeling

Posted on November 16, 2020 by Riding Thru Bees

AAUGH!!!!! Charlie Brown, I finally understand you. Four days into my taper, the my triathlon was snatched away from me. While wasting time on Facebook, I stumbled across the words “Race Cancelled!!!”. In a panic, I raced to my email … Continue reading →

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T-2: When God says “Taper”

Posted on November 9, 2020 by Riding Thru Bees

This is my last week before tapering. For non-tri-geeks, a taper is a ramp down in training right before the event. The goal is to let your body fully recover so you will reach your “peak” performance at the race. … Continue reading →

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T-3 Weeks: Final Issue (Hopefully) – Cold Water

Posted on November 3, 2020 by Riding Thru Bees

After two weeks of “to-be/not to-be” drama, my T-3 week is a return to the uneventful. So this week, I turned my attention to, hopefully, my last problem — the cold open water swim. It’s weird to say, “I wish … Continue reading →

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T-4 Weeks: 103.2 or Ironman*

Posted on October 26, 2020 by Riding Thru Bees

This week, I received the email stating that Ironman shortened the 112 mile bike ride to 74.6 miles. Now, I’m in the Ironman 103.2, not 140.6. Do they make stickers for that? I get it. Covid *#$%**#*. Will the Laker’s … Continue reading →

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