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ironman world championship

  • our trip to kona 2022 (with a toddler!)

    I read somewhere recently that traveling with a toddler is type 2 fun, but then after the fact you remember it as being great and immediately wanna book your next trip. Uhh, yup. Jackson…

    07/06/2023
  • kona 2017.

    Being in Kona this year for the IRONMAN World Championship was all the emotions – from bittersweet + bummed to not be racing as I’d hoped to a little bit relieved to not be…

    11/19/2017
  • kona recovery + the kauai quiet.

    Kona recovery started with a jump off the end of the world.  It took me a full three minutes to gather the courage to willingly jump – it was scarier than lining up to race…

    12/14/2016
  • race report: kona!

    Where to start! It’s been a month(!) since Kona, so ample time for race reflection – both while sunning on Kauai’s incredible north shore and while back at home in the real world (of mittens and…

    11/10/2016
  • the week prior to kona.

    Oh, that big humid hug when you step off the plane in Kona. There’s nothing quite like it. My skin loves it, my hair loves it, and I absolutely love it! I arrived in…

    10/24/2016
  • six things i learned training for kona.

    Whoa. Kona is here. How is that possible?! Tomorrow I *get* to race the IRONMAN World Championship – surreal is an understatement!  I arrived in Kona, solo, a week early to acclimate as much…

    10/08/2016
  • training lately’s been…

    The first week of April, my good luck elephant bracelet broke during masters. Call me superstitious, but since then… oof. Training’s been meh, I’ve been feeling meh (the flu and an ear infection)… so much meh.…

    05/05/2016
  • training lately.

    Dream big, work hard, stay focused, and surround yourself with good people. The new year is in full swing, and along with it, training. BIG goals this year, and I couldn’t be happier to…

    01/18/2016