It’s All Part of the Game

The conditions couldn’t have been better yesterday, here in Kona for the Ironman World Championships.  Madame Pele, the Goddess of Fire,  granted us with calm seas, minimal winds (save the last stretch along the Queen K!), low temps and overcast skies. There are no complaints to be made about yesterday being too windy or too […]

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Choose.

When this post goes live, I’ll be in the waters of Kailua Bay along with nearly 2,000 other athletes about the race the Ironman of all Ironmans- the World Championships in Kona, Hawaii. Today will be the seventh time I’ve had the opportunity of racing here on triathlon’s sacred grounds and I will honor this […]

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Veggies Before a Run? You Got It!

The other day,  I showed up for masters sipping my usual pre workout smoothie, which contains a plethora of ingredients, including my all time favorite veggie, kale. Aside from the fact that my drink was a lovely, bright green, it brought a lot of attention due to the fact that so many of us are […]

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It’s The Diet, I Promise!

The other day, I received a compliment from a kind, elderly gentleman.  He approached me and asked what I did in order to achieve good muscle tone on my arms. “Yoga?”, he asked?  I told him that while I do enjoy yoga, it’s actually something I’m just now getting back into, for no other reason […]

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