I have so many posts swirling in my mind now – mental strength, battling the motivation monster, swimming, Japan, restaurant reviews. But last night all of them seemed to fade in comparison to what is happening right now in Yemen, and my concern for my colleagues there. As you may know I work in an […]
Last year I volunteered at the Hyde Park ITU World Championship Series Triathlon. I worked on the Sunday, all day during the Age Group olympic distance race on the run course, and then in the early part of the afternoon on the pro bike course. It was a great day. I love marshalling – like […]
When I attended the Strong Like Bull training camp in Spain, one of the comments made to me was that “it’s all about sacrifice.” I’ve been chewing on this comment ever since February. Although it was made with regard to training for an ironman, the topic of sacrifice became a general conversation. “In order to […]
In March 2008, three years ago almost exactly to the date, I began my journey of becoming a “Gazelles”. I participated in the Rallye Aicha des Gazelles, the women’s only navigational rally challenge through Morocco. With nothing more than a compass, 1950s survey maps, a ruler and a calculator, teams make their way from checkpoint […]
I try to stay positive, upbeat and smile through adversity. But everyone, and I mean everyone, has a bad day. Myself included. Yesterday was one of those days. It ended with me getting a tweet from my friend Laura: Tomorrow is new day. How true. Sometimes it is important to just draw a line under […]
In 2008 I was fortunate enough to participate in the Rallye Aicha des Gazelles. The rally is the sole women’s only rally challenge in the world – across Moroccan terrain teams navigate with nothing but a compass, ruler, and 1950s survey maps to seek out checkpoints. The rally is not a speed challenge – but […]
In November for my 40th birthday I accepted the challenge of doing 40 different things before the end of my 40th year. I am not sure if I will complete everything on the list, but it is a great list and one that I am enjoying thinking of, even if I can’t do each thing. […]
Patience is a virtue, Virtue is a grace, Grace is a little girl with chocolate on her face! My mother used to say this rhyme to me when I was little. I think because it is so unlike me! – I have no patience – I am not physically graceful – I am not a […]
So today I *finally* get to participate in #fitblog! But, wait, you say. What is #fitblog. On Twitter, by putting a # in front of a word, you can make that word searchable, on a live time basis. You can type the full term (e.g. #fitblog) into the search button and it will pull up […]
About 5 months ago on Twitter I noticed a post from Karen on her visit to the Kripalu Center. I had read about the Center in Whole Living, and had always wondered what it was like. So I asked her what she thought. “I didn’t really take in the institute or what it offers”, she […]