InsideTracker & Ironman Training: Take Two!
To perform at your best, it’s not always about the outside. I can swim, bike and run like it’s my job, but that does not mean I’m going to kick ass at any race. What I do know is, when you start to...
View ArticleEagleman: Race Ready
As hard as it is for me to believe, I have my first triathlon of 2015 THIS weekend! Where the heck did the time go?! I can honestly say that I am RACE READY for Eagleman 70.3. I bounced back quickly...
View ArticleI gave it my all.
Not really sure where to start here. Eagleman chewed me up and spit me out. But that’s Okay. The truth is, I needed a race like this before the big show, my ‘A’ race. Looking back over my past six...
View ArticleVermont Training Camp 2015 RECAP (and lots of pretty pictures)
First of all, I have been slacking on the blog posting train. Sometimes life gets in the way, and that’s okay…. finally I’m back! Today I’m finally talking about my training camp in VERMONT a few...
View Articleit’s crunch time.
Well…. it’s almost here. Hard to believe but I’ll be racing my second Ironman in less than four weeks now. Time is flying by…. add in Ironman training into the mix and time goes by REALLY fast. Thought...
View ArticleRemembering to just.breathe.
This is hard. Peak week is what makes you realize why you do an Ironman. You work hard all year long and then there are a few weeks out of the year that REALLY test your limits; The big weeks show you...
View ArticleIt’s almost here!
A week from right now I’ll be waking up in Mont-Tremblant Canada. I’ll look out my hotel window and see the village below, the village where the finish line is… where the magic happens! The beautiful...
View Article“This Year Is Yours”
Recently, a thought came across my mind… ALL of this training for ONE day, one race. I quickly realized that what I was thinking was not the way to think about an Ironman. Sure, the race is ‘just one...
View ArticleKONA
I know it’s been a while since I’ve posted… heck, I still need to finish my Mont-Tremblant recap… But… tomorrow is a VERY big day and I thought I would share what I am about to take on. At IMMT I...
View Articlewhy i’ve been so quiet
When I started this blog, I started it with the word courage in mind. At the time, I was thinking about the courage it takes to do BIG things as an athlete. The courage to do things that are out of...
View Articlesome reflecting: IMMT and punching my ticket to Kona
Finally… I’m feeling the desire to write again. I wanted to write about all of this sooner.. but I had a lot of ‘life stuff’ going on right after Ironman Mont-Tremblant. I also wanted to write lot...
View Articlealoha kona: the calm before the storm
On Monday October 5, 2015 after a 16 hour travel day from BOS to LAX to KOA, I arrived in Kona.. and boy was it hot and humid! I have never seen my ankles so swollen from a plane ride, but I was happy...
View ArticleKona part I: race morning + the swim
Not every race can be a good race. With the good races, there must be bad races every once in a while. The bad ones are what really tell us what we are made of. These are the races that make us an...
View ArticleONIPA’A: Finishing what I started in Kona
In Hawaiian Onipa’a means “be steadfast, resilient and resolute.” Each year they pick a theme word for the Ironman World Championships. The theme word of Kona this year was: ONIPA’A. Given the day I...
View ArticleTraining Lately
Wow, it’s been a while since I’ve done a training post. I’m still actually training. Trust me. Well, minus the virus and respiratory infection I just got over, ugh! Luckily, it was good timing after a...
View ArticleRaleigh 70 point 3 {Recap}
It’s been a while since I’ve done one of these, or even a blog post for that matter. Here we go… Raleigh was kind of a beast, but I loved it. A few things about Raleigh It’s hot It’s humid as f*ck...
View Articleon being mindful.
This post might come across as rambling thoughts… but I hope it helps you. If I could think of one potential drawback to being a long distance triathlete it would be, that I spend a lot of time in my...
View Articlenever settle: IM Vineman Race Report
Sharing thoughts of my heart and courage at IM Vineman. That 140.6 race I completed on July 30, 2016, my “A” race of this year. Here’s how it all went down. Ever feel like you want something so badly...
View Article2016 in review
Hello A lot has happened over the exciting year that was 2016. I thought I would share a recap of my year (in mostly photos)....
View Articlea new journey: announcing baby k
I’ve been keeping sort of a big secret for several weeks now… I will be doing a different kind of “training” this year. We’re having a baby! Oh.My.God this is really happening! The truth is, I had...
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