One of Those Days

I’m having one of those days. Those days where you are doing side planks with leg lifts (um, WTF, owwwww), and you crumple to the floor in tears, for no apparent reason. Well maybe not you, but me.  Me did.  I would call it hormonal, but that’s really not the case. I’ve had a lot of […]

Look Beyond

This morning I ran a half marathon in the Cayman Islands (I know, poor me!). And that report and full amazing trip details to come. But I am writing this post about something else. And not something Cayman Islands-centric, either, although the events of the morning happened to happen on Cayman. This particular something hurts […]

“Not Giving a Sh*t is a Way to Have a Terrible Life…”

“It does not take any courage to say, ‘Nothing is going to work.’ What you are really saying is, ‘I am afraid to try. Because what if I try and I fail.’ The hipster approach is to say, ‘I don’t give a sh*t.’ But not giving a sh*t is a way to have a terrible […]

Where Have All The [Nice] Triathletes Gone?

To the tune of the Paula Cole song, Where Have All the Cowboys Gone, I found myself asking the question: “Where have all the [nice] triathletes gone?” Here’s a group of them. ^^^ I also found myself interjected into a situation when I just wanted to work on a project, but instead I was dealing with […]

Ironman 70.3 Augusta 2016: The Swim Bike Mom Race Report

“I am relentless. I am unbreakable. I am unstoppable. This is good. This is great. This is awesome. I am relentless. I am unbreakable. I am unstoppable. This is good. This is great. This is awesome. I am relentless. I am unbreakable. I am unstoppable. This is good. This is great. This is awesome. This——-” SMACK. I didn’t even […]

Ironman Chattanooga 70.3 and Scared Sh*tless

Tomorrow I start to rebuild.  Rebuild the running, rebuild my tri season (if there is one to be salvaged), and decide what in the world I want to do. In light of the Expert’s fantastic showing at Ironman 70.3 Chattanooga Choo Choo yesterday, I am finding myself in a place of utter fear. Oh okay, […]

The Ironman Face Tattoo: IM Texas 2016

In light of my last post, I wanted to say thank you all for the wonderful comments and outpouring of “I get it” and “wow” and the like (and some of the not like too…) As for me, I think it’s okay to admit when we find ourseleves in a place of burnout and need […]

Jumping to the Next Distance… Am I Ready?

I get lotsa emails with these questions: “Is it time to jump up from a sprint to an Olympic?” or Am I ready for a 70.3?” or “When did you ‘know’ you could do an Ironman?” (By the way, the answer to the last question is, “I didn’t know.  I still don’t know.  If I […]

The Ironman 70.3 California Race (Sorta) Report

Ironman 70.3 California was to be my 6th 70.3 race. But then I decided to go and get a stress fracture, which meant… no race. I thought about doing the swim portion, but then decided against it at the last minute, really just wanting to spend the time spectating and enjoying the day. The Expert […]