There were several people in tears Saturday night in the Giraffe's Den. This wasn't due to two teams falling short on the final question of Game Night but the tears were coming from cutting a few enormous red onions as part of three recipes we were preparing for dinner. Today I will recap the Healthy... Continue Reading →
Racing Chilly and Wet
I learned a lot about how to race in cold and rain this week. Yesterday's duathlon in Fort DeSoto, FL, Chilly Willy, was a perfect opportunity to learn something new in some not so favorable conditions. Today I'll share what I learned preparing for the race and then how it played out. Early in the... Continue Reading →
Recovery, Motivation, Healthy Eating & Community
We covered a lot of territory in this edition of the The Healthy Giraffe Event (HGE) and it added a great deal of health to my life. The final preparation for the gathering started Friday night as Morgan and I made a visit to Sprouts Farmers Market to pick up a few final ingredients for... Continue Reading →
Trust, Belief, & Confidence (06.03.18)
This weekend I raced the Pineappleman Triathlon in Melbourne, FL. Two years ago at the very same race I had the worst triathlon finish and swim of my racing career. It wasn't the worst simply from a time or placement perspective, but the mental stranglehold I was under swimming in open water. I thought I... Continue Reading →
Road Trip to Consciousness-Blossoms (05.20.18)
In this week’s Giraffe Paper, I’ll share the road trip to Consciousness-Blossoms the Giraffe group took this weekend. Did it make the list of my favorite places to dine in the Tampa Bay area? Keep reading to find out... In the road trip blog to Cider Press Cafe in March I mentioned I was given... Continue Reading →


