I *think* I am all ready to go for Pacific Crest half Ironman

My stuff is layer out and my bike is checked in.

My main goal is to survive and finish given my knee injury but I would really like to beat my time from 2011. Fingers crossed, catch you all on the flip side!

Cory, Daisy, Winston, Bailey and I are on our way to Oregon.

We are snuggled in and ready for a long night. It’s about a 20 hour drive and we usually drive straight through. Have a nice night and we’ll see you on the flip side!

Did you notice that the moon has been abnormally large this weekend? I was curious why especially when my mom, who is at the beach, mentioned a supper low tied. So like any good digital native I googled and found that not only is it a full moon but also the closets the moon gets to the earth this year.

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You can read more about it here you can also look up when the moonrise will be where you live here

On another note a big congratulations to all that finished Ironman Coeur d’Alene and Ironman France today!

I have heard of podcasts for years but for some odd reason I didn’t start listening to them until just recently. A few of my favorites are Zen and the Art of Triathlon, Endurance Nation and IM Talk. I have a few others as well but haven’t gotten into them yet.

Do you listen to podcasts? Any you would suggest?

I have written about this before but it’s summer and it’s a great time to give bike commuting to work a try. Here is how I make it work:

I bike commute to work quite often. It doesn’t really count as part of my training as it’s less than two miles from my home to work. Admittedly the proximity makes it pretty easy for me but I have a routine that makes it easier for me so I really wouldn’t mind if I had to ride further.

I pack special jewelry in little bags to make sure it doesn’t get scratched

I pack everything into a canvas bag to keep everything together in my backpack

I then just throw on shorts, a t-shirt, shoes and my helmet to ride in.