This week has been for the birds.  And after two straight days of horrendous work, I really wanted a frosty brew (or three) tonight.  But this will tell you how much I've grown...Tada!Tonight's "frosty brew" on … [Read more...]

My Garmin battery is dead.  I have several watches that sit in my dresser because I never replace watch batteries.  But I need my Garmin, and I fully intend to have the battery replaced. Well, I did intend.... … [Read more...]

And no, the awesomeness is not another diatribe from me.  I know, don't cry.  Ironman YouTube videos! Ironman YouTube videos!  The start of my insanity can probably be tracked back to these. … [Read more...]

Thanks to SBM friend, Kathy, for sharing this picture from the Slacker Half Marathon Relay in Colorado this past weekend. Kathy ran while pushing her son in his wheelchair....AND reported that their relay … [Read more...]

Rethinking my October Ironman Miami 70.3 insanity today. That brick was rough yesterday. And then I'm going to add on another twenty miles on the bike and ten miles on the run... oh, and after a little dip in the … [Read more...]

Today was my first brick since before St. Anthony's....and lawd, was it was obvious.Now, I didn't start out in the best of conditions - last night, we had a couple of people over (i.e., a little too much to … [Read more...]

I had my second baby on New Year’s Eve 2008.  Two months after that, I waddled to the gym and stepped on the dreadmill.  I won’t tell you how much I weighed, but suffice it to say, I gained eighty (yes, … [Read more...]

So, my adventures in veganism are going pretty well.  I won't lie and say I haven't fallen off here and there.  But I didn't have an affair with meat.Instead, I had a heated, rotten, torrid affair over the … [Read more...]

A beautiful day to be on a bike.  The Expert and I went to the Silver Comet Trail for forty-four miles of fun.  It was nice to have a riding buddy for once. Lots of debris on the trail from the recent … [Read more...]