Family
October Fun
I was excited for October…it is just a nice time here in PA! Some fun updates.. Racing: Well there is none of that happening for me in October but we hit the race circuit to volunteer for one of our favorites local series: Here we are acting serious as the Read more
Family
September here and gone….
Blink….and September is almost over! Everyone headed to school this year and we are settling into a new routine. Jack started kindergarten and he was SUPER excited to ride the bus…which lasted all of about 2 days before 45 min was a LONG time. Soccer still occupies four nights a Read more
Family
Raising IRONkids
The balance between training for long course events and raising a family is a tricky one. When I first started training for the half ironman distance, my kids were 8 weeks, 2 and 4. For the most part, this has always been part of their lives. Now at 5, 7, Read more
Training
Back at it
After IMLP and our annual trek across the US, we returned briefly to PA. In 2013, I essentially ended my season after Lake Placid as I was not sure how I was going to feel. This year, I knew I wanted to do something like shorter like a half but Read more
Family
annual trek across the US
Post Placid…we drove to IA, which we do every summer. The kids love it. We stop and see lots of friends and hit different places every summer. This time we had company along the way. Ryan’s brother and his crew of 4 came out to spectate and cheer. We were Read more
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coming up for air
This is a pretty solid summary of the last two months of my life. This week capped the final push before IMLP and honestly, I was a little sad to finish my last long brick. Slowly, I am finishing the things that were on the back burner for the past Read more