"How long will it take for them to catch me?" That was the question running through my head a quarter mile into the bike leg of Saturday's Sprint Distance Duathlon race at Challenge Miami. I don't ask myself that question in a race but on this day I made a colossal blunder that cost dearly.... Continue Reading →
The Healthy Giraffe – 3 Year Anniversary
The Healthy Giraffe is three years old! In some ways it seems like I have been at this for so long and other times it seems like yesterday. What is this you may ask? I wrote the purpose of The Healthy Giraffe just over three years ago… The Purpose is to provide resources, support and community in an effort... Continue Reading →
Top Gun Performances
The final multi-sport race of the year, the Top Gun Triathlon, occurred yesterday in Fort DeSoto, Florida and lived up to its name. There were 200 Top Gun racers and another couple hundred Top Gun staff, volunteers and spectators making it a beautiful atmosphere for a race. Here I will share my wonderful experience as... Continue Reading →
A Beautifully Confused Off-Season
I'm three weeks into a beautifully confused off-season and loving it. It's been so important for my body and mind to break the year into chunks and I'm just coming off a big one. Here I will share some things I am doing in this chunk that are a bit of a contradiction with what... 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 →


