Over the past month, my training partners and I have gone through the difficult process of parting ways with our team and coach and planning a new direction for our future. Brett Sutton’s guidance over the past three years has shaped me into a new athlete: from a “pro” who was nowhere near even making a living [...]
23 October 08: New York Times today
Here is a link to the New York Times article on the compression sock gear test that I did. It was in today’s paper.
http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2008/10/22/fashion/1023-PHYSICAL_index.html
Hawaii Ironman Race Report
This year’s Hawaii Ironman was one of the least impressive showings in my career. However, there was a high point: I did accomplish my long-time goal of winning the Hawaii Ironman swim. Being the first woman to emerge from the water in Kona has been something I have dreamed of since I first saw the [...]
21 October 08: Off-Season Antics
I finally arrived home in Tucson last night after tacking on a bonus vacation on the way home from Kona. Wellington and I stopped off in Hollywood on our way home and spent a few nights with some friends at the Roosevelt Hotel. We’ve been enjoying all kinds of off-season activities, like shopping, going to [...]
9 October 08: Time to chill
I can officially say the work is done! I did my last big workouts yesterday; today I am going to take the day off, and tomorrow will be an easy day. By Saturday I should be jumping out of my skin! But by the end of the day today, you won’t want to know me…I [...]
07 October 08: Finding me in Kona
I just wanted to write a quick announcement because I’ve just had to shift the time for my signing at the Cervelo booth at the Ironman Expo. So, for those who are here, please come say hello tomorrow afternoon. Here is my expo schedule:
Wednesday, October 8:
Newton Running Company: 1-2 PM
Cervelo: 2-3 PM
7 October 08: Who needs an ocean view?
There are a million and one reasons that Kona week is my favorite one of the year. The obvious ones are that this is the only week in the year during which I seem to have all of my best friends (who come from so many different corners of the globe) in one place at [...]
5 October 08: Kona!
It’s Sunday afternoon here in Kona, and this is the first time I have had a few minutes to sit down since I arrived two days ago. I’m not complaining, because I have been having a blast and doing some good training, but I am going to need to spend some more quality time in [...]
30 September 08: xtri interview
Since I feel like I don’t have much time to write proper blogs amidst training and trying to get my life organized before leaving for Kona, I thought I’d provide a link to an interview that I just did with xtri.com.
So here you go: http://www.xtri.com/features_display.aspx?riIDReport=4992&CAT=21&xref=xx
The short report from here in Tucson is that I am very [...]
