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I'm writing this post the night before the big day, October 8th. The cannon will fire at 7AM Hawaii time for the 2011 Ironman World Championships. As always, it is an incredible honor to race here and I plan to race my heart out with a smile of gratitude on my face. Send your good […]

One of my pre race day snacks! Blue sweet potato, pineapple, turkey, runny egg, broccoli, avo, after my last little training ride…

As I've mentioned before, with Ironman a mere two days away at the time I write this post, I now need to begin topping off my glycogen stores. NOT the night before the race, and NOT with ridiculous portions of pasta. Small amounts of yam, or sweet potato, or my Hawaii starch of choice- the […]

VERY happy to have had such a lovely Paleo meal @ Merriman’s Waimea… Local lettuces, luau leaf, swiss chard & wild boar… To DIE for!!!

Dear Nell, I only just discovered your blog and website over the last couple of days.  I see that you're racing in Kona, and I am, too!  I've been toying with going Paleo but wasn't sure if I could do it and still race Ironman.  Now that I see your blog, I realize I can! […]

Who ever said female athletes had to lack panache? I liked this pic I saw walking along Palani in Kailua Kona the other day…

Post ride lunch: grass fed beef, steamed veg, beet/kale/garlic/ginger juice…what more could I ask for?

Why eat a ‘bar’ when you could eat this?

A recent article in the New York Times Magazine discusses whether or not food can be addictive.   According to the processed-food industry, it cannot.  They don't feel the use of that word is appropriatems, so they're coined their own term: craveability. With financing from the World Sugar Research Organization, whose sponsors include Coca-Cola, the […]

SOglad2get another box of waste, I mean ‘Wheaties’in my athlete goodie bag @Ironman check in! Not so much… GimmeAYam!