Brass Knuckles & Other Such Nonsense

While I spent my day at the pool playing with friends and lounging and relaxing and doing absolutely nothing of importance, my sisters were having completely different days and experiences. Julie struggled at the rental car place - having reserved a minivan, she arrived and was told they had no minivans. And....queue stress, frustration, and …

When Freak Outs Happen

I would like to think that I'm at the end of my freak outs. I mean, with just a few days to go, what else is there to freak out about. Right? My two sisters and I have had a non-stop text thread exchange happening for months now. Last week my one sister texted: Well, …

One Week

It's done. The training. The planning. The stressing. The freak outs. All of it. Done! One week from today I will be on the course of the Doxa Threelay. Since March 6th: Just shy of 400 miles on the bike. Right at 115 miles of running. Barely 8 miles of swimming. Almost 100 miles of …

Sometimes You’re The Windshield

Sometimes you're the bug. Yesterday? Bug! Definitely bug! Had a really, really tough run last night. Not physically tough, but mentally. I ended up cutting my run short, going home to do yoga, and get out of my own head-space. Sometimes my head-space is my worst enemy. Tonight I'll go for a bike ride so …

It’s A Hard Knock Life

Oh, to be an animal in my house! I'm babysitting a friend's pup for the next couple of weeks (11 days, to be exact). He's a Great Pyrenees/Anatolian Shepherd mix and oh, good lord, is he ever a sweetheart!!! I've questioned my sanity a number of times for agreeing to this so close to when …