For the last 6 weeks I have felt like a bottle being pressurized, ready to explode at any moment. There have been quite a few (large) items on my plate. #1 TEACHING I am SO thankful to be teaching. I...
I have to admit that leading up to the race I was getting pretty nervous about my ability to finish the half ironman distance of 70.3 miles. The first 12 weeks of my training went stellar. I was gett...
The Augusta Half Ironman is less than 2 weeks away!! I’ve had a handful of people ask me if I feel ready for the race. I’d love to say “Heck Yes!” but instead I’m worrying if I’ll make the cut off ti...
I’m trying really hard to stick with the goals I set for myself this week. One of my goals was to run a 3 to 4 mile run after work during the week. This sounds super easy to do, but in reality it’s h...
Half Ironman training update! The last 3 weeks of my half ironman training have been really tough. I’ve missed a lot most of my workouts and at one point started to lose my training spirit. I worked ...
Sorry I haven’t blogged in a while. Starting this teaching job has been crazy. I wouldn’t take back going to the Healthy Living Summit, but man not being able to prepare anything the weekend before s...
After going straight from the airport to the hotel yesterday I was looking forward to seeing some of the sights in Philly. Ben, Meghann, Heather and I started the morning with a 4 mile run to the fam...
Last year I was sad that I missed out on all of the fun at the Healthy Living Summit in Chicago. I went to HLS in Boston in 2009 and had a blast, but budget-wise decided not to go in 2010. This year ...
Hello readers of Beneath it All! I am very excited to post today on Kelly’s blog, as I’ve been a follower for over a year. My name is Gina and my blog is Walk to the Mailbox, which chroni...
Today was my first day working full-time as a teacher. I was in meetings all day long and was given a ton of information on school policies, dealing with special needs students, how to handle behavio...
For some reason this week was a tough one for me. It was hard to get my workouts in and my mind just wasn’t in it. Throughout half ironman training some weeks have felt stellar and others just alrigh...
Yesterday I went to teacher orientation and sign up. It was basically 4 hours of information on working in the county, benefits, life insurance and retirement plans. There was a group of about 40 of ...
I *almost* forgot to do a half ironman training update! I know I am late, but last week’s training was pretty successful! Monday 2500 yard swim. This is my longest swim in the pool to date! I did a w...
I GOT A TEACHING JOB!!! Starting August 22nd I will be a high school teacher! I’ll be teaching 10th grade world history and I couldn’t be more excited! When I got home from the super sprint triathlon...
I am still walking around with a big smile on my face from graduating with my master’s degree on Saturday. Thank you so much for all of your encouraging words and comments over the past two years!! O...
When I first started my bachelor’s degree at Florida State I just knew that I wanted to continue my education beyond my undergraduate degree. I love learning, I love the education system and there is...
Six years ago I graduated from Astronaut High School. Two years ago I graduated from Florida State University with my bachelor’s degree. Today I graduate from the University of Central Florida ...
Yesterday a couple members of the Mix1 Orlando team and some friends competed in the Lake Louisa Super Sprint Tri in Clermont. This tri series is really casual. Just people who love to race and want ...
This morning I met up with Amber and Danielle for our usual Wednesday ride. I wore a new cycling jersey that my parents gave me on Sunday when they were in town shopping. I was stressing out about fi...
Week 10 of training went pretty well. I made up for my missed long run last week and ran 7 miles on Monday. I also made sure I got in this week’s long run on Friday to make a total of 17.5 miles for ...
Remember that subject area exam I was taking so that I could get my temporary teaching certificate for social science grades 6-12? I PASSED! I am so thrilled and relieved to pass the exam. It covered...
The other day Megan asked me if my hunger had increased while half ironman training. My answer, yes, but not as much as when I am marathon training. I actually might be taking that answer back. I am ...
As always I feel like I can never have a perfect week. I am super proud of my cycling and swimming this week, but my running was slacking a bit. I missed my 7 mile long run, but made sure I got it in...
Yesterday I met up with some friends for a pretty challenging ride. We met at the West Orange Trail at 7am ready to tackle the hills of Clermont. Although mostly all of Florida is super flat, Clermon...
More than a couple months ago I bought some red quinoa out of the Whole Foods bulk bin. Quinoa has gained some popularity lately and I wanted to see for myself what the hype was about. I only bought ...
It’s starting to get the point in my half ironman training that I need to bump up the mileage. I have a good base established now and I can feel my physical and mental endurance growing stronger. It’...
I’ve been nominated by Jessica and Carolina to take part in 7 Links. Here are the 7 Links rules if you haven’t seen them yet. I’ve never actually done one of these types of posts before but I thought...
Something that I’ve always wanted to do is teach. I love education and learning, which is a big part of the reason why I continued in school after my bachelor’s. For the most part I’ve seen myself as...
Being on vacation made getting in workouts really tough! Thank goodness I have siblings who are just as crazy as I am and wanted to keep training! Monday 1500 yard swim with Meghann and Ben. Meghann ...
Since Anthony proposed in May I’ve been itching to get some engagement photos taken. We never seem to get nice picture frame worthy photos and I wanted some pictures to use for our save the dat...
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