Race Recap: ThumbsUp at Swim Miami
“My attendance at the Swim Miami Open Water race is cursed.” That is what I thought at 6:00am as a loud thunder shook me from sleep. Two years ago I had signed up and trained Read More …
Category: Fitness Posts
Like A Computer, Life Has A RESET Button
I have been swirling in a glass full of self-pity, walking around with a dark cloud over my head. I was tired, cranky, and unenthusiastic about life in general. I couldn’t pin point the cause Read More …
Ironman World Champion Leanda Cave Is Our ThumbsUp Celebrity Cheerleader
There is so much going on that I am struggling to keep up with it all. But this can’t wait. In fact, this is probably the biggest “thing” that has happened in my little blogging Read More …
#ThumbsUp! Update: Ultrabikex Purchases Our Carrier
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 …
#ThumbsUp Tackles The Carnaval Miami 5k
I’ve told Kerry Gruson’s story hundreds of times and it doesn’t get any easier. In our #ThumbsUp campaign we want the world to know what happened to her. But we want you to focus on Read More …
#SixPackMami …Or Not!
This has been a good week. There is a lot of buzz about the 3M Positive Impact Award I received, and about the South Beach Triathlon I will be doing with my quadriplegic friend Kerry Gruson in Read More …
Running As Miami Famous: The Miami Marathon & Tropical 5k
It’s Wednesday and I am still waddling like a duck; this must mean it was Miami Marathon weekend. I know this because for the past two years my husband Joe ran the marathon and he Read More …
Race Recap: ThumbsUp For the South Beach Triathlon
The same thing happened in Ironman Florida: I got the case of the “what ifs” two days before the race. Back then, I worked through my fears and arrived at the beach calm and focused Read More …
A Family Affair: The Miami Kids Triathlon
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 them, and of us, as Read More …
Looking Back At 2013
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 …
