After a rainy and sweaty Crossfit class last night, I stuck around to chat with one of the coaches. He had some great advice and I wanted to make sure to write it down and to share it with you all. This will apply not only to Crossfitters and triathletes, but to pretty much anyone… Continue reading Some Great Advice I Received
Category: Training
Ironman World Championships – NBC Broadcast
Competing in the Ironman World Championships is the ultimate dream for many triathletes. It's (sort of) the Boston Marathon equivalent to running. Qualifying for the Championships in Kona is an extraordinary feat and only ~2,100 participants compete each year. The actual 17-hour event happened in October but NBC edits all of the race coverage, interviews… Continue reading Ironman World Championships – NBC Broadcast
WOW: Friday Roundup 11/15
WOW = Workout of the Week! Take a minute and think back on your week. What did you enjoy? What was particularly challenging or exciting? Do anything new? It's been a busy week over here. I finished my 3-week Crossfit Fundamentals class last week, so this was my first week in the "real" classes. You… Continue reading WOW: Friday Roundup 11/15
The Top 10 Reasons Why I do Endurance Sports
Other than "where do you get your protein?", the question I get the most is "why?". Why do so many crazy endurance competitions like half ironman triathlons, century bike rides and marathons? Are you crazy?! No, (well maybe just a little). But the reality is that I love it. I love the natural high, the… Continue reading The Top 10 Reasons Why I do Endurance Sports
The Off Season
It's officially the "off season". The time, usually the Winter, when you get to sleep in on the weekends, have fun with your workouts, focus on weaknesses, and indulge a little. As fun and amazing as that sounds, it's been a little challenging for me to not have a set routine or schedule. Where's my… Continue reading The Off Season
Wore my Purple for TNT!
Today was national "Wear your Team in Training shirt" day. How many people did? I decided to wear my crazy purple singlet and my visor on my 8+ mile run from home to Hopper's hands (the GG Bridge) and back. It was a gorgeous, sunny, warm day and a perfect afternoon for a run along… Continue reading Wore my Purple for TNT!
When a Workout Doesn’t Feel Like a Workout
It's truly amazing when you realize you just completed a pretty tough workout, but it didn't seem like work or training because it was so fun, or so beautiful, or so social. When was the last time that happened to you? It happened to me this weekend after doing the sunrise Mt. Tam hike/run with two friends.… Continue reading When a Workout Doesn’t Feel Like a Workout
IM Lake Tahoe: Officially Registered!
Wahoo!!! I'm so pumped to begin my Ironman journey! For those who don't know, an Ironman triathlon is a sub-17 hour event where you swim 2.4 miles, bike 112 miles and run 26.2 miles. Ironman Lake Tahoe had an insane "Did Not Finish" rate this past year (its inaugural year) due to the freezing cold… Continue reading IM Lake Tahoe: Officially Registered!
Do one thing every day that scares you. - Eleanor Roosevelt
Welcome to “Where’s the Tofu?”!
Thank you for visiting my blog all of you lovely people! I'm very excited to begin utilizing my creative juices to document my journey to Ironman on a plant-based lifestyle. The purpose of this blog is to summarize my training, provide race reports, show recipes with photos, and hopefully dispel the myth that vegans are… Continue reading Welcome to “Where’s the Tofu?”!
Where's The Tofu? 