As some of you know, I have rediscovered the game of squash and not only has it led to countless hours of sweat and fun, it has led me to Capitol Squash, a Hartford based non-profit organization that teaches and coaches Hartford students to learn the game of squash,...
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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.
It’s Good to be Right
It has been pouring all day! It's truly depressing. There are puddles and mud everywhere. Flood warnings are burning up my phone all over the state. So...why am I smiling? Because I'm not riding...
The Long and Lonely Road
My nightly routine has been to check the weather for the next day to mentally prepare for rain or sun (yeah, right!). Last night I noticed that the weather report for Friday was looking grim (rain...
My Left Foot
I’m leery of writing anything about injuries for fear that I might jinx myself. I have spent a lot of time and effort making sure I made it to race day on August 17th in one piece. To me, that is...
All I Need is Time
Okay, so it’s a little embarrassing that my last post was dated March 26. I had every intention of documenting my Ironman triathlon training, but I didn’t account for one major obstacle…TIME. I...
Will This Winter Ever End?
Okay. I didn't have any melt downs today...but I am sooooo sick of this cold weather. I even saw flurries on my way to taking the kids to school today. And the wind...the nasty wind just won't let...
Melt Down #1
I promised myself that this blog wouldn’t always be about the “good stuff.” I wanted to be able to look back after I completed the race and see what I went through (training, emotions, the whole...
Dream or Nightmare
This post will be short. I just feel like I need to document that the dreams (or nightmares) are beginning. A friend of mine told me that after she signed up for her first Ironman Race, she...
Test Week
I’ve never been a great test taker. I was always the kind of student who got her work done on time, or early. But the tests, especially the standardized ones, were slightly above average, nothing...
Like the Back of My Hand
I’ve been running in Central Park since I moved to New York City in 1990. This includes 6 New York City Marathons and too numerous to count races from 5k to 20 miles. I know every up and down, every...
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I can see clearly now the pain is gone
At my four-week post-op appointment, the plastic surgeon told us that patients notice significant improvement at six weeks and then again at 12 weeks. Now that I'm at six weeks, I thought I'd share some observations about how I'm doing. What surgery? There are times...
Good riddance November
Today marks the fifth week in a row that we have driven to the great state of New York and back (sometimes in one day). That's a record for us in the eight years we've lived in Connecticut. We went for the 4 week post-op with my plastic surgeon on Tuesday. I was very...
Giving Thanks for Thanksgiving
(It's Leland) This is a nice holiday, though not one that cracks my top 5 (Flag Day, Chanukah, Purim, Halloween, and Arbor Day, not in that order). But, I do love the Peanuts cartoon and have a soft spot for cranberry relish. There is something nice about a holiday...
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.