The challenge and fun of traveling healthy continues this summer via Toronto. Today's post will be the first of a two part series chronicling how I strived to eat healthy and train on this awesome adventure with Morgan in Toronto. Next week in part 2 I will share our adventures finishing up in Toronto, Niagara... Continue Reading →
Change Your Diet Change Your Cancer Risk
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 →
Dealing with Injury – I am Lucky
Dealing with an injury can be quite frustrating. It's not a question if you will get injured, it's when will you get injured and how to deal with the injury mentally and physically. Similar to the mental challenges training and competing present, managing through an injury is quite the mental conundrum. Today I will share my progress dealing... Continue Reading →
Fuel Your Body to Start the Day
When it comes to fueling my body I've certainly changed my approach to breakfast over the years. Breakfast for most of my life was an inconvenience to getting the day started. I simply wanted to get the day rolling with what I had to do so breakfast needed to be quick in both preparation and... Continue Reading →
Great Dates
Since we just passed Valentine's Day I thought it would be good for me to share my thoughts about dates. I have them regularly and genuinely find them to be spectacular in living a healthy lifestyle. OK I will fess up. I'm not talking about going on dates but rather the fruit grown on a... Continue Reading →


