I might be in the minority, but I thoroughly enjoy watching marathons on television. I love listening to the commentators tell the stories of the athletes and the history of the event. On Monday, I watched as over 30,000 runners in Boston achieved their goals of...
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Snow is my friend
For the past few weeks, I’ve been questioning why I live in the Northeast. Snow days are not what they used to be when I was a kid growing up in Massachusetts. I have fond memories of the Blizzard of ’78 (I know, I’m dating myself) where we missed at least 2 weeks...
Iron Man Triathlon. Done.
You know what they say, "When one blog closes, another blog opens." Wait, I think that's about windows, but anyway, you get the point. In August 2014, I completed my first IronMan Triathlon. I kept a blog, My Iron Year, detailing my experience. Moving on in my...
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Lynne Tapper
I am a lifelong endurance athlete with the dual goal of training and racing until my bones turn to dust and sharing that passion with as many people as possible.
A blog about training, racing, and life in the “fitness” lane
How IronMan Works
Okay, since this is my first Ironman/Iron-distance race, I won’t pretend to be an expert on how it all works. So, I will just detail how this race works with regard to transitioning from swim to...
Friday’s Activities
Much of Friday was spent spending even more money at the Expo, cleaning my bike, driving the bike route, and thinking about how to pack all of my Transition bags. I think it's a good idea to drive...
At Mont Tremblant
We were told that traffic leaving Montreal can be tricky. The saying is "There are two seasons in Montreal. Winter and Construction." So, we left our hotel a little before 10:00 am so we could...
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Thoughts on a life impacted by being BRCA1 positive.
Visual highlights from the week
All dressed up with no place to go. Literally.
So, since they officially canceled Halloween in West Hartford (the mayor said it was too dangerous due to the downed trees and wires), this photo represents the only moment when our family was in...
Signs of life
As a husband, this has been a challenging time. Watching Lynne faint, no matter how benign it was, was scary enough. Feeling incredibly limited to do anything of substance to help her as she...
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What a difference a day makes
While yesterday (Tuesday) was a better day than the previous (Monday), by the time I thought about writing a post, the blues had set in again. Here is what Tuesday was like: My kids went to school. That might seem like a mundane fact to most people reading this....
Visual highlights from the week
All dressed up with no place to go. Literally.
So, since they officially canceled Halloween in West Hartford (the mayor said it was too dangerous due to the downed trees and wires), this photo represents the only moment when our family was in costume (photo from Saturday, October 29th).
About Me
Lynne Tapper
I am a lifelong endurance athlete with the dual goal of training and racing until my bones turn to dust and sharing that passion with as many people as possible.