When Children Set Aggressive Goals
Part of the I’Mpossible Run Club involves teaching children to set realistic goals. Though everyone was timed for a mile run at the beginning of the session, many did not want to make their goal Read More …
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To Empower Is To Help Only When Needed
When I saw Samantha’s registration for another session of our Run Club, I was surprised. “Why on Earth would she come back if she hated it so much?” I thought. Then I realized her parents Read More …
A Camping Weekend in St. Augustine Florida
After our road trip from Miami to Lake Placid, going to St. Augustine for the weekend hardly seemed like a big deal. In fact, since this past summer, even my boys (ages 10 and 8) reconsider Read More …
NBC News & Positive Impact Awards
This week, NBC News featured 8 Latino Bloggers for Social Good. I was named along with these fabulous people below and encourage everyone to check their stories and blogs. You can read the full article Read More …
Empowered or Entitled?
Much has been written about how we are raising an entitled generation, and those traits can be seen flourishing within the millennial group. Though some might disagree, I believe it’s a fine line between raising Read More …
Believe And Achieve … A Lesson From Peter
Whether you think you can, or you think you can’t, you are right. – Henry Ford I use this phrase all the time, ALL the time. But it was ten year old Peter who showed Read More …
Inspiration: The Conditioned
Maybe it’s because I grew up in Brazil, where this story takes place. Or maybe it’s because I’ve worked with the homeless. Either way, I think this guy is amazing and so is the woman Read More …
Fighting Childhood Hunger
I will ride 160 miles on my bike, across the state of Florida, to help fight childhood hunger. Don’t get me wrong, I love riding my bike and this doesn’t sound crazy or daunting. It Read More …
A New Beginning
I owe you an apology. I disappeared for a few months. It began when my I took a picture of my son Dreamer, age 10, and he said: “please don’t post that on Twitter.” PLOP Read More …
A Change of Heart – Camillus House Children’s Run Team
As I am changing the focus of TriathlonMami.com to advocacy and empowerment, I am highlighting my favorite posts from past social advocacy projects. I don’t know where to start. Hosting the Camillus House children’s run Read More …
How To Feel Successful
Whether you think you can, or you think you can’t … you are right. I can. I can complete Ironman Lake Placid while being a mom, working, and taking care of myself. I can’t do Read More …
Life After An Ironman
I know this place. I’ve been here before. There is no set plan, no guidance, no must do’s. The structure that led me to a sane life for the last six months vanished from one Read More …
Final Race Day: The Camillus House Children’s Run Team
Miami has the stereotype of a shallow party city, full of beautiful people in scant clothing. But it turns out that Miami is also a generous and warm fitness community that shined with the Camillus House Children’s Read More …
Product Review: Timex Ironman ONE GPS +
I received a Timex Ironman ONE GPS+ from the nice folks at Timex. I tried it out, and the following is my review. All opinions are my own. It came right before Ironman Lake Placid Read More …
No Risk – No Reward
I thought I had a great idea until I spoke to a friend. “Are you nuts?” Nuts seemed like a short but exaggerated word. All I did was tell her that Charly would be coming Read More …