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 […]
I am still in a blue carpet induced euphoria tinged with a violet haze. The past weekend in Chicago was nothing short of a dream come true for me—proof that perseverance, faith and courage are so key to having once in a lifetime experiences. On Saturday I raced as an elite paratriathlete representing the United […]
I’m here. I’m in Chicago. After an amazing weekend in Marseille (more on that later!!) I left work this week after a mere day and a half in the office (at the busiest time of the year – D’OH!) and headed to the Windy City. Just me and my bike. Probably my last travelling tri […]
I have more than my fair share of blog posts swirling in my head. I sat down with the intention of (finally) publishing my review of Audioflood (the waterproof iPod shuffle for swimming). But today I have decided to post on something new for me, something that scares me… Arm atrophy. I started to notice […]
When you have a lot going on with life, it is sometimes hard to know where to start things. The best piece of advice I’ve received for moments like this – the moments when things seem overwhelming – is to start at the beginning and tackle things little by little. So that’s how I’ll let […]