ThumbsUp At The Swim For Alligator Lighthouse OWS
After every big race there is a period of sadness. It’s so common among athletes we even have a name for it: the post race blues. I had it after finishing the South Beach Triathlon Read More …
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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 …
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 …
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 …
Her Words: How Kerry Gruson Felt The South Beach Triathlon
The South Beach Triathlon was too monumental to review in one post. So while I work on my take of the day, Kerry wrote about experiencing it from her point of view. People need to Read More …
Here’s One Way You Can Be A Part of ThumbsUp
Being part of this ThumbsUp campaign, where I am pulling my friend Kerry Gruson at the South Beach triathlon on April 6, has been quite an experience. In fact, I am still processing the lessons Read More …
South Beach Triathlon: Training For Two
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 …
Kerry Gruson and I Tackle The South Beach Triathlon As One
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 …
