I didn’t intend for Flashback Friday to become a weekly thing, but it’s a fun, easy post. Today I have an actual story about my former life from four years…
Two steps forward … or not at all
As a sportswriter, I often had to write about athletes getting injured and their recoveries. Injuries to the legs, knees, ankles and feet usually were the worst, because of their…
Living the f*ck out of fall
If you even half pay attention to sports, you know football in its various forms is in full swing now, which means if I were still at my old sportswriting…
Bona fide
My fear in advance of my first Olympic triathlon was never that I wouldn’t finish. I would find a way to will myself to that finish line. My fear was…
Redefining hard and impossible
The big, bad triathlon I’ve been training for for the past 12 weeks is upon me. Tomorrow I pick up the race packet. Friday I rest. Saturday I race. Training…
Push it
I did something so out of character for me this morning. I got up at 5 a.m. in order to make a triathlon training session. There previously were only two…
Don’t tri so hard
Oh, hello again weekend. It seems like you were just here. I’d say that is a good thing, but it really means I’ve discovered a new level of busy at…
Beyond surviving
Every time I really start getting into my triathlon training, I mean really get into it, I get this sort of athlete’s high that makes me think, ‘I love triathlons…
Bruises
I’m training for a Memorial Day sprint triathlon. Assuming all goes well, this would be my fourth tri, so I feel like I should be an old hand at this….
Weekend warrior
As evidenced in my last post, I was already aware how a change in jobs would require me making certain adjustments. What I did not expect was not being able…
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