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Posted Jun 18 2013 in chinook triathlon, disapointed in triathlon, elena aitken, tri a tri, Tri Me, tri me, triathlon for women
So its been a few days since I completed my Olympic triathlon and I did say I would post a recap of how the experience was, but honestly it’s taken me a few days to figure out how I feel about the whole thing. And I’ll be honest, I’m still not sure if I’ve figured […]
Read More...The Swickie
Posted Jun 12 2013 in castle mountain lodge, elena aitken, Real Life, swickie, swim chafe, swim hickie, Tri Me, tri me, tri training, triathlon for women
Swickie: Swim hickie that results from shockingly painful chaffing on the neck while swimming. This isn’t a technical term, well at least not that I know of, but it should be. For me, a swickie will result during long distance training swims (when I wear a certain bathing suit) because I only breathe on one […]
Read More...The Fourth Event
Posted Jun 3 2013 in elena aitken, okotoks triathlon, putting on a wetsuit, Real Life, the fourth event, Tri Me, triathlon training, wetsuit, wetsuits for triathlon
If you’re competing participating in triathlons, you probably already know about the fourth event. But if you’re new to the sport, or you’ve up until now, participated solely in ‘pool triathlons’ you may not be familiar with the totally exhausting, always challenging, sometimes embarrassing event of…putting on the wetsuit. At first glance, this piece of […]
Read More...I Must Confess
Posted May 6 2013 in Composing Myself, elena aitken, running, running troubles, Tri Me, tri training, triathlon training, triathlon training for real women
So, my first triathlon is a little over a month away and at this point in my training, I should be ready to go. In theory. This is where the confession part comes in. Now I’m sure you probably think I’m going to tell you that I didn’t do my training. That maybe I skipped […]
Read More...Taking a Rest
Posted Apr 8 2013 in book launch, Composing Myself, elena aitken, elena aitken author, elena books, Real Life, Tri Me, workout break
When it comes to working out, we all know that you get out of it what you put into it. That’s a not a new concept. It’s also not a new concept that when you want something bad enough (like perhaps a stronger body) you have to do the work that’s needed. Except when you’re […]
Read More...The Body That Showed Up
Posted Mar 15 2013 in bad run, elena aitken, Real Life, Tri Me, triathlon training, triathlon training for real women, when training sucks
I actually struggled with posting this or not, but…finally I decided I should (obviously) because training for an event isn’t always flowery sunshine runs and personal bests and high fives. Sometimes… Tri training is in full swing and for the most part it’s going well and I’m enjoying it. And that’s always the ideal thing […]
Read More...Why Tri…Again?
Posted Jan 23 2013 in do-over, elena aitken, elena author, elena triathlon, olympic triathlon, Tri Me, tri me, triathlon training for real women
Last week (or was it the week before?) I came clean about my goal to train for an Olympic triathlon. And I appreciate all the support, thanks everyone! One of the questions I’ve been asked is, “Why another Olympic Tri? Why not kick it up a notch?” Okay, fair question. Why am making Olympic triathlons […]
Read More...Tri Me: Putting It Out There
Posted Jan 12 2013 in elena aitken, elena aitken author, health, healthy-living, public goals, putting it out there, Tri Me, tri me, tri training, triathlons for moms, triathlons for women
In the past I’ve been pretty open on this blog about my workout/training goals. Even if nobody read about them, it was good for me because I’ve always been goal oriented in this regard. And if I put it out there that I’m going to do something…I do it. Or die trying. Okay, maybe not […]
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