This past week has been really busy and productive! I am 18 weeks along, feeling good. Baby girl is the size of a sweet potato…~5.6inches! You can check her progress here: Sweet Potato We had a Gillam get together last Thursday through Saturday in CO Springs. We were all there celebrating my brother’s change of command (Army). I think it is the first time that we were all together since ML and I got married in 2004. Here are a few pics from the weekend: DG RACER and Me After my brother’s... more
I never know how to start a blog post when I've left it so long without an update. I really should make a habit of keeping it up to date, even when life isn't what you think or hope it should be. Good thing is, it always seems to work itself out for the most part, or at least carry on. Since it has been so long I will do a quick recap from where we left off, 24hrs in the Old Pueblo... March... March went by in a bit of a whirlwind. I spend most of the time on a work project for the... more
I was diagnosed with asthma 22 years ago; that means I have had a very long time to deal with breathing problems. When I crashed on my bike in 2009 and sustained numerous rib injuries, my breathing issues became worse because asthma is characterized by difficulty exhaling, while rib injuries affect the ability to inhale. I was a complete breathing catastrophe. I couldn’t effectively breathe in or out. I was only able to take short, shallow breaths from my chest, under-utilizing my diaphragm, the... more
It can be pretty hard to get going again once momentum is lost. It’s uphill for forever. There are rocks for forever, that shim under the right cleat makes it so impossible to clip in… Just walk the bike. Which is stupid in cycling shoes. And there are probably rattlesnakes at ankle height under those [...] more
I finally have a chance to report in from plane flight number two of four en route from San Antonio to Florianopolis after a whirlwind trip for SMASH Ladies’ Night and some TeamHPB bonding. I love getting to see my athletes’ stomping grounds and meeting "their people”. This week I got to swim with Dawn’s lovely masters swim crew and Coach Susan at the JCC, check out a couple of her running loops, and even do some TT efforts on her bike TT route. I appreciate so much the tri and swim... more
First up, this is lengthy. Second, apologies if I ramble. I’m sick, and injured, and that’s not a good combination! By now most in the triathlon world familiar with me are aware of the fact that I’m dealing with a pretty serious injury. I’ve shared snippets of it along the way, but to be honest have also hidden myself away from the sport that not too long ago was my world on a daily basis. Today, triathlon just feels like a sport I used to do, much like adventure racing, mountain biking, surf... more
People used to say I looked like Karate Kid. Well he hurt his foot too and came back to win, so booyah! If I’ve learned anything from sport it’s that highs and lows are part of the game. Sometimes your dreams are achieved in ever glorious triumph! Other times they’re dashed in heart wrenching . . . → Read More: Oops, I Broke My Foot more
“Ouch. Ouch. …Ouch! Jeez! …Ouch!! Holy S#!+!!” It was the 35C. It was +70% humidity. The sun was beating down from above, and up from the tar surface I was running along. And after a hard 180km ride I was tired. But that was not the problem – I was running on what felt like hot coals. Barefoot. Carpets in T2 would have been great. But that was only the start of the suffering… Fifteen miles later, 11 miles still to go and the only consolation was that everyone was suffering at least as much as... more
Has it really been one month since I lay there staring at the ceiling in my hospital bed wondering how I had come so close to death... my footing almost taken from beneath me... my story was almost in the last chapter... almost to the place where I was about to meet my Maker... and yet... again I knew it was not my time. How?? Because the way that day unfolded I knew my life still had a purpose and there were still more chapters to be written.I always thought how crazy it was to hear about... more
I just finished my first race of the season. Ironman 70.3 Florida in Haines City. The race venue used to be at Orlando Disney World but has moved down here the past couple years and while I would have been exciting to race with Mickey Mouse the venue down here was pretty awesome.Training the past 5 weeks has gone well. My fitness and strength has come up nicely and I was looking forward to seeing how my body would step up in my first race. The course was not your typical Florida pancake... more
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I just finished my first race of the season. Ironman 70.3 Florida in Haines City. The race venue used to be at Orlando Disney World but has...
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This past week has been really busy and productive! I am 18 weeks along, feeling good. Baby girl is the size of a sweet potato…~5.6inches!...
I never know how to start a blog post when I've left it so long without an update. I really should make a habit of keeping it up to...
I was diagnosed with asthma 22 years ago; that means I have had a very long time to deal with breathing problems. When I crashed on my bike...
It can be pretty hard to get going again once momentum is lost. It’s uphill for forever. There are rocks for forever, that shim under the...
I finally have a chance to report in from plane flight number two of four en route from San Antonio to Florianopolis after a whirlwind trip...
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