Paris Nice Challenge was indeed that on Saturday….a challenge. I typically like to follow up a B or C event with a heavy week of training. I gave everything I had Saturday so Sunday was a 1 hour run on heavy legs from the day before. Monday rest. Tuesday is single leg drills and a … More 3 Months until Ironman Nice
I’ve not been real good on keeping up with entries as a lot has been going on. This past Saturday I did Paris Nice Challenge. The Paris Nice Tour is a professional one week bike race which as the name implies starts in Paris and ends in Nice. The last stage of the bike course … More Paris Nice Challenge
So this past week marked 4 months before the IM Nice start date, the first Ironman of the four that I will do. And to celebrate, this week was part of a two week block consisting of a big push on the bike. So here’s what was on tap. Monday Off Tuesday A 3 hour … More Training week 16 Done
I woke up to a cold rainy morning and I just want to crawl back under the covers. I had a 3600 meter key swim session planned but I already had in my head all the reasons why I should stay in and miss it. Especially as I imagined having to strip down to my … More Winter Motivation Comes down to Just Showing Up
I train mostly in Montpellier which is located in southern France and I love biking here. Beautiful quiet roads and plenty of mountains only 20 mins of pedaling away from my place. It’s a cyclist heaven. Sometimes when I’m out however, I remember that I didn’t always find it heaven when I first got started. … More I only Look back to See how far I’ve Come
In the past few years, I have read and listened, with great concern, about the state of our oceans and I have felt extremely helpless. And in fact, I have put off even bothering to do anything because I always asked myself what good could come from anything I could do. Preserving our oceans and … More The Powerball Effect
I remember when I signed up for Ironman Nice, my first Ironman race; I was nervous but somewhat confident because although the bike course is known for being very difficult, I spend time regularly in Nice and knew a good portion of the route already. It was only a couple of months before the race … More Your Brain is Always Incharge
That quote that’s all over Facebook, “If your goals don’t scare you then they’re probably not big enough” will be the tone for this 2016. This year I aim to complete 4 full Ironman races with the hopes of raising money and draw attention to ocean conservation. My first Ironman of the year is IM … More The Journey Begins
Ironwoman for the Ocean 