Priorities

Someone told me this week that I needed to rethink my priorities. Someone who has never taken the time to get to know who I am, but has judged me from the outside. I always find it interesting when we place judgments on people. Whether it be me, a politician, a movie star….. I find [...]

The Healthy Side of Things

Ever notice that your health takes a dip when you take a break, a vacation, or a recovery week? That’s prefectly natural. Perfectly normal. And it is happening to me. I am sick with pneumonia at the beginning of my recovery week, and it is all right. Normally I get Pneumonia 3-4 times a year. [...]

Dropping My Bag of Stuff

It’s come that time of the season where I need to do some house cleaning. Where I need to take a look around me and what is in my life and begin to simplify. Specifically, what is surrounding me that is positive and fills me with good energy? What is surrounding me that is an [...]

Rabbit Ramble!

Two days before Easter we traveled to Schoharie NY to spend Easter with Curt’s Mom, and I signed myself up to run in the 4 mile Rabbit ramble! The Rabbit Ramble was a road race held in New Guilderland New York and about 150 runners showed up to run in the chilly spring. I was [...]

One Door Closes……

Those of you who know me, knwo Kelly Bergkessel. She’s my training partener, my travel buddy, and we talk triathlon like regular people talk football. Conversations revolve around Lisa Bentley, Norman Stadler, what we think of Gordo’s latest entry….. we are the biggest Gordo Fans there ever were. If we could, we would be President [...]

The Warrior Poet….

If you have been following the remarkable John Blais, then you are familiar with his war against ALS. This inspirational and magnificent man completed the Hawaii Ironman in 2005, and I had the privilege of seeing him on stage at the Clearwater 70.3 race. The 70.3 World Championships. John’s fight and his legacy have brought [...]

You Know You Are Training for the Ironman When…

There are things that happen to me when I begin to dip into my long Ironman training weeks. First and foremost I get really, really stupid. I forget things mid sentence and I search for my keys about 12 times per day. Here are just a few of the idiot things I have done this [...]

Spring Forward Race Report

This morning we had beautiful weather for the Spring Forward 9.5 Distance Run, and I am pleased to announce I had a terrific workout! The day began at 0430 with a 90 minute ride, and then continued at 7am with a 6 mile run with some of my athletes. We got to the starting line [...]

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