Ironman Coeur d’Alene 2015

Ironman Coeur d’Alene Race Report June 28, 2015 The weekend started out with early travel with connecting flights through Seattle from Sacramento- travel was fairly uneventful besides long layovers. Made it to CDA through the help of another athlete that shares my...

Reflecting on Boise

  When my alarm clock sounded the morning of the race the usual nerves that kick in were absent and a general since of dread and anger filled the space. As I gathered my race gear my feelings did not fade. In fact they only intensified as I marched down the...

Train, Race, Recover… repeat

It doesn’t get easier, you just get faster. – Greg LeMond This quote is true and a kind of a bummer. I was kind of hoping I’d get faster AND it would get easier. Nope. Still hard and still hurts. But faster? I hope so. May was a busy month. Starting April 19 I did a...

Race Report — Gratitude

TBF Tri for Real #1: Sunday, May 31st, 2015 This race was all about gratitude. It’s not every day that I am gracious for being able to do the things I do, but racing today was definitely just that. There are too many days I take for granted, unfortunately, but this...