Swim Bike Stress (Fracture)
In true to form, when the going gets tough, I break something. 🙂 After having a really great 15 weeks of training and gains, an MRI revealed that I have the likes of a tibia stress fracture. I am out of weight-bearing activities for 8 weeks: also known as ETERNITY. [Of course, it’s not, really.] And I […]
Why I Am Sick of Picking Sides
What sides? Fat or Thin. I am so SICK of talking about fat and thin. And having to play on one team or the other. Okay, so I’ve never actually been asked to play on the Skinny Team. With the thin people. Like, ever. And being in a mind-F sport of fitness like triathlon… well, […]
A Sobering Thought (Okay, Lots of Thoughts)
Deep breath… and GO… So I quit drinking. Like, yeah, completely. I am a sober person. And I’m one of “those people” who is counting the days without a drink (#Day82), and I’m proudest of the days when I go out to a cocktail party and I am drinking soda/lime and I’m home and in […]
What Hurts. I Don’t Know. Pick a Number.
I guess I could start with a simple list about hard things and what hurts… like a numbered and bulleted list, so that way, I could be very clear. Mostly clear. But times like this, I think the list would be long and selfish and I would be judged (not that I give a damn […]
To Every Thing a Season…
I never know when it’s going to hit me. I can be talking, and then I just burst into tears. This morning, I was paying my insurance bill, and I lost it, just weeping. My sweet grandmother (who everyone knew as “Mombow”) left this life on Saturday morning at 5:25… with my mom holding one hand, with […]
When Is It Time to Quit?
This morning after my swim, I received a text message from one of my favorite people, @pcap0829 (*Wait, don’t you talk to your friends in usernames? Oh… well. 🙂 ) …She wrote: You were in my Timehop on this day in 2013, so… naturally, I had to go find the post and read it. […]
Pass Them Like You Love Them
“Passing a cyclist like you LOVE them could be all it takes to save a life.” The wonderful cycling campaign, Pass Them Like You Love Them, started as just a few words that hit the hearts of cyclists and their families. In April 2014, Frank Guinn (husband of 2015 Swim Bike Mom Ambassador Team Member, Kimberly […]
Critz Tybee Run – Half Marathon 2016 Race Report
If you want a flat course, then the Tybee Critz Run Fest on Tybee Island (Savannah), Georgia is for you. The race consists of a two-day run festival, where if you do all the events, the mileage adds up to a marathon (mileage-wise)— Friday night: 5k, Saturday: 10k, half marathon, 2.8 mile beach run and finally, a […]
The Anatomy of a Reformed Quitter
So I had a really funny and amazing morning. It was one of those days where seriously EVERYTHING was backwards. Nothing was wrong; but everything was mixed up and backwards. I woke up and had the boy child jump in bed for snuggles. (Gah. I can’t even tell you how much I love this. He’s 8. […]