I am so happy to share a story about Audrey Dingeman, someone I met last year while ordering dinner over the phone from her restaurant and my favorite, Golden Dinosaurs. As I was ordering she asked, "are you the Healthy Giraffe?" She mentioned she was considering training for a triathlon and marathon again, was interested... Continue Reading →
A Laboring Tune-Up within a Great Healthy Weekend
This Labor Day Weekend was packed full of activities including a race, new experience, training and spending time with friends. Here I will share a bit about each and how being active adds so much joy and health to my life. Saturday morning was my second tune-up race in preparation for the USA Duathlon National... Continue Reading →
Lack of Quality Control – Fueling Blunder
Three miles into the run following a long bike ride Sunday morning I knew I was in trouble and I was in a downward spiral from there. This stemmed from one error before I even started the workout. Today I'll share my experience along with a tip to help prevent this in the future. My... Continue Reading →
Failure, Progress & Fun at National Championships
A couple hours after the 2018 USA Triathlon National Championships I texted my daughter Morgan, "Part of me wants to take a couple months break and part of me wants to go back out right now and practice." That was the emotional roller coaster I was on after I failed to meet my goal of... Continue Reading →