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

Swim Day

By: Pahla B - Adventures of an Average Athlete

I did it!! I swam a whole MILE!! I had to post about this because The Hubs is already quite tired of hearing about it ("Sorry I didn't get dinner started yet, I swam a mile." "Oh, yeah, earlier when I swam a mile, I was thinking about your dentist ... [ Read More ]

Long Run Day

By: Pahla B - Adventures of an Average Athlete

Well, after all the preparation for yesterday's brick, today's long run seemed like a pretty half-a$$ed affair. Yesterday afternoon was spent in the sun and the pool, we had pizza for dinner and I think I had maybe one glass of water all day - ... [ Read More ]

Bike/Run Brick

By: Pahla B - Adventures of an Average Athlete

Most of the time, when I'm done with a workout, I feel pretty awesome. The endorphins have kicked in, I'm feeling proud of myself for getting my booty out the door and I gave it my best shot. Sometimes, and this is very rare, I'll have a tough day ... [ Read More ]

OWS? More like OUCH!

By: Pahla B - Adventures of an Average Athlete

Okay, no it wasn't really that bad, but today was my first Open Water Swim, and let's just say: it wasn't pretty. I realized on our way to the lake that the last time I did an open water swim was my one and only triathlon in September 2008! I was ... [ Read More ]

Bike and Swim Day

By: Pahla B - Adventures of an Average Athlete

Today was the first day of what I think will be the "new normal" for me: I went to work very early and worked out when I got home, rather than the other way around. I'm a big fan of routines and it has always been my routine to exercise before ... [ Read More ]

Easy Run Day

By: Pahla B - Adventures of an Average Athlete

First, let me tell you about the latest giveaway I entered (because I LOVE these things!): Running with Whit is the Hostess with the Mostest for this one, and it's for the book Delivering Happiness (link takes you to Amazon.com to read all about ... [ Read More ]

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