Maiki is back in Tucson with me! Unfortunately, a Germany-cold spell hit my town for a couple days just in time for Maiki’s return . . . Still, the skies are blue and the sun is shining, so he is loving it. My GCM is in his off-season now, since Kona was his last race for the [...]
28 October 09: Wednesday GCM Day!!!
FINALLY! Soon every day will be GCM day here in Tucson. I am about to go get my other half from the airport. He’s been home in Germany for just over two weeks and is coming back to Tucson for good this time! Well “for good” is a relative term in our world, but we [...]
27 October 09: The Most Beautiful Bride Ever . . .
until my little sister gets married, which will inevitably be the subject of many gratuitous bride pics here . . . Don’t worry, though, she will first have to actually accept a date with a boy–which is something she is rarely persuaded to do.
But now, more of Katya’s wedding weekend! She was indeed the most [...]
23 October 09: Time for a . . . Wedding Swim!
I don’t know why the idea hadn’t occurred to me sooner–perhaps because my Better Half isn’t a huge fan of swimming. In fact I believe she enjoys it less than the GCM does. So because I am trying to be a good bridesmaid and make my training plan accomodate hers this week (It’s not too [...]
20 October 09: Wedding Week in San Diego
I am loving catching up with the girls down here! Thanks to James and Beth for the lovely dinner party last night . . .
Sometime late last week, I actually started contemplating unpacking my duffel from my Barcelona-Kona trip. Thinking big-picture since the GCM and I had recently decided that we will spend the winter and [...]
17 October 09: Gratuitous GCM Photos and more . . .
Yep, I’m still talking about Kona and posting pics . . .
First, my girls!!!
Charlotte (Paul), Belinda (Granger), Amanda (Balding), and I at awards on Sunday night
Race-day “spectating”–or, waiting anxiously at Lava Java for news from the the bike course–with the better halves of two of the other pro men, Ashley (other half of TJ Tollakson) and [...]
15 October 09: Back at it!
No, I am still not done posting Kona pics! In fact I may continue posting gratuitous GCM photos until I have him back with me . . . in approximately 11 days, not that I’m counting. The Commerzbank boys have to be in Germany to run the Frankfurt Marathon (relay) next weekend. Anyways, above is one of [...]
13 October 09: The GCM’s Big Day
With my champion at the finish . . .
My GCM made me so proud on Saturday. I am still bragging. Saturday was the Hawaii Ironman World Championships and my GCM showed the world that he is a Cycling Machine, indeed.
Pre-race: attempting to relax before heading to the swim start
Here’s a recap, as I saw [...]
10 October 09: Ironmantalk Interview from last night!
Last night I had the pleasure of being a guest on one of my very favorite podcasts, Ironmantalk, with the lovely Kiwi hosts, Bevan James Eyles and John Newsom. We talked about my race in Barcelona, what I’m doing here, and my thoughts on today’s World Championships here in Kona. So if you are looking [...]
09 October 09: Day Before the Big One!
The swim buoys about to go in this morning . . .
As usual, Kona is crazy during the pre-race week! I have hardly had time to eat! And of course I have already managed to misplace the GCM”s camera, which had most of our good pictures on it. So hopefully I will find it soon [...]
