Ironman Florida 2023 Race Report

It would be wrong to take my bike to the end of the pier and throw it off, right? I'm disappointed with my overall performance, mostly my run. This year's excuse is that something went wrong with my electronic shifting. Yes, my battery is getting old on my Shimano Di2 system, but there's no good …

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Closing the loop on my cardiologist post on Thanksgiving

I wanted to follow up the post I published on Thanksgiving. I was able to convince my cardiologist I didn't need another angiogram. He was unaware of a follow-up my former doc had done in 2017. I wan't, however, able to escape without more drugs. The conspiracy theorist in my is sure that the ever-lowering …

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Today I’m Thankful That What Doesn’t Kill Us Makes Us Stronger

This morning I sat down to work on my race reports from the New Roads Triathlon Festival, which is very late, and Ironman Florida, only a little late, and I started thinking about yesterday.

Yesterday I had an Echo Stress Test. It’s a redo of the one I had a year ago.

I’ll get those race reports finished, but first I want to talk about my stress test. Just thinking about it makes me sad, frustrated, and angry

Sträva Screenshot 8 mile run - 1 mile segments

Lessons in Acceptance – Win Or Learn

I think triathlon came first.I was trying to decide after my run today whether I started meditating, as a practice, first or triathlon training. I'm pretty sure it was triathlon.In fact, I'm sure it was. Meditation as I think about it started with a gift - the Apple Watch from my mother. It's grown since, …

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Smoothie Recipe with Protein, Seeds, Fruits & Vegetables

What's in my morning smoothie recipe? This recipe was originally inspired by Rich Roll, in his book Finding Ultra. Rich indicates it originates with Brendan Brazier, Co-Founder of Vega Nutrition, in his book Thrive. When I first posted this picture on Instagram, my cousin Claudia said I should become a blogger so I decided to write …

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