Iron Oxide (Triathlon Tales of)

tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-309537149543577452011-09-30T05:11:02.502-06:00Iron Oxide (Triathlon Tales of)Rust. It's magnetic and persistent and tends to appear where you least expect it...much like me...Iron Oxide Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06710708390040035098noreply@blogger.comBlogger81100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30953714954357745.post-54993568691797616342011-01-01T17:08:00.000-07:002011-01-01T17:08:15.870-07:00I'm back...

So I'm back after a long two years of accomplishing many fun firsts: my first 70.3 triathlon, my first marathon, then my first Ironman 140.6 triathlon. I thought I'd have time to keep up with my blog to document my mishaps with triathlon training, but when you're running, cycling, and swimming a lot, you spend the rest of your time either working or sleeping or eating or recovering from a torn

Iron Oxide Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06710708390040035098noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30953714954357745.post-42341124165868486922008-05-11T07:41:00.004-06:002008-05-11T08:35:39.586-06:00Testing Testing

So when you're going to do any kind of race, you need to replenish fluids with water first and foremost, but also with some kind of hydration mix and energy bar/gel.Being hydrated means you'll have a better race and will feel better before and after the race. (To some extent since training is a larger component of whether you'll feel good during and after the race).You also need to test out any

Iron Oxide Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06710708390040035098noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30953714954357745.post-3359913343985965342008-05-06T20:57:00.009-06:002008-05-06T21:48:30.942-06:00Moab - Yeehaw!

What more can I say? Moab was awesome. Slickrock is awesome. Sovereign is awesome. Arches National Park was awesome. I haven't been so impressed since sightseeing in Europe---I would equate Arches' dramatic landscape to some of Italy's ancient structures like St Peter's Basilica, Pompeii Ruins, etc.And now back to the grind. I love going on vacation. It's exciting. I love to splurge on desserts

Iron Oxide Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06710708390040035098noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30953714954357745.post-64030243944488122992008-04-19T21:37:00.003-06:002008-04-19T22:07:07.003-06:00Size isn't everything

After a recent trip to our local sporting goods store to purchase a new swimsuit (my old swimsuit was starting to show MY true colors), I discovered that I was considered to be an extra large woman.Let me preface this with the fact that I wear size 10 pants and a medium in tops. When I pulled several swimsuits by Nike, TYR, and Speedo off the rack to try on, I pulled only those that had a size

Iron Oxide Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06710708390040035098noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30953714954357745.post-66343157564998499492008-04-13T20:58:00.003-06:002008-04-13T21:19:23.489-06:00So What's With the Name?

I'm sure you stay awake at nite, pondering the question "Why Iron Oxide?" So I will answer it now so you can get some long needed rest...I've recently discovered triathlon podcasts. Never even thought they existed but boy am I glad that a few people have taken time out of their busy lives to entertain and motivate triathletes! To name a few that I absolutely LOVE to listen to: Get Your Geek

Iron Oxide Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06710708390040035098noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30953714954357745.post-8633825119267190222008-04-01T21:22:00.004-06:002008-04-01T21:55:00.895-06:00Slipping Up

So this blog is probably not what you're expecting to see from a triathlon training blog. But because I'm such an honest person, I didn't want you to think that training for triathlons is all fun and games...actually I hate to admit it but I had to take 3 days off from training for a special reason...let's just say i've had intestinal "slippage" for about 3 days straight...it's been FUN!!

Iron Oxide Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06710708390040035098noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30953714954357745.post-57053702274937783462008-03-31T21:08:00.004-06:002008-03-31T21:36:55.911-06:00The Challenge

So I was flipping thru the latest issue of Triathlete magazine (April 08) admiring the beautiful curves of the Specialized tri bikes. I used to have a Cannondale MultiSport tri bike but sold it in TN when I discovered that I was terrified of going down steep hills on a tri bike (tri frames tend to have an "aggressive" posture causing you to lean over the handle bars in order to save your quads

Iron Oxide Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06710708390040035098noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30953714954357745.post-54528602048046906372008-03-26T18:21:00.007-06:002008-03-31T21:37:11.535-06:00Training for the Training Plan

Training officially started on March 24th!!! WooHoo!!! So the last two weeks have been interesting. I decided to train for the first week of training. I know, sounds silly, right? Well this is a big event in my life so i didn't want to fail in the first week of training. Makes sense, right? This year marks my 40th birthday-WooHoo!!! Every decade, I've made it a point to do something crazy...of

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