I came to Chicago to do a race. And by racing I hoped to feel whole again. The end of my summer was full of sadness, injury, anger and loss. My father died in mid July, and with it my sister and I not only lost our last living parent, but we also lost many of […]
I don’t even know where to begin, so I think I will start at the end. On Sunday I did the Dart 10km swim. What started as a Facebook message from Heather back on a cold grey January day ended yesterday with me in complete disbelief. I SWAM 10KM. The past few months have been so rough […]
When it comes to paratriathlon, I believe. Triathlon – and my participation in it – has given me what I really believe is a second chance in life. A chance to be active and healthy and MOBILE well into my future. I am a huge supporter of triathlon for all – having written here and on […]
This is the face. The face of someone who just realised they had to cycle up a short sharp hill not once but nine times. And the face of someone who then realised that the same hill needed to be tackled twice again while running. Oof. On Sunday I did the Crystal Palace Triathlon. This […]
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 […]
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 […]
On Monday I raced the Capital of Texas (CapTex) Triathlon in Austin Texas. I originally signed up for this event to race the Open Physically Challenged wave which would occur alongside the USA Paratriathlon National Championships. However, due to the roll out of the new International Triathlon Union classification system for paratriathlon, nationals was moved […]