Swimmer in Transition Posts

October 24, 2012

  Happy two year anniversary to my husband. Kyle, you are my sherpa, my friend and my lover. It is you who brings a smile to my face and a light to my day. Even when you are far,…

October 3, 2012

So here I am. Week 1. I had a little head start last week [well, skipping the running bit] with a couple bikes and a swim at the Superfrog Triathlon on Sunday. You may have heard, Lance was there.…

September 26, 2012

Laying down the baselines this week to give myself something to reflect upon in 6 months and a year. Last week was crazy with the two day trip to Vegas for Interbike and then catching back up at work;…

September 16, 2012

With Ironman Tahoe just over a year away, I’m not exactly chomping at the bit to get back at it again. I do have a renewed focus and excitement towards 2013 since I’m going into it with a plan,…

September 12, 2012

When I lived in Minnesota, autumn used to mean summer was ending, leaves changing, school’s starting, and the days are noticeably shorter. Now that I’ve been in So Cal for 5 autumns, I’ve almost forgotten what the leaves of…

July 26, 2012

husband returned from deployment. i worked. i raced. he raced. he crashed. [someone crashed into him] Then we flew to Ohio. Our first flight together! Hauling all our “camera equipment” for our documentary of how awesome our life is.…

July 23, 2012

June 24th was the 30th Annual San Diego International Triathlon. It was my 5th year participating (year one I swam for a relay). I love this race even with all it’s faults. It’s in my backyard. My training grounds.…

July 1, 2012

And the saga continues. I’ve been on vacation so I haven’t had a chance to get this crazy story in writing. Here it is: Saturday during our anniversary sale at work we got a random phone call from a…

June 16, 2012

I’d like to welcome to our family, the addition of yet another bike. Super Grover comes to us all the way from Beverly, Massachusetts by way of Asia. Insurance lingo labels Super Grover as a replacement, but we all…

May 29, 2012

I’ve been trying a bunch of new stuff, seeing what sticks and what doesn’t with this whole life, sport, training thing. Running 30 days – um not for me. Lifting weights – jury’s still out. Doing what I want,…