“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 …

We did it!  We tied the proverbial knot on July 13th in Breckenridge, CO, with a small group of family and friends.  Beautiful, meaningful, memorable.  Weather held out for the ceremony, and thunderstorm-ed us inside for the reception.  It was perfect!  Here are a few photos…may add more of the family shots when we get them back. Look for Whitney …

I have raced the half Ironman in Lawrence, Kansas twice before.  I love this venue!  Everyone thinks Kansas is so flat and boring, but on the eastern end of the state, it is beautifully green with rolling hills.  This race starts and ends in a Clinton Lake State Park camp ground, and provides a fun and pretty bike route, and …

First race of the 2013 season was great!  I have never been to St George, Utah before, and it was well worth the trip.  It is located in the Southwest corner of Utah, 2,000 feet above sea level, and only 45 minutes from the phenomenal Zion National Park.  Lucas and I drove from Boulder, which is about a 9.5 hour …

Hello loyal fans that most likely have given up on me posting new blog entries.  Sorry.  I took some much-needed time off over the holidays and into January, and have spent some good time on things outside of triathlon.  I needed a break and some perspective, and also I have been excited about other aspects of my life – such …

The Thanksgiving holiday this year was a good chance to visit my grandparents and aunt, uncle, & cousin who live in Southern California.  My childhood was growing up in Long Beach, CA, and I spent a lot of time with my grandparents, creating a special relationship and some wonderful memories.  They have taught me good life lessons simply by how …

I met my two best girlfriends back in junior high, when everything was a little cloudy and we were all figuring out who we were gonna be…  We have had different circles of friends, varied experiences since graduating high school and college, and we are all currently in very different life situations, but these two girls and I have remained …

September 21-23, 2012 was the inaugural weekend for a new event in Colorado.  It was executed by the folks that put on the well-known “Ride The Rockies” 6-day bike tour in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado.  In 1986, The Denver Post (newspaper) created the premier bicycle tour, and it became so large that in 1989 a lottery system was developed.  …