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Ironman Cali 🏊🏻‍♀️:
I lined up with the 1:00-1:10 swimmers knowing that I’d probably be faster than this because of the down river current. When I first entered the water in the American River, it was cold, but not ice cream headache cold & once I got moving, it felt perfect. I focused on remaining “calm, certain, confident, & curious” at the start to prevent any panic from the temperature & chaos of the start. The first 100ish yards were upstream & then we turned for that down river swim the rest of the way. “I am strong. I feel confident” was on repeat in those early yards. I was looking for the sea lions, but didn’t see them. They did swim toward the lead swim pack out of curiosity & then left us all alone. Once I went under the green bridge, I knew I was at the halfway point & close to the confluence where we would need to transition from the American River into the Sacramento River. I could feel the temperature drop just a little bit & the water became much more murky in the Sacramento River. “I am unstoppable. I am determined” all the way to the swim exit! As I ran up the ramp, Tim patted me on the back & unzipped my wetsuit (he was volunteering) & asked me how I felt. I was a bit disoriented, so I’m not even sure what I said to him as I continued on to T1. 😜
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Attitude of gratitude:
🐦‍🔥 swim PR of over 3 minutes
🐦‍🔥 not letting the cold water temp or chaos in the 1st 100 yards be a problem
🐦‍🔥 staying engaged & mentally connected on the swim

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All ready for lucky #13!! I am so grateful for my @coeursports sisters and excited to share the course with them!! 🐦‍🔥
#LFG #stillirise

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Some days you crush it. Other days you sit on the edge of the pool scrolling 🤷🏼‍♀️

Life is going to life. Between work, kids, aging parents, sleep, and the never-ending laundry pile, sometimes the workout gets bumped. I get it.

But what about the days you do make it there, and your body and brain say “no thanks”?

Show. Up. Anyway.

Why I still drag my butt to the pool on the meh days:

• It proves to myself that I’m someone who follows through • Imperfect time in the water still counts. I keep my feel for the water • I almost always have more in me than I think • I’ve never regretted a workout I showed up for, even if I had to pivot • It teaches me to listen to my body and adjust • I get to swim, bike, run, and lift in this body. I won’t take that for granted

How do you handle your meh days? 👇

#showupanyway #doittired #doitscared #EnduranceCoach #EnduranceCommunity

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Alllll the swimming!!! But what’s up with my shoulder? It’s been hurting since the spring. Starting to think I should probably have it looked at. Maybe this is just what getting old feels like 🤷‍♀️
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#swimming #swimmer #swim #poolswimming #mastersswimming

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So many hours learning to breathe when fear told me to panic, to trust when I couldn’t touch the bottom, and to let go when every instinct said fight.

I came here afraid of the water. I’m leaving more free because of it. 💙

#TriathlonTraining #OpenWaterSwimming #Triathlete #SwimTraining #SwimBikeRun

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It’s 45 degrees out this morning but these two crazies are going in for perhaps the last open water swim of the year!!

The water 💦 s definitely warmer than the air… so maybe I’M the crazy!🤪

#agelikearenegade #openwaterswimming #fallvibes #strongwomen

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It was a beautiful morning at the Upstate Splash swim at Lake Jocassee!

We have never seen the water level this low!! 😲 I was able to walk along the waters edge and watch Adrienne for pretty much the entire swim!! Normally the water is pretty much up to the tree line!

This concludes summer swim season 😢

Next up… Festival of Miles 12 hr race in Damascus, VA!! It’s a one mile loop on repeat for 12 hours during a music festival 😃 Can’t wait!!

#agelikearenegade #openwaterbutterfly #postmenopause #lovemore

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Swimming is important.

Swimming might not be the MOST important of the 3 sports, but it still matters.

Running, cycling, gut training, nutrition, strength, mobility, massage, sleep, hydration… they’re all important. Some less, some more, but they still are. You can’t rule them out.

I’m biased. I like to swim. I have a swimming background, and I also have the knowledge and a good understanding of how to program swim workouts for triathletes.

Different than programming for swimmers… just like running and cycling programming for triathletes is different than programming for a pure runner or cyclist. It’s different. That’s it.

Goggle selection is highly important for open-water swimming, but also for training quality.

How annoying is it to swim for 30–60 minutes with leaking or foggy goggles? Or worse, having raccoon eyes for hours afterward. 😂

At the Nice 70.3 Worlds, I used the highest-ranked lens for bright, sunny conditions, and I doooo NOT regret it.

The sun was straight in my face for at least 700 m of the 1,900 m course. I don’t know how much slower…or how far out of line…I would have been if I hadn’t had these.

Swimming fast on your watch is great… but can you see where you’re going?

This year, I literally used every lens: at races, during open-water training, and at the pool.

If you have any questions about swimming or goggle selection to improve your training quality, send me a DM or reach out to @snakeandpiggoggles

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IM 70.3 World Champs Race Recap 🇫🇷🏁
25th USA 🇺🇸
163 🌎

SWIM 🏊🏽‍♀️
The best way to describe the blue waters of the Côte d’Azur is… blue Gatorade. 💙 At 78°, it was a non-wetsuit swim, which suited my preference perfectly. I felt smooth and consistent and honestly, it was absolutely beautiful.

BIKE 🚴🏽‍♀️
The first 6 miles were relatively flat before the climbs began. Then came Col de Vence — the longest, steepest sustained climb I’ve ever done. I calculated 45–50 minutes, and it was a GRIND.

To make things more challenging, I dropped my chain three times during that climb. Once I reached the top, I stayed in the big ring for the remaining climbs.

Where I really lost time was the descent. It was incredibly technical for my skill level, and I had done zero course recon. I absolutely should have. I spent the entire second half focused more on staying upright than racing.

People were FLYING. I saw 5 crashes and ambulances along the course. Cars, small towns and rough roads made for a very technical descent. I just wanted to get down safely.

3:45 bike — I had hoped to be closer to 3:15.

T2 🏃🏽‍♀️
I wasn’t feeling great getting off the bike. My right quad was cramping, my left hamstring was pulling, and I wasn’t sure I’d be able to run.

RUN 🏃🏽‍♀️
Thankfully, the legs came around and I found a groove. But starting in the last wave meant I didn’t hit the run until 1:45 p.m. — and that sun was HOT. ☀️

I took in my planned nutrition, but felt incredibly sluggish. After the race, I realized I hadn’t finished an entire bottle on the bike. A costly mistake. I paid for it on the run.

There was a smile on my face at the finish, but I can honestly say my body has never felt worse.

This was not the race I wanted or planned for. I came to Nice to RACE… and ended up just surviving.

But every race teaches us something.

And this one will always be special because I got to experience it with friends and my daughter. We explored, laughed, made memories and experienced things we may never get to experience again.

For that, I am so incredibly grateful. ❤️🇫🇷🙏🏽

These finish lines 🏁
Always earned. Never given.

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I am always and forever in awe of what Adrienne does both in and out of the water.

She is such and inspiration to me and so many others. I wish she could share a quarter of her motivation, determination, and badassery with me!

It is always such an honor to paddle next to her in her longer open water races. This one was #bridgestobluffs10kswim in Knoxville, Tennessee this past weekend. And of course… she butterflied the whole way like muscled poetry in motion. It’s crazy how she makes something so hard look so easy.

One more open water swim this summer at Lake Jocasssee next weekend.

#lovemore #agelikearenegade #openwaterbutterfly #postmenopause

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Two days of open water racing with @oceanman_france in beautiful Banyuls. Some of us ended up on top of the podium. Others celebrating making it back to shore! We all had a spectacular weekend.

@nicolasremires and Envol made it more than just a race weekend. The dinners, the laughs and the shared experiences is what makes it truly memorable.

#openwaterswim
#teamenvol
#thebluenation
#oceanman

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It’s Medal (Mug?) Monday, I swam eight miles on Saturday, and today is my @nyopenwater 20 Bridges anniversary 🗽🎉 I was going to get a cute picture, but honestly I’m too sweaty today, I need to drive 300 miles back to Pittsburgh, and I’m definitely feeling body conscious right now… this photo is stunning but all I can see is my midsection. Oof. We are our own worst critics, aren’t we?

Anyway, I’m grateful to see the sun rise five years after attempting suicide. I’m grateful my out of shape due to illness immediately followed by brain injury body could hold up to swim 8 miles in some ridiculous conditions (barely…. But still). Grateful to get some unfinished business done in the run - @bihhalf @nycmarathon - before putting my head down for some all train, no race, and build the engine for my dream swim in 2027.

Grateful to be here. Thank you.

#marathonswimming #enduranceathlete

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