September 25th, 2010-Tuscalusa, Alabama.  National Age Group Championships-Olympic Distance. I was looking to do well in this race, really well.  After all, my pace seemed to be constantly improving.  But there was only one problem; two and a half weeks before Nationals my right leg...

Every day we wake up, walk over to the kitchen and/or restroom and proceed to the usual morning routine with ease.  We take these simple actions for granted day in and day out, right?  Well not everyone can, especially those living with Parkinson's.  We have healthy functioning...

A couple months back I was faced with the question, “why do you do triathlons, why do you compete?”  The question lead to an interesting discussion. Suppose many of us do compete for many different reasons. We are all pushed to excel for many different reasons as well. Our experiences in...

Wildflower Olympic-By far my favorite race! 1.5K swim, 40K bike, and 10k run A challenging, hilly, amazingly beautiful course.  At Lake San Antonio we arrived!  Beauty everywhere!  Fresh clean air!  The whole weekend filled with camping, training, athletes, hanging out, and...

The official results came up today.  Fourth place in my age division.  Swim 28:48, T13:49, Bike 2:42:17, T2 1:45, Run 1:42:28, finish time 4:59:06. Goal to finish under 5 hours accomplished!! I had no idea what to expect for this one.  It was my first Half Ironman!  I figure,...

My dad signed up for this race first.   How could I not do a race with my dad?!  So I was in! Weather forecast was predicting rain all day on Saturday, the day of Race on the Base.  We were all hoping for the best, but little did I know what we were in for! 10 am start. ...