13 May, 2018

What a refreshing weekend at Ironman Santa Rosa!  THANK YOU race directors for giving the athletes a legit, true, beautiful and well organized  Ironman race!  One of the reasons I chose this race for the conclusion of an early season build, was the legitness of the bike course, a better guarantee that the bike leg would require athletes to solo effort it,  and the likelihood that "all men will be created equal" coming off the bike, with true Ironman running legs, and for me, well...let's just

13 Apr, 2018

"Dusting off the cobwebs" season opener occurred for me this past weekend.  Performed exactly were I thought I should, at this point of my season.  Not much to talk about, personal wise, it was a solid pre IM prep race kind of day. Anxious to get back to training, execute a solid race come IM Santa Rosa in a month, and then start the big build to Kona.  This is what I have done, since crossing my season opener finish line. 1.  Celebrated arriving at the finish line healthy this year. 2.

28 Nov, 2017

Finish lines are personal.  To each and every one of us, we all have stories that are to be celebrated at a finish line.  Whether an athlete crosses first with banners, or athletes who cross last, there is always something symbolic about them.  They ARE a big deal, not just to the spectator, but to the athlete, who celebrates something sacred, that only he or she can own.  A journey that started with a first step, lots of growth, failures, and ends with bang.   Finish lines are to be respected