Archive for August, 2009

Triple The Fun

Wednesday, August 19th, 2009

If someone told I’d be competing in a triathlon a year ago, I would’ve told them they were nuts.  A year ago I was out of shape, a little heavier, and had no plans to incorporate any sort of workout in my life. Then in January my friend Cici convinced me to run the  Ragnar Relay, [...]

Who’s Afraid Of An Ocean Swim?

Monday, August 17th, 2009

Not me! (Actually, let me qualify that: I am still a little nervous about swimming in open water but I’m no longer scared.  Case in point: I participated in an aquathon last week – a race with an 800M ocean swim, followed by a 5K run – and lived to tell the tale.) You see, [...]