I am excited to launch this website to provide resources, support and community in an effort to live a healthy lifestyle. Click on the blog title or picture above to read the entire blog.
Welcome to The Healthy Giraffe
Let’s Beat Breast Cancer
I bet you know or knew someone who has or had breast cancer. I have lost friends and currently know several who are battling this horrific illness. The current risk for a woman to be diagnosed with breast cancer in America during their lifetime is 1 in 8 (13%). This is not the number one... Continue Reading →
Same Race, Different Perspective
I had a great time coaching and cheering on Team Total Fitness at the Crystal River Triathlon Saturday. This was the third and final race in their annual series. I competed in the first two races and had to pass on this one as I'm preparing for a race in two weeks. This gave me... Continue Reading →
Switching Gears Again
On consecutive Thursdays USA Triathlon (USAT) announced the cancellation of the two USAT Duathlon National Championship races I was targeting to compete in this fall. Here I'll share what that means to me and how I'm pivoting to other things. Maybe there is a nugget in here that can help you as we have all... Continue Reading →
Racing Deja Vu with a Chip
There are so many factors that go into a race performance it's no wonder how someone can have two significantly different results racing the same course three weeks apart. That's what I experienced Saturday as I raced the second of a three race series via the Crystal River Triathlon - racing the Sprint Duathlon. Three... Continue Reading →
Traveling Healthy – Taking it Day-by-Day
This was by far the most spontaneous I've been when taking time off to travel. It may not sound like much when you are finished reading this but for me it was an intentional decision to try it. Here I'll share my thoughts on how this played out, how I fueled myself with great nutrition... Continue Reading →
