Some bad luck this week has made me appreciate that I must have been pretty lucky in my last 39 ironmans . . . It turns out that the big 4-0 will have to wait til next year. I have been in bed sick since Thursday night. While I have raced half-sick–with colds and the like–before, [...]
26 November 09: Thanksgiving in Cozumel
Today I am thankful for “Happy Snapper,” a.k.a. my boyfriend, for obsessively recording our every move on camera . . . and making up for the bikini pic to which I subjected you in my last post with one from today!
Today is the third time in 31 years that I have missed my the Person [...]
24 November 09: You Are Invited . . .
HILLARY’S 40th BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION!
Join me in celebrating my 40th time across this line . . . This was #1: Ironman Florida, 2001. My little sister sent me this picture today; her email was aptly titled, “Fatty Finish.”
WHEN: Sunday, November 29, 2009, All Day Long!
GIVEN BY: Ironman Cozumel
WHERE: Cozumel, Mexico, or www.ironman.com
**No gifts, please. I will be giving [...]
23 November 09: Ironman Arizona
Two trips to Tempe in three days on top of my last big days of ironman training for the year (Wow, that sounds strange!) left me without time for posting here. But I did enjoy experiencing Ironman Arizona even though I wasn’t racing. Friday I had the pleasure of spending the afternoon with my K-Swiss peeps in their [...]
19 November 09: Voices in My Head
Tuesday was a treadmill PR day. Coach Muffin assigned the same big brick (bike-run combination) session I had done two weeks ago, and although I had been really pleased with that run, I managed to better it significantly this week. It was a career brick PR.
I had a fair bit of time on the treadmill [...]
17 November 09: K-Swiss and Ironman Arizona
I just wanted to let all of my Ironman Arizona-ing friends know that I will be in Tempe on Friday at the K-Swiss booth. Of course I will be out on the run course to cheer you all on Sunday afternoon, but I know most of you won’t be up for chatting just then . [...]
16 November 09: Weekend in Paradise
Maiki and I are back home in Tucson after a two-day family reunion plus bonus old-training-partner-reunion with Sammy in Palos Verdes (my hometown). Growing up there, I took this place for granted, but nowadays–after traveling the world–I have a high level of appreciation for the running along the cliffs near my parents’ house. i am [...]
15 November 09: My Superstar
I got to take advantage of my parents’ fancy scanner-machine this weekend to share this with you–for my readers who don’t get to see German Triathlon magazine. This is their Hawaii edition, with my K-Swiss teammate Andreas Raelert on the cover:
But of course the real highlight, as far as I am concerned, is the pictures of [...]
14 November 09: Back in Trojan Country!
Maiki and I are home with my family in Palos Verdes this weekend, and today we went uptown to LA to return to my alma mater for Homecoming . . . Cameron and I got to relive lots of great memories from our univeristy days. Tommy Trojan, below, is our school mascot–and his statue is [...]
11 November 09: Trojan Homecoming Weekend!
This weekend is the “Homecoming Weekend” at USC. For my non-American friends, “homecoming” is the annual event at a school or university, during which many of the school’s alumni return for a visit. At American universities, this weekend is centered around a football game. It has been a couple years since I’ve been able to [...]
