Category: my tribe

  • My Dad

    For years I believed that my dad was the strongest man in the universe.

  • Celebrate every start line

    Celebrate every start line

    I enjoy challenging myself and striving for my personal best. But there is no podium, no PR, no finish line that compares with the feeling of joyful pride that sometimes overcomes me as a parent.

  • best friends & hopscotch

    Every March 7, I step into a time machine and remember the adventures of my childhood with my best friend, Katie. Let me be more specific, she was my best friend in the whole wide world.

  • The Luckiest Woman in all of Cyclocross

    The Luckiest Woman in all of Cyclocross

    Last night I entered my first cyclocross race, The Midnight Ride of Cyclocross. With roughly 8 hours of any type of off-road experience, this may have been crazy. But it was dark and I was on a start line, so when they said “go,” I did.

  • My coach is this awesome!

    I posted about starting with a new coach last week, or so. I wanted to clarify her awesomeness.  Not only is my coach, Kelsey, awesome – she is this awesome! → This is Kelsey. Overall female finisher for the 2013 Rev3 Olympic Distance Triathlon. She is amazing and I am completely honored that she’s coaching me this…

  • My coach – preview

    “There is hardly anything you can’t do if you have, and you nurture, the proper support systems.  Don’t lower the goal, increase your support.” ~Jim Hayhurst Sr I have my new, big goal – competing strongly at the 2014 USA Triathlon Age Group National Championships – Olympic Distance. Now I need to increase my support…