So She Did – Finish

Once I finished my swim leg, I completely relaxed. I still felt calorie deficient. I still felt so freaking tired. I still felt dehydrated. But I was relaxed. Legs 32 - 36 After I got out of the lake and enjoyed the most delicious chocolate milk known to man, I waited for Jared to finish…

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So She Did – Swim

Sleep deprivation does a funny thing to your brain. When you add that with oxygen deprivation from the high mountain summit, it creates havoc in your brain. Legs 25 - 31 We sent Julie and Melissa down the mountain. Visited for a little bit at the summit as we enjoyed the sunrise. Loaded up the…

So She Did – Recover

At 1:30 in the morning, after having ridden the bike for 3 hours and 18 minutes (estimated as a 2.5 hour bike ride), all I really wanted to do was sleep. We left Melissa behind on her 8 plus mile run so that we could try and get some sleep for the three of us…

So She Did – Bike

(MIND-NUMBING ALERT - this is LONG!!!!) After finishing (YES, FINISHING) my Leg 14 run that turned into a hike/walk/slodge/crawl, I was spent! Completely and totally spent. Don was feeling MUCH better after his experience during his swim leg, and headed off down Provo Canyon on the bike. I pulled out my yoga mat so that…

So She Did – Run

Breathe. Breathe. Breathe. Pace. Pace. Pace. Leg 14 Gathering at the parking lot at the Deer Creek Reservoir trail head, I was teetering right on the very edge of a panic attack. I knew I had trained hard. HARD. I left nothing on the table. I did before hand what I needed to do before…

Let’s Start At The Very Beginning

It's a very fine place to start. I've always loved a good adventure! I'm not alone in this. My family is insane! If it is over the top crazy, you can bet that we're gonna give it a whirl. As we gathered together at my daughter's house to have dinner together and go over the…

So She Did

When you push yourself beyond your perceived limitations, an amazing thing happens. You grow. You start believing that perhaps age doesn't matter. You learn that the only thing between success and failure is resisting the overwhelming desire to quit. To stop trying. To convince yourself that you are not capable. You become more emotional. You…