26 June 08: Upcoming Adventures

I just wanted to check in quickly and let you know about some fun new challenges that I’ve decided to undertake this summer. Training in Switzerland continues to go really well. Today is one of those days when I “can hardly get out of my own road,” as my coach would say; in other words, [...]

16 June 08: Birthday Weekend in Leysin

Last Friday, I celebrated the dreaded 3-0 . . . Thanks to my coach and teammates, however, I was able to give it to myself to the extent that I didn’t have time or energy to be sad about no longer being a twenty-something. In fact, our two days of celebrations here in Leysin were [...]

4 June 08: Ironman Brasil

Last week I had the privilege of returning for the third time to one of my favorite races: Ironman Brasil in Florianopolis (a.k.a. “Floripa”). Brasil was my fourth ironman of 2008, and as always, it provided me with some valuable experience, and plenty of fun along the way.
One of the most important things that [...]