Powell 3 Triathlon Challenge (a.k.a. first serious tri ever)

                                                                                                                                                                     Lake Powell, sun, sand, and an amazing race, what more can someone ask for?
We decided to start doing triathlons pretty late into the season, so we could only get one race in before the end of the season came, but man we chose a great one! The Powell 3 Triathlon Challenge is a great way to close a race season.It is in early October right around fall break so it is not only a fun race but kind of a mini vacation.We decided to start doing triathlons pretty late into the season, so we could only get one race in before the end of the season came, but man we chose a great one! The Powell 3 Triathlon Challenge is a great way to close a race season.It is in early October right around fall break so it is not only a fun race but kind of a mini vacation.

Run the Canyon: Cedar City Half Marathon

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to run your first half marathon? Have you ever wondered if you could even run 1 mile without stopping? This was me to a T, I was always a sprinter I played tennis my whole life, how was I ever going to run anything?

Creamy Chicken Fiesta Soup (Healthified)

My favorite soup of all time is Creamy Chicken Fiesta Soup.
It hits all the right notes; creamy, cheesy, a little spicy, and full of flavor. Well there is one note it just doesn't hit and that is it is not that healthy, I mean it is not horrible but it could definitely have a makeover.

What we learned about replacing running shoes

So I have been in a good amount of pain while running for the last month. We are training for a half marathon next weekend, as well as another one in Disneyworld in November. We have been increasing our mileage every week and towards the end of my runs my knee and my feet have hurt a ton. I didn't think there was a chance that I had to replace my shoes, I just bought the Saucony Omni 12's in April and I figured I have only put around 200 miles (if that) on them.

When did I get this FAT!?!?!?!

To all the ladies out there who have woke up one morning, looked in the mirror and screamed in terror! This is what I looked like when I was at the fittest point in my life, I weighed 148lbs.

I just had started playing college tennis at the University of Utah and man was it tough! But it was so easy to loose weight I had two tennis coaches, a conditioning coach, and an athletic trainer. This is not real life as I soon came to realize when I finished with college tennis and got married.

Healthy Shepherd's Pie say WHAT?!?

I know there have been a lot of healthy shepherd's pie recipes out there lately but I really feel like I have the best one because of my secret ingredient wait for it....... Chobani Greek Yogurt what what ya that's right. Here is the blessed recipe from the Gods.

Total Body Triathlete Workout in 30 minutes

Strength Training is so important for everyone. I know there are a lot of people who train for triathlons and only train by running, biking and swimming. While that's what most of training should be, it's important to set some time aside to strength train. Strength training obviously makes us stronger but it also helps avoid injuries and corrects muscle imbalances in the body.

What the heck is Riking?!?

We signed up to do two half marathons this year, the first one is in three weeks in Cedar City, Utah. The second one is the Wine and Dine in Disneyworld in November. We have been training a lot but sometimes we get bored just running on the road and we want to mix it up and go in the mountains.

Tri's are expensive

When we first started looking into triathlons we just got caught up in the awesomeness of it all and did not even consider the price. Well imagine our shock when a sprint triathlon at the local rec center was going to cost us $80!! But no worries we found some solutions for you other frugal triathletes out there,