Ironman Arizona Week 3: Mounting Frustration
Just as I was getting my engine started for Ironman Arizona I sprained my ankle. That made this week frustrating and dicey as I adapted my training to what I thought my ankle could handle. Read More …
Tag: Swimming
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 …
IronMan Florida: The Finish And What Comes Next
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 …
Race Review: Triatlo Longo de Caminha
After much deliberation I am writing two posts on my recent race. This one, a pure race review for those of you who are curious about how the Triatlo Longo de Caminha, a 70.3 race in Read More …
Poolside Smackdown: Bullied By A Swim Instructor
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 …
Tri Chat: IronMan Florida Week 20 – Run Forrest Run
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 …
Tri Chat: IronMan Florida Training Week 17 – Things That Make You Go BONK!
It had to happen at some point; I bonked on Saturday’s long bike ride. At least, I think I did. I felt queasy, somewhat disoriented and exasperated. Andreas, from Ultrabikex Studio, tells me often: the good Read More …
Introducing Fitness Together Miami – And There’s Something In It For YOU!
If you follow my journey to IronMan Florida you know I am incapable of doing strength training; at least not on my own. I swim, bike and run like a crazy lady but getting to Read More …
Tri Chat: IronMan Florida Training Week 15 – Stumble
This week I spent five days with my family in the hospital – nothing necessarily urgent or life threatening but something private. I didn’t hydrate well, I didn’t eat and when I tried to go out Read More …
