The Adventures of an Average Athlete

A Running blog. a fitness blog. and sometimes a mom blog. The story of one competitive wife and mother running through life in my 40s. there will be chills, thrills, and plenty of spills!

Adventures of an Average Athlete

Baaa! Baaaa!

By: Pahla B - Adventures of an Average Athlete

First my refrigerator, now this:  I'm showing off my medals, a la Marlene.  I went back and forth on whether I was going to post this or not.  I've only finished two marathons.  None of my local races give out bling for less ... [ Read More ]

Heat Training

By: Pahla B - Adventures of an Average Athlete

In preparation for next month's triathlon, which is sure to be even hotter than last week's, I decided that I really need to get acclimated to the heat during training.  Okay, to be honest, my work schedule made the final decision for me, since ... [ Read More ]

My Fridge – Exposed!

By: Pahla B - Adventures of an Average Athlete

It took everything I had not to clean up my refrigerator before taking these pics, just so you know.Here's the challenge:  Take the pics of your fridge, then tell usWhat's all that crap on the front?  This wasn't actually on the original ... [ Read More ]

Monday Thoughts

By: Pahla B - Adventures of an Average Athlete

Today is the first day of Marathon Training!!!  Oh, how I love starting a new training schedule.  I spent a few hours yesterday tweaking all the ins and outs of this one because here's what's going on in my life between now and ... [ Read More ]

TRI for FUN Race Report

By: Pahla B - Adventures of an Average Athlete

The short version:  WOOOO HOOOOOOOO!The long version:I realized yesterday that I was feeling really good, really confident and really excited about today's race.  I had a nice pasta dinner, I pre-hydrated, and I got to bed at a ... [ Read More ]

Three Things Thursday

By: Pahla B - Adventures of an Average Athlete

I unintentionally took today off.  What was that all about?  I meant to swim today, but had just enough puttering around to do that I didn't get in the pool before work.  Then I didn't get in the pool before dinner.  And now I ... [ Read More ]

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