Through ten years of marriage, our family has been on countless road trips. From camping in the Everglades to cruising around Portugal we’ve spent hours sitting in a car going from point A to point Read More …
No relationship compares to that of parent and child. The Lebanese writer Kahlil Gibran, in his book The Prophet, wrote a poem/prose On Children, which you can read at the end of this post. In a nutshell, Read More …
Strange things happen: difficult things become easier; effort becomes habit. I no longer smoke, nor drink alcohol or soda. At first, these changes seemed impossible and the withdraw symptoms, even from Diet Coke, were difficult. Read More …
Relax. This is not my goal though I respect the amount of effort she put forth to look like that. After completing IronMan Florida I thought: “I can dream the impossible.” I searched for a Read More …
Today I am heading to Central Florida so that I can ride Sugarloaf Mountain (pictured below). This is a big part of my goal for the Under Armour What’s Beautiful campaign and it’s absurd to 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 sponsored, I 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 …
So much went into the Triatlo Longo de Caminha, a 70.3 mile triathlon race I completed this past weekend in Northern Portugal, that I decided to split the race review into two posts … the facts Read More …
For a moment I wondered if I was a good parent or part of a breed of guilt laden moms who overcompensate by letting their kids run wild. But then clarity hit me and I’m 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 …
