Training Racing Recovery
Field notes from three decades of endurance sport.
Lynne Tapper has spent thirty years learning how to train, recover, and keep showing up. This site collects that work in three places – an ongoing training log, a season-long Ironman account, and an honest record of living with a genetic condition.
My Blogs
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Updated Regularly
Training Daze
Workouts, gear reviews, and lessons from chasing the next start line – the one section still being written.
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Archive
My Iron Year
A season-long account of training for and racing a full Ironman, from base miles to the finish line.
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Archive
Lynne Tapper
Hands-on triathlon gear reviews – bikes, wetsuits, and the kit that earns a place on race day.
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Archive
On Being Positive
A candid record of living with a genetic condition – the diagnosis, the decisions, and everyday life around it.
Latest
From Training Daze
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Cold…Shmold
Read More: Cold…Shmold2021 has turned out to be the “year of physical challenges” for me. As each year goes by, I try to come up with another challenge to celebrate…
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Running on Pause
Read More: Running on PauseSomething’s not right. In early spring 2021, during a 7-mile run, I noticed some slight pain in my left ankle. Of course, I didn’t stop running, I just…
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I Can’t Drive 55…But I Can Bike It
Read More: I Can’t Drive 55…But I Can Bike It“Why don’t you bike 50 miles on your 50th birthday?” a friend asked me. “Because that isn’t much of a challenge for me,” I answered without missing a…
About
A lifelong endurance athlete, writing it all down.
Over three decades, Lynne has worked across the Women’s Sports Foundation, ABC Sports, ESPN and Oxygen Media, coached beginner triathletes, and co-founded a wellness center and a women’s retreat in New Hampshire.
She lives with her family in West Hartford, CT, and uses the same skills – organization and the ability to see the big picture – to bring every project and passion to completion.
Organizational dynamo
Athletic coach & mentor
Public speaking
Blog writer
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