What a start to 2021 with a race supporting a great cause and time spent with team, friends and family. Saturday morning in Fort DeSoto, Florida was the site of Ronnie's Run, a run race raising awareness for alcohol and drug abuse organized by Sean and Jeanne Keeney. Here I will share my experience of... Continue Reading →
Best Damn Saturday Morning
It felt so good to race again Saturday morning with team Total Fitness at the Best Damn Race in Safety Harbor. This is one of those races that hits high marks in many areas - overall community and team participation is high, it is very well run and there is a positive energy that permeates... Continue Reading →
An ‘Ironman’ Type of Community
Usually I post a recap of The Healthy Giraffe Road Trip but Saturday included an Ironman like day full of spectacular events so I will review them all. When I reflect on the day it made me think of the four areas to optimize your life Dr. Dean Ornish wrote in his book, Undo It!: How Simple... Continue Reading →
Buy or Leave?
When looking at the food label and ingredients for one of their lunch options late Sunday morning, a frozen vegan pizza, Michael Blue asked, "I'm not sure, is it a buy or a leave?" That question was asked several times during a vivacious game at the first Healthy Giraffe Event of the year Saturday evening.... Continue Reading →
The Healthy Giraffe – Italian Style
We had many things to celebrate at the October Healthy Giraffe Event Saturday evening. I'll discuss that and look ahead as a major milestone was passed whether I liked it or not... There was an Italian theme for this event as we had guests (Claudia del Fabbro & Cor Luti) in town from Italy and... Continue Reading →