One of Wolfpack Joey’s favorite things to say is: “you can’t improve upon what you don’t measure.” Consequently, this was testing week in my Ironman Arizona training plan. The only problem here is my absolute Read More …
If you follow me on Instagram, Facebook or Twitter you are probably sick and tired of pictures of my boys triathlon on Sunday … but I just can’t help myself. I am so proud of Read More …
Time is speeding by and the South Beach Triathlon is around the corner. This race will be unlike any other for me as I will be Kerry Gruson’s able body in the half mile swim, Read More …
There is much about my life that I couldn’t have predicted but am grateful for. I had no intention of becoming a triathlete much less of doing an Ironman. And a spandex-wearing cyclist? No way. Read More …
Feeling supported is probably one of the best feelings on earth because it involves all sorts of other feel good emotions: love, respect, and confidence to name a few. I know, beyond a shadow of Read More …
Life is hard for Kerry Gruson. As a quadriplegic, she needs help doing most of the things you and I take for granted: from cooking to brushing her teeth. But it wasn’t always like that. Read More …
It’s been a while since New Years Eve meant anything to me. I used to hang up so many hopes on that one night: from kissing prince charming to magically conquering my resolution list. A Read More …
This is a letter to cyclists on Bear Cut Bridge, heading westbound (into Miami from Key Biscayne), on weekday mornings, during rush hour. I am not talking to the peloton (I am terrified and Read More …
This post talks about the end of IronMan Florida and what lies ahead. It is sponsored by Got Chocolate Milk but fortunately what I write is entirely my opinion and even if I were not Read More …
Be warned: this post is about the days leading up to the race and not the race itself. That’s part two! I heard the voice that said “Cristina Ramirez … you are an IronMan” this Read More …
Have I really been training for IronMan Florida for 22 weeks? Is the race less than a week away? It’s crazy but true. I am no longer in denial about the race being so close, Read More …
The less you do, the less you can do. I’m in the beginning of my IronMan Florida taper. It’s not that there is no training, but comparing to what I’ve just been through, it’s nothing. Read More …
Twenty seems like such a milestone number … twenty weeks of IronMan Florida training; but in reality week twenty was a blur. It’s Sunday and I’m still not sure how I got here. All I Read More …
It’s four weeks to IronMan Florida and I am ready. It won’t be fast or pretty, I will struggle especially in the marathon, but I am ready even for that. And though I still have Read More …
Training for an IronMan is a long haul where you push your body past the point you thought you could. That is a lot of stress so every once in a while, well every once Read More …
