Chasing My Joy

My journey to becoming an Ultra Runner and Ironman

Currently // March 4, 2015

Life // Things have just been chugging along lately which is nice with so much change last year. Life has just been about family, work, training and spending time watching movies with our pups. I am ready for winter to be over, I shouldn’t complain since we need the snow and would hate to have a drought but I always get impatient this time of year for spring. All the advertisements show flowers, sundresses and sunshine while the weather report shows highs in the teens and feet of snow.

Career // I can’t believe I have been in my new job for a month already, the time has just flown by! I really love what I am doing and feel at home with the people I work with and the students. My commute is beautiful and I feel very lucky to work with such amazing brilliant people.

Reading // I am currently reading two books, I am almost done with Pam Reeds The Extra Mile 

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and The Forgotten Garden  I haven’t gotten very far with this book yet but my mom said that she loved it and couldn’t put it down.

Training // after a couple months of base training on my own I have started training with a coach again. I am working with Beth Gerdes, super mom, professional triathlete, very supportive and all around kick ass person. I really think working with a coach is the best money spent on triathlon, it saves me a lot of time and it’s nice to have someone to obsess about your data with.

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Lot’s of training has been happening inside or out in the frigid cold. I am ready for spring! It will be nice when I can run out the door of my office to hit the trails without putting on 17 layers.

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Eating // I found the best kale chips at Costco and am loving them!

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Also I am trying to eat clean, but it’s SO hard after a 20 mile run not to fall face first into a double cheese burger!

Currently // January 2015

I am shamelessly stealing this post idea from Erin who does great currently posts.

Life // lately has been a whirlwind, but in a good way. I had some graduate work to finish up and a crazy schedule to juggle. Feels good to wrap up some loose ends but it meant my schedule was not my own and long days.

Career // knew that I wanted to find work at the collegiate level but worried it would take a while. University jobs can be hard to find and competitive to land so I thought that I would even have to consider moving. Lucky for me the stars aligned and a job was posted at University of Colorado that seemed like a great fit. I applied thinking it was a long shot, got a first interview and tried not to get my hopes up, got a second interview and couldn’t help but get my hopes up. I really like all the people I met in my interviews, so I worried it was too good to be true. I waited knowing they were interviewing the other candidates, waited knowing that these things take time, checking references, getting university approval, etc. Exactly two weeks after my second interview I got the call, the job was mine, and I couldn’t be more excited.

CUTraining // has not been as consistent as I would like but that is changing this week. I start official Ironman Canada base training this week, hoping to get some swimbikerun fitness back. My schedule will be evening out and while I won’t have a ton of free time starting a new job but I will have a chance to set up my routine.

Reading // Hal Koerner’s Field Guide to Ultrarunnig, I haven’t gotten very far but it seems like a great intuitive, practical book.

Also I am reading Girl on the Train, I haven’t finished it yet so don’t tell me anything!

Watching // The Killing, it’s so addicting! And the new season of the Bachelor, it’s so trashy I know but it makes the time go by on the trainer.

So that’s January, I can’t believe it’s almost over!