2015 – Bethany Rutledge https://bethanyrutledge.com Mon, 23 Nov 2015 21:32:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://bethanyrutledge.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Untitled-design-24-150x150.png 2015 – Bethany Rutledge https://bethanyrutledge.com 32 32 IRONMAN Florida 2015 Race Report https://bethanyrutledge.com/blog/ironman-florida-race-report/ Mon, 16 Nov 2015 21:21:07 +0000 http://bethanyrutledge.com/?p=1373 I have been having trouble putting how I feel about this one into words. We had a super fun group and weekend overall. There certainly aspects of the racing that weren’t the best but this race was about more than that. I signed up for this one pretty last minute as Read more…

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]]> Unconventional Mantras and Motivation https://bethanyrutledge.com/blog/unconventional-mantras-and-motivation/ https://bethanyrutledge.com/blog/unconventional-mantras-and-motivation/#comments Fri, 25 Sep 2015 15:16:20 +0000 http://bethanyrutledge.com/?p=1349 As the biggest race weekend of the year is upon us, I have spent a lot of time lately talking to people about physical and mental race strategies.  Every first timer receives advice about getting to transition early, not starting out too hard, and managing race nutrition. But most people Read more…

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]]> https://bethanyrutledge.com/blog/unconventional-mantras-and-motivation/feed/ 1 More Summer Racing and Birthday Fun https://bethanyrutledge.com/blog/more-summer-racing-and-birthday-fun/ Fri, 18 Sep 2015 14:02:38 +0000 http://bethanyrutledge.com/?p=1338 I got behind again and missed posting about a lot of the summer fun! There was lots of summer racing fun. Here is a summary of what went down as far as racing and tons of photos below: Tri 2 Beat Cancer Had fun hitting this one for the third year Read more…

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]]> Tri the Mountains https://bethanyrutledge.com/blog/tri-the-mountains/ Wed, 22 Jul 2015 00:08:03 +0000 http://bethanyrutledge.com/?p=1309 We had an amazing time this weekend at Escape to Blue Ridge- Tri the Mountains! AJ Petrillo, Georgia Multisports and co put on a great race. After a weeklong battle with a lake bug I was uncertain about my original decision to race in the OPEN/ ELITE category, but I Read more…

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]]> #12weeksallin https://bethanyrutledge.com/blog/12weeksallin/ Sun, 19 Jul 2015 23:27:44 +0000 http://bethanyrutledge.com/?p=1307 So I totally meant to write about #12weeksallin two weeks ago, but time just got away from me. If you’ve been doing triathlon for a long time, then you’ve probably realized that no matter how gung ho you were at first, now matter how diligently you’ve trained, or how badly you Read more…

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]]> IRONMAN CDA: What. A. Day! https://bethanyrutledge.com/blog/ironman-cda-what-a-day/ Thu, 16 Jul 2015 16:20:30 +0000 http://bethanyrutledge.com/?p=1274 IRONMAN Couer D’Alene was about the experience, and enjoying one of the most brutal race days in IRONMAN history. Was CDA (Subjectively) the Toughest? A Breakdown… I have gone back and forth several times as to which has been the most epic and tough IM (so far) to finish. Was it IRONMAN St. George Read more…

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]]> Escape from Alcatraz 2015 https://bethanyrutledge.com/blog/escape-from-alcatraz-2015/ Tue, 16 Jun 2015 23:03:44 +0000 http://bethanyrutledge.com/?p=1220 Pre-race:  This race was a surprising blast. Originally I had looked at this as John’s bucket list race and not really mine. But I certainly didn’t want to miss out and FOMO is powerful. We signed up to raise money through Medshare, which is a great organization we didn’t even Read more…

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]]> Chattanooga 70.3 Race Report https://bethanyrutledge.com/blog/chattanooga-70-3-race-report/ Sat, 30 May 2015 21:05:46 +0000 http://bethanyrutledge.com/?p=1214 Started in the back with Laura, Hilary, Amy, and we had a fun time in line. At IM Chatt I really enjoyed starting in the back because of the massive affect of slingshotting on the bike. If I had to do it again tomorrow, though I would start up more. Read more…

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]]> Atlanta Dog Jog https://bethanyrutledge.com/blog/atlanta-dog-jog/ Sun, 10 May 2015 23:31:37 +0000 http://bethanyrutledge.com/?p=1210 The week after John Tanner it was time for the event of the year, the Atlanta Dog Jog. I have to say this is one of the most fun races to me, and this year did not disappoint. Originally John was not slated to attend, so it was just Sadie Read more…

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]]> John Tanner Sprint Tri https://bethanyrutledge.com/blog/john-tanner-sprint-tri/ Mon, 04 May 2015 23:04:54 +0000 http://bethanyrutledge.com/?p=1206 I love doing this race each year because it’s the start of the Atlanta tri season. I had a great start to the year at Florida 70.3, but a few bumps in the road cropped up after that. Specifically, I ended up with a root canal, infection, minor temp and Read more…

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