It’s The Most Wonderful Time of the Year

No, I’m not talking about back to school (although that is nice, too). I’m talking about cross country season…the smells, the hard work, the excitement…all the parts of cross country that made it such an important part of my life for so long. There was 7th and 8th grade cross country that was more about… [Continue Reading]

Swollen leg

I have a funny story to tell you. A few weeks ago I was standing in my living room and looked down at my leg. It seemed swollen to me. It was odd because it didn’t hurt and I had just run and it felt just fine.  But yet, still, there it was, all puffy… [Continue Reading]

Running silent: Equipment Matters

If you read my Triathlon report, you’ll know part of this story, but I’m going to tell it anyway I have always heard the term “nothing new on race day”.  No new shoes, no new socks, no new clothing.  But nobody really ever mentions your equipment.  Ideally you should also use no new equipment, or… [Continue Reading]

I Tri like a mother too

If you’re on Facebook you’ve seen these pics and heard a little about it already, but I’d like to post here for my reference and give more detail. I went to the preview on Friday night thinking that it would calm my  nerves. Instead it made me scared shitless.  The waves in the lake were… [Continue Reading]