Virtual Race Update: Project Semicolon
An updated on our New Year, New Hope Race (belated as it is)… Thank you all for participating! We had a great turnout and raised $2,000 for Project Semicolon in honor of Cara Will and in memory of her son, Dylan. Thank you ALL for your participation and love for this wonderful cause that is so close to […]
Unlocking YOUR Speed
At my talk this weekend someone asked the question about when running became easy for me. Of course, the response to that was all, “Ummm… Never?” Because running isn’t easy for me. Swimming can be–to a degree. Cycling comes in second–not easy, but more natural, but only after working at it for years. But running–no, […]
A Sobering Thought (Okay, Lots of Thoughts)
Deep breath… and GO… So I quit drinking. Like, yeah, completely. I am a sober person. And I’m one of “those people” who is counting the days without a drink (#Day82), and I’m proudest of the days when I go out to a cocktail party and I am drinking soda/lime and I’m home and in […]
To Every Thing a Season…
I never know when it’s going to hit me. I can be talking, and then I just burst into tears. This morning, I was paying my insurance bill, and I lost it, just weeping. My sweet grandmother (who everyone knew as “Mombow”) left this life on Saturday morning at 5:25… with my mom holding one hand, with […]
When Is It Time to Quit?
This morning after my swim, I received a text message from one of my favorite people, @pcap0829 (*Wait, don’t you talk to your friends in usernames? Oh… well. 🙂 ) …She wrote: You were in my Timehop on this day in 2013, so… naturally, I had to go find the post and read it. […]
Today is Only One Day – And It Matters
Much of the focus on a New Year is making the next entire year great. And to be honest, 365 days is pretty darn overwhelming to me. So, taking a cue from the #onedayatatime mantra… Today, I challenge you all to just make TODAY great. Do a workout or something active (today) Eat well (today) […]
New Year, New Hope – A Virtual Race benefiting Project Semicolon ; in Memory of Dylan
Register Now Here’s the link to REGISTER for our Virtual Race: New Year, New Hope benefiting Project Semicolon ; in memory of Dylan. Their story and more information on the “race” is below. Thank you all for participating! #NewYearNewHopeRace #NewYearNewHope #iTri4Dylan #TriFecta #SwimBikeMom #SwimBikeGive Join the Facebook Event Page to stay updated and share your stories! The Story Last […]
The Happiest Place on Earth and the Disney Wine & Dine Half Marathon Report
The Swim Bike Family went on its first non-race related family vacation in what seems like forever–it actually may be forever. But oh wait, I was running a half marathon. So nix that. I was planning write a lengthy race report about the miserable fiasco that was the alleged Disney Wine & Dine Half Marathon, […]
A Swim and a Princess
First up, in triathlon news: I went to my first (ever!) Masters Swim class this morning, and it was awesome! I really, really enjoyed it. There’s no real reason that I haven’t tried Masters before except for schedule and fear–but I decided off season is the time to try all sorts of new things, so […]