by Stephanie Artis | Nov 8, 2015 | Stephanie's Blog
Just after Ironman Lake Tahoe I started tinkering with the idea of doing the Spartan Super Race in Sacramento but I quickly realized that what I actually wanted was a break. After spending well over a year in triathlon training with no real break I was more than ready...
by Stephanie Artis | Oct 12, 2015 | Robin's Blog
I am not sure where to start on this one! I was excited to have a 70.3 within driving distance that I could race at. A long 9-hour drive to Vegas, but it beat flying with my bike and the costs/hassles of that. I wasn’t sure how my body was going to respond at this...
by Stephanie Artis | Oct 1, 2015 | Stephanie's Blog
This is now my 3rd attempt at writing a race report for Ironman Lake Tahoe. On attempt #1 I wrote a detailed account of how I injured my calf pretty bad 9 days out from the race only to make it worse because I was too stubborn to skip my long run two days after the...
by Stephanie Artis | Sep 28, 2015 | Robin's Blog
The Des Moines Triathlon! This year was the inaugural running of the Des Moines triathlon. It took the place of Hy-Vee, a huge Olympic distance race that ended last year. As I had previously focused on the Olympic distance race prior to this year, I was looking...
by Stephanie Artis | Aug 20, 2015 | Elise's Blog
This was, by far, the biggest race I’ve ever done in terms of attendance and talent. It was an honor to be there amongst some of the nation’s best triathletes. Unfortunately in early June I started dealing with hamstring and glute pain. Bad enough to stop me from...
