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RECOVERED AND MUMBLING by Karen M. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Running It's hard to believe it's been 2 weeks since B2B. Life has still been incredibly busy even with the lack of training. Hooch opens her business this week so all the final thing ... Read on »

MY FIRST IRON-DISTANCE TRIATHLON (PART 1) by Karen M. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Running I decided to write this race in 3 parts just as there was 3 distinct parts of my day and I did not want to miss anything.I had a great nights sleep and my alarm went off at 33 ... Read on »

MY FIRST IRON-DISTANCE TRIATHLON (PRE-RACE) by Karen M. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Running PRE-RACEWe arrived on Wednesday to the most beautiful, sunny and 70 degree weather. After the October weather in Chicagoland, it felt awesome. We rented a house downtown histo ... Read on »

NEW NAME.. by Karen M. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Running I now have a new name----IRON WADDLER !Race report to come later. It was a spectacular day full of memories for a lifetime. My time was 16:56 with 4 minutes to spare.IronWaddl ... Read on »

Congratulations Waddler! by Karen M. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Running This is Hooch reporting from Wilmington, NC Waddler is officially an Ironman (woman)! Congratulations Waddler! From your whole family! You did great! We knew you could do i ... Read on »

TRACK ME... by Karen M. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Running Here is how you can track me on race day (Saturday Nov 7):Web Browser and iPhones: www.TrackMyAthlete.com/vemap.aspx?name=034574Handheld PDA/Blackberry/Palm: www.TrackMyAthlet ... Read on »

SINGLE DIGITS by Karen M. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Running I am making my way through my taper. It felt like I had plenty of time until the race and now suddenly the countdown is in single digits. There has suddenly become a shortage ... Read on »

SELFISHNESS by Karen M. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Running Last weekend was my last big weekend before my taper. It consisted of a 17 mile run on Saturday and a 100 mile bike on Sunday. I felt great and relieved that training was wind ... Read on »

NEWS by Karen M. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Running House is home from the hospital. Recovery has begun.Last big training weekend before taper-time. Saturday - 4 hour run. Sunday - 7 hour bikeWaddling to bring it on...........2 ... Read on »

SURGERY UPDATE by Karen M. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Running House is still in the hospital recovering from his surgery on Monday. It was a tough one for him. 7 years ago, he severely fractured his talus bone in his ankle. Now the osteo ... Read on »

Brrrrrr..... by Karen M. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Running This year's Chicago Marathon was different in many ways. The most noticeable was the temperature. It was 37 at the start with wind and clouds. This year also because of traini ... Read on »

WEEKEND AHEAD by Karen M. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Running This weekend is the Chicago Marathon. I did not sign up because of ironman training but I will be running. My friend Snips is running it for the second time. I plan on running ... Read on »

TIME IS TICKING by Karen M. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Running With race day being 5 weeks from Saturday, the hands on the clock seem to be moving faster. There is not enough hours in the day to fit everything in.Training is going good. I ... Read on »

ANXIETY by Karen M. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Running Today, I had the day off of work. I needed to catch up on things that I felt like I had fallen behind on. But first came getting training out of the way. The alarm went off a ... Read on »

2009 USAF HALF MARATHON by Karen M. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Running PRE-RACE This is one of my favorite races. I was so excited to be taking Snips back to Ohio with me. I was running the half marathon but Snips had chosen to run the Full. On T ... Read on »

DOWN TIME by Karen M. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Running This week has had alot of non-productive time. My nutrtion coach put me on a detox week to shock my system which has hit a weight loss plateau. I've not only shocked my system ... Read on »

GREAT ILLINI HALF IRON DISTANCE RACE REPORT by Karen M. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Running "TRAINING DAY" In preparation for the half-Iron, my thought process was this was a training day for my Full. I wanted to try and test out everything that I planned ... Read on »

I just got back from The Great I ... by Karen M. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Running I just got back from The Great Illini Half Iron and now I can offically put a 70.3 sticker on my car. WooHoo!! Goals--not drown/ finish vertical with a smile/ and go under 8 h ... Read on »

CATCHING UP by Karen M. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Running My posts have been few and far between with the increased training. Just want to catch up with news in my life. House (my hubby) has been keeping his RSD in his right ankle un ... Read on »

FIRST CENTURY RIDE by Karen M. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Running Today was another notch in my belt on my Iron journey. It was my first century ride ever! I rode alone as my partner, TriSharkie, was under the weather. After oversleeping, I ... Read on »

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