Back in the game after a year! First triathlon race since 2023
Woahhhhhh it's been a while since I updated this blog! I just saw that the last blog update was in January 2024 O_o All I can say is "life happened". In 2024, we spent the first half of the year in Portugal. I received the Fulbright award to conduct research and teach in Lisbon for 4 months. We ran several trail races when we were there including the Azores Ultra Blue Island, which I considered the most beautiful race I have done to date. Chef Pat also ran his first trail race there (10K). I am so proud of him :) Then, we were really busy adjusting back to life in NE Ohio after we came back to the US in July. Many things happened that kept me busy from training and updating the blog. I ran my 6th marathon at the Akron marathon in September and did a couple of local trail races here and there but nothing long or eventful. While I was in Portugal, FOMO led me to sign up for IM Ottawa (the new venue in 2025) in August 2025, and I kind of regretted it. I took a break...