by Stephanie Artis | Mar 14, 2017 | Stephanie's Blog
It felt like just yesterday that I was ringing in the New Year and now I already have two races under my belt and two more around the corner. If you read my Editor’s Note in the latest issue of Freeplay magazine you already know that I haven’t mapped out my races this...
by Stephanie Artis | Aug 10, 2016 | Stephanie's Blog
My summer schedule is coming to an end so like any crazy endurance athlete I am busy sneaking in some last minute fun sessions before I transition to my fall schedule Monday. As I sit here and write this I am zoning in and out – taking long pauses to watch the...
by Stephanie Artis | Aug 1, 2016 | Stephanie's Blog
At the start of the season things looked promising. I check off race after race on my schedule like clockwork. I almost began to think I might actually accomplish everything I planned back in January for the first time ever. But just like that everything came to a...
by Stephanie Artis | Jun 14, 2016 | Stephanie's Blog
We headed to Santa Monica last weekend for the the elite paddle board races at the Santa Monica Pier Paddle – we have some upcoming women’s SUP pieces we needed to work on for Freeplay. The Santa Monica Pier Paddle is an amazing event with races and...
by Stephanie Artis | May 19, 2016 | Stephanie's Blog
I knew going in that it was going to be a long day but since I have done numerous half Ironmans and a full Ironman suffering for hours on end is something that I am well accustomed to. The first 16 miles were relatively uneventful. I started off easy as planned and...
by Stephanie Artis | Apr 12, 2016 | Stephanie's Blog
About a mile and a half into the Woodside Crossover 35k endurance run I had already begun brainstorming titles for my race report – “Crazy Blonde Takes on Huddart Park”, “If It Could…It Did”, “One for the Books”, or a personal favorite…”I’m Glad Sean Missed This One.”...