by Stephanie Artis | Mar 8, 2015 | Stephanie's Blog
Creating my race schedule is tricky. It requires me to be flexible with myself. There are so many factors that need to be considered when deciding on races: location, size of the race, cost, the course, date of the race, race distance, travel time, etc… Finding races...
by Stephanie Artis | Mar 2, 2015 | Stephanie's Blog
March marks my 25th year of running in Sacramento! In 1990 my junior high school started a track team and I could have been happier. My 8th grade softball season was about two weeks in and the only thing I had going for me was I was good at hustling and had good...
by Stephanie Artis | Feb 13, 2015 | Robin's Blog
Triathlon is a team sport. For many people who toe the line, there is an army of people who have helped that person get there. For some, it’s about getting to that finish and for others, it’s about performing. But for everyone out there that day, there are...
by Stephanie Artis | Feb 7, 2015 | Elise's Blog
The voice in my head sometimes reminds me “you are 42, mother of two, a bit old to be out there trying to race against gals half your age, hmmm?” Fourty-two, FOURTY-TWO?! How did I become fourty-two?! Wasn’t I just 32 last year? Dara Torres, the first American swimmer...
by Stephanie Artis | Feb 6, 2015 | Stephanie's Blog
Off and running!! Last weekend I kicked off my racing season with a local 5k. With a 3.5 hr bike, a swim and a large helping of food at the Spaghetti Factory the day before, it really was more of a tempo than a race but regardless it is sure nice to know that my first...