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Camping At Mike Roess Gold Head State Park

Posted on03/24/201603/24/2016AuthorCristina22 Comments

I live in South Florida, and I forget how diverse this narrow peninsula really is.  Just a few hundred miles North (300 to be exact), near the border with Georgia, we found the Gold Head Read More …

CategoriesCamping, Featured, Travel

The Dharma Yoga Wheel For Athletes

Posted on03/18/201603/18/2016AuthorCristina9 Comments

I became an athlete when I was older, in my very late thirties after at least twenty years on the couch.  My body, mind, and soul have definitely changed as I train and participate in Read More …

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The Pan Florida Cycling Challenge For Hungry Kids

Posted on03/15/201603/15/2016AuthorCristina15 Comments

It’s become popular amongst bike enthusiasts to participate in charity rides.  These are rides that vary in distance but are done as a fundraising event.  You pay or fundraise a certain amount in order to Read More …

CategoriesAdvocacy, Childhood Hunger, Featured

When Children Set Aggressive Goals

Posted on03/08/2016AuthorCristina27 Comments

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 …

CategoriesEmpowerment, Featured, Run Club Series

To Empower Is To Help Only When Needed

Posted on02/22/2016AuthorCristina24 Comments

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 …

CategoriesEmpowerment, Essays, Featured, Run Club SeriesTagschildren, Empowerment, Run club

A Camping Weekend in St. Augustine Florida

Posted on02/17/2016AuthorCristina1 Comment

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 …

CategoriesCamping, Featured, TravelTagscamping, family travel, road trip, St. Augustine

NBC News & Positive Impact Awards

Posted on02/12/2016AuthorCristina1 Comment

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 …

CategoriesAdvocacy, Empowerment, FeaturedTagsEmpowerment, Hispanicize, Positive Impact Awards, Social Good

Empowered or Entitled?

Posted on02/09/201602/09/2016AuthorCristina40 Comments

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 …

CategoriesAdvocacy, Empowerment, Featured, Run Club Series

Believe And Achieve … A Lesson From Peter

Posted on02/05/201602/09/2016AuthorCristina8 Comments

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 …

CategoriesAdvocacy, Empowerment, Featured, Run Club Series

Inspiration: The Conditioned

Posted on02/03/201602/03/2016AuthorCristina1 Comment

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 …

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Fighting Childhood Hunger

Posted on01/31/201603/15/2016AuthorCristina16 Comments

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 …

CategoriesAdvocacy, Childhood Hunger, Essays, Featured

A New Beginning

Posted on01/29/201601/30/2016AuthorCristina6 Comments

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 …

CategoriesEssays, Featured, Life

A Change of Heart – Camillus House Children’s Run Team

Posted on01/28/201601/28/2016AuthorCristina12 Comments

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 …

CategoriesAdvocacy, Always Loved, Camillus House Children's Run Team, Featured

How To Feel Successful

Posted on01/10/201602/05/2016AuthorCristina2 Comments

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 …

CategoriesEmpowerment, Featured, Fitness, Ironman Lake Placid, Life

Life After An Ironman

Posted on08/29/201501/29/2016AuthorCristina25 Comments

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 …

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