Post written by Susan Lacke. Admit it — you runners love to poke fun at us cyclists. We’re dork-ish looking people in our helmets and padded-ass shorts who think it’s fun to spend hours pedaling away through roads and up mountains, pretending we’re in the Tour de France. But those of us who both run and cycle know a…

Note: This is a post from No Meat Athlete Resident Triathlete Susan Lacke. Runners often tell me they’d love to check out the triathlon scene, but they can’t (or won’t) swim. They say swimming is hard, the mass start looks scary, and open water just gives ‘em the heebie-jeebies.  And I’ve got to admit, they…

This is a guest post from Susan Lacke, who has recently overcome a debilitating phobia of Twitter. You can now follow her to learn everything you never knew you needed to know about cupcakes, beer, and triathlons. Even between friends, some things are best left unsaid. But at No Meat Athlete, we’re happy to do…

Lots of you have been following Susan Lacke since she started writing posts for No Meat Athlete earlier this year.  Ten days ago, she completed her first Ironman triathlon, less than a year and a half after losing 70 pounds on a vegetarian diet allowed her to run her first 5K.  Here’s her recap of…

I’ve mentioned before that Ironman Wisconsin (next weekend!) takes place on my home turf. This means lots of friends and family members have told me they’ll be venturing out to Madison to cheer me on. Some I haven’t seen since high school, which is kinda cool. And some of you amazing readers are even saying…