Oct 20, 2016 Girona is one of the major Catalan cities, and has a complex and interesting history through stories and rulers of the Iberians (indigenous inhabitants), Romans, Visigoths, Moors, and Charlemagne. Though all those changes various religions dominated and combined. In the 12th century the Jewish community flourished in Girona. All of these noteworthy groups have left their mark …
Barcelona to Girona! October 19, 2016 After an unfortunate mechanical delay which required over 3 hours and an unplanned plane change in Newark (though with gritted teeth I reminded myself to be thankful that a malfunction is caught before the plane leaves the ground..), I was finally en route to Spain. The excitement has been building over the past month as …
ABOUT A YEAR AGO, Lucas’ father Rusty approached us with the idea of a family trip to the Grand Canyon, in order to complete a “Rim to Rim to Rim” crossing. It’s something we’d both heard of; some of our fellow endurance-junkie friends (in both Boulder and Nashville) had accomplished this feat before and both Lucas and I were very …
“Retirement Race” is what I dubbed this event for myself. This was my final race as a pro triathlete. If you’ve been reading my blog posts for the past couple years, you’ll have noticed a theme of me getting ready for this decision to step down or step away from the pro competition. It’s not an easy decision to make, …
Let me begin by saying how special this race is to me! I raced Vineman and won it in 2008 and 2009, before I got my pro license. My parents live in Ukiah, California, an hour north of Sonoma County where Vineman takes place. The scenery is beautiful, and I love the rolling hills. The course is challenging! Road surfaces …
Less than a week after the Boulder 70.3 race, Lucas and I packed up and flew to Tennessee. Some time ago I had been asked by Eddie Ferrel, manager of the X3 Endurance training group, to help out/talk/attend a triathlon training camp in Chattanooga, TN, home of one of the newest Ironman (brand) races. In fact, Lucas and I are …
June 15, 2014 – my first race of this year. I can’t believe how time is flying by…Lucas and I planned to have raced twice by now, but had to cancel or postpone due to various work and life circumstances. This race has been special to me mostly because it’s on “home turf” and people I know and care a …
Hello family, friends, fans, people who stumbled upon this page looking for another Whitney for another reason….. ?? I’ve been busy! Sorry I haven’t been around on my website lately! Life has its ups and its downs and, as we all know but we seem to be amazed about over and over, things change. For me, the past year or …
“I can’t wait to finish up this season”, is what my mindset has mostly been for the last month or so. I have been training since January and racing about one race per month since May; once the days got shorter and cooler sometime in September (plus the major flooding Boulder sustained click here for more info), my motivation has …
Looavul, Luhvul, Looaville, Looeyville, Lousiville… it helps to try and say it without moving your mouth. Good luck! No matter how you say it, Louisville, Kentucky is a great city. It has interesting history, culture, music, dining, athletics, and the citizens are very enthusiastic about hosting the Ironman at the end of every August. I did this race three years …