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It Takes Two…To Get Through A Pregnancy!

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Turns out being knocked up is hard on your man, too. When I sat down to interview my husband for this blog I was miserably uncomfortable. I was experiencing horrible waves of nausea, and craving peanut butter ...

The Three Trimester Triathlete: I’m Sad. Now I’m Happy. Now I’m Crying!

Jodi Bellefeuille

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When you’re pregnant, each doctor’s visit is a total emotional roller coaster. Triathletes know that race day is always a day with more than its fair share of emotions. You get that combination of being utterl...

The Three Trimester Triathlete: Who’s Counting? I am!

Jodi Bellefeuille

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131 Days To Go! I have (barely) made it through 142 days of pregnancy and I (insert sarcastic “only”) have 131 to go, but who’s counting!? Well, actually, I am! I count everyday. That’s what triathletes do; we...

The Three Trimester Triathlete: Better Together

Jodi Bellefeuille

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Triathlon Friends Make the Best Pregnancy Friends Too! No matter what I encounter in my life, it’s always wonderful when someone else is experiencing something similar. Having the chance to share my feelings a...

I Competed at the Arnold 2014

Leslie

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And I’ll Be Back… I compete in what may be the only sport where you meet your fellow competitors while totally naked in a spray-tanning room. I’m a bikini competitor, and last month I got a chance to participa...

Want to be a Better Athlete? Watch Your Local Special Olympics

AC Shilton

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Rediscovering my athlete’s heart. Last week—after a string of bad workouts—I found myself looking at my training log and feeling completely sorry for myself. I’d been sick; traveling; sleep deprived. I fel...

The Three Trimester Triathlete: Eat, Sleep, Pee: Why Triathlons and Pregnancy are Shockingly Similar

Jodi Bellefeuille

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Except instead of a sprint to the finish line, pregnancy ends with a frantic dash to the hospital! Recently I’ve realized that successfully navigating a pregnancy is really similar to successfully navigating a...

The Three Trimester Triathlete: Four Things You Should Never Say to a Pregnant Triathlete

Jodi Bellefeuille

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Or any pregnant woman, for that matter! Ok, we’ve all done it before: When something comes out of your mouth and you’d give anything to take it back. You know what I am talking about, the “open mouth, insert f...

Show Your Support for Safe Cycling and Running Routes!

AC Shilton

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Weekend safety fair and rally aims to promote increased tolerance between all road users. Last weekend, three cyclists were hit in three days in Southwest Florida. These three accidents coupled with several hi...

The Three Trimester Triathlete: Pink or Blue?

Jodi Bellefeuille

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Big announcements from our Three Trimester Triathlete Blogger! Finding out the gender of my baby was as equally important to me as actually finding out I was pregnant. And finally, we know: it’s a boy! For me,...