Author Archives: Pam

The day started at 4:00am after a surprisingly GREAT night’s sleep! I was in bed by about 8:30pm and slept soundly until 4am. After some last minute packing of special needs bags and nutrition, Maggie and I met my brother … Continue reading →

Best laid plans don’t always work out, but this is my plan/hope for tomorrow. 7:00am  Swim     Try and find clear water, swim easy, control butterflies “You’re Long, You’re Lean and you are in control” Maintain steady comfortable pace, stay relaxed … Continue reading →

Yep, tomorrow at this time I should be on my second loop of the swim! Hopefully the butterflies will be gone and I will be “Long, Lean and In Control” (Thanks Tod Ondell, mantra from 2000 that has been with … Continue reading →

the final leg of the Ironman journey….. It is Thursday night and I am sitting in a hotel room in Middleton, WI. This will be Home for the next 4 days. I took about two hours this afternoon packing, adding … Continue reading →

I am testing another feature of my favorite biking safety tool for Ironman. I am going to try and embed a tracking map in this post and then if all works well, you will be able to track my slow … Continue reading →

Well, here we are, two weeks from Ironman Wisconsin. Am I ready??? Yep I am so ready! I am finally feeling the relief from training. I must admit the training in the last few months has been beyond brutal for … Continue reading →

Thanks for the title idea Joni! It makes a great slogan for a deodorant company, but not a very good slogan for a triathlete! Sunday July 17th was the Door County Half Ironman, the venue is great – 1.2 mile … Continue reading →

In 2006, I had a serious bicycle accident and was very lucky/fortunate in many, many ways. Up to that point, I didn’t think too much about how quickly a bike ride can go really bad. I was mountain biking alone … Continue reading →

Every week it seems I learn a new skill/pain/frustration, always something… This weekend, I learned how much I CAN Do on tired legs. It has been a heavy week of training and a tough week emotionally. So after a quick … Continue reading →