Losing a little steam
A slight shift in focus
race
I finally met my nemesis-checkmate
Don’t meet your heroes, don’t meet your nemeses.
Nemesis
A nemesis is someone or something that is a persistent rival, opponent, or source of downfall—often one that seems destined to challenge or defeat you repeatedly. It carries a sense of long-standing rivalry or inevitable conflict. -chatGPT 2025
Kids Tri Hard
My kids always want to come to my races. I would love to have them there! But there’s so many logistics that make it too difficult. Either the race is an early start and I… Read More »Kids Tri Hard
Steven saves the day
“Steven!” We shouted from the starting corral. There was 3 minutes until the start cannon would go off and two IronMan employees were huddled comparing pieces of paper, neither looked up. “STEVEN!” This time, we… Read More »Steven saves the day
Eagleman 70.3
A friend recently said this to me and I replied, “that’s a really cool quote, where is it from?”“…the Bible…..”I probably should have known that. Especially because we were in Bible study at the time.It’s… Read More »Eagleman 70.3
Smith Mtn Lake Race Recap
The first thing you need to know, is that Dave was not there. If you don’t know what I’m talking about, go read this recap from Lake Anna a few weeks ago. The second thing… Read More »Smith Mtn Lake Race Recap
Lake Anna race rundown: in which I recap the race and literally get rundown by an opponent
The prairie dress dilemma was resolved. I really left you hanging with that! I did have lunch at school, I did sit at the same table as her, we did receive many compliments on her… Read More »Lake Anna race rundown: in which I recap the race and literally get rundown by an opponent
Marriage, minivans, and marred perfection
Picture, if you will, a young married couple. They have one baby, a 6 week old little girl. It’s Saturday night and they are headed out for one of the biggest milestones (minus wedding and… Read More »Marriage, minivans, and marred perfection
How to take a good race and make it seem bad
Fortunately, a good friend of mine, is almost a sports psychologist. Because I needed some psychology after last week’s half marathon in Greenville, SC. It was really fun, firstly. I ran it with a friend,… Read More »How to take a good race and make it seem bad
This day will not be gentle
Wow!! Thank you so much for all the support! I definitely felt the energy when I took on this race and loved knowing so many people were tracking me and keeping me accountable. Prior to… Read More »This day will not be gentle
Ladies and gentlemen, you are now in the hands of the starters
That’s what they always say before a race. It’s kind of inspiring, but kind of intimidating. Here we go! https://www.ironman.com/app-tracking-information Bike course: Run course: Let’s be real, nobody cares about the swim course. But for… Read More »Ladies and gentlemen, you are now in the hands of the starters
I’m racing tomorrow!
As you’re reading this, I’m preparing for my first ever half ironman. I race tomorrow, 10/21 in North Carolina. You should track me! You have to download the IronMan app and then look for the… Read More »I’m racing tomorrow!
PTO Milwaukee Race
This summer I competed in the USA Triathlon Nationals. It was held in Milwaukee at the same time as a Professional Triathlon Organization (PTO) race. Such a cool experience. Nationals was awesome, roughly 4300 athletes… Read More »PTO Milwaukee Race
An ambulance, a jet ski, and some rage
Last weekend I had my first race of the season, it was Olympic distance: 1750m swim, 26 mile bike, 6.2 mile run. I love racing. Even thinking about it gives me butterflies. It’s always good… Read More »An ambulance, a jet ski, and some rage