Over on Twitter it used to be that charities were the spotlight on Tuesdays. Once upon a time the hashtag #charitytuesday was popular. Well, I am going to throwback to those days, and today shed a little light on the charity that I support, the CMTA (Charcot Marie Tooth Association). ~1~ Back in 2009 I […]
Have you ever been asked “How was your race?” and had no idea what the other person was talking about? Embarrassingly this happened to me on Tuesday in pilates. You see, DH and I go to the same pilates instructor and on Sunday we did a swim. Well, he raced. And I had a nice […]
This post is one of a series I call “The Paratriathlete Diaries” – in the series I hope to take a regular look at the random things that happen in my life as an athlete with challenges. Any ideas, questions, or suggestions throw them my way. I would like to use this feature as a […]
Way back on June 22nd I did the Defi de Monte Cristo 1km swim – kind of a consolation prize for me as I did not get into the 5k challenge. I decided to use the swim to work on my race strategy which I would take to the ITU Chicago paratriathlon event. In hindsight […]
This post is one of a series I call “The Paratriathlete Diaries” – in the series I hope to take a regular look at the random things that happen in my life as an athlete with challenges. Any ideas, questions, or suggestions throw them my way. I would like to use this feature as a […]
I have so many aspects of the ITU Chicago World Paratriathlon race that I’d like to blog about. But first I will start with the experience. In one word: amazing. In three words: dream come true. A Blue Carpet Dream The International Triathlon Union races are famous because of their blue carpet. Although I have […]