We all have our demons. It’s hard to share the things that scare us, that make us feel the most insecure – but sometimes you have to take a leap of faith and do things that you find scary in order to grow. Just like swimming the Chesapeake Bay was a physically scary challenge for […]
We all have our demons. It’s hard to share the things that scare us, that make us feel the most insecure – but sometimes you have to take a leap of faith and do things that you find scary in order to grow. Just like swimming the Chesapeake Bay was a physically scary challenge for […]
We all have our demons. It’s hard to share the things that scare us, that make us feel the most insecure – but sometimes you have to take a leap of faith and do things that you find scary in order to grow. Just like swimming the Chesapeake Bay was a physically scary challenge for […]
And with a bump the plane landed on Saturday early evening, and it was back to reality… Our week of training in Lanzarote was hardly what I expected it would be. I saw (another) knee doctor on Friday – the day before heading out to training camp. Doctor number two advised me that under no […]
At the end of last season I felt… Directionless. Directionless (adjective) Lacking in general aim or purpose. 2012 was not the greatest season of triathlon for me. I fractured my ribs in a random topple just before the USA Paratriathlon National Championships. I suffered hypothermia in my last race of the season. I struggled to […]
I’ve been blogging since 2009 – the year I decided to take triathlon a bit more seriously and to write about my experiences along the way. I took the plunge into the “online world”, turning my twitter account into a source of triathlon knowledge and inspiration. I found a community for myself online – people […]
I haven’t done a “Five for Friday” post in a while – not since July in fact. With these short posts I like to link or share a few things that I’ve noticed or that I’m working on at the moment. Things that have me thinking and that get me inspired. 1. Letters of Note […]
Back in November I got an email via the contact form on this site. Katherine reached out to she let me know that she had EDS-H (Ehlers Danlos Syndrome Hypermobility type) too and was thinking about taking up triathlon… She wanted me to know that hypermobility was anything but benign, and she encouraged me to […]
This month was bumpy. I kicked off January with a 5km run around some very muddy fields, the last run in my first pair of Saucony Echelons. It was time for a change anyway, and I had lined up the Asics Nimbus in my quest to find a running shoe that would not rub my […]