Yesterday I went on a mission. Since I thought I was coming to Barcelona, I wasn’t going to leave Spain without seeing the place . . . But my list of things “to see” in Barcelona was clearly not going to be accomplished in whatever short time I would have in the city: where to [...]
28 September 09: Cycling in Spain
All is well here in Calella as I have just escaped from the prison-like accomodation and now might even be able to get some sleep! Jetlag jetlag go away . . .
The higlight of my weekend was a beautiful bike ride in the mountains very nearby. I had no idea there was such good riding so [...]
25 September 09: First days in Calella . . .
Turns out that I’m not in Barcelona. In fact I’m in a little town called Calella, about 50 kilometers down the coast. I suppose I should have figured this out before coming here, but the race is called “Challenge Barcelona,” so I just assumed . . . One of these days I am hoping to [...]
24 September 09: HOT PINK Compression Socks…
Oh and P.S. I am in Barcelona.
But first the socks. Can you imagine my excitement when a package of new compression socks arrived from my friends at CEP Germany–just in time for my trip–and they were all HOT PINK?!?! Although I have recently come to dread these long, across-the-ocean journeys in what my friend Rachel [...]
Ironman Wisconsin Race Report
photo credit: Paul Phillips/ competitiveimage.us
Last weekend I had the pleasure of racing Ironman Wisconsin for the fourth consecutive year. Although my “home” is in Arizona, and I have in fact never lived in Wisconsin, Madison has become my “hometown race.” I even have an adopted home, family, and dog thanks to Kari Myrland, a local [...]
19 September 09: This week in Tucson and SimplyStu Interview
Post-ironman week always means swim extravaganza! These are usually my highest-volume swim weeks, and this week was no different.
Maiki likes it! Note all of those beautiful, clear lanes at the University of Arizona Rec Center–we don’t get that in Germany!
Swimming is always more fun with a new swimsuit–especially a Brasilian one. The Brasilians know how [...]
16 September 09: More Ironman Wisconsin Pics
I’ve just returned home to Tucson. I have exactly eight days here before a three-week trip. My next race is Challenge Barcelona, the newest iron-distance event in the Challenge Series. I head over there next Wednesday, and after racing on October 4, I will fly straight to Kona to support Maiki! After Sunday, I must say I really cannot wait [...]
14 September 09: Back on the podium!
photo credit: Paul Phillips / competitiveimage.us
This picture says it all! This is me finishing here in Madison yesterday. It was a very smiley smashfest. I will get a full report done in the next couple days, but I just wanted to check in and thank everyone for their support via email, etc–and for everyone who [...]
11 September 09: MindBodyGreen Interview
This is just a quick check-in Friday morning from Madison before I start Friday crazy-day, which means appointments from 8:30 AM til 5:30 PM. Knowing that pre-race Friday is always crazy-day, I have spent the last two days trying not to do too much!
However, my family arrived yesterday! I have been looking forward to this [...]
9 September 09: I heart Wisconsin!
I arrived last night in Madison, Wisconsin, and I must say, it feels like home! This is my fourth year in a row racing the ironman here, and I’ve been staying with the same homestay since my first visit in 2006; every time, I come for at least a week, and then count the days until [...]
