inspiration

Nothing makes you want to do an iron-distance race more than watching your friend go through the experience. I flew back to California...

adult happiness is overrated

The only German phrase I know is: "Haribo macht kinder froh!" This is the first line of the Haribo candy song (did you know Haribo...

officially crazy

Some time in June, this conversation happened: And it's haunted me ever since. All I have thought about for the past few weeks...

wheatless in seattle

This food post is long overdue. Seattle is an incredible place to eat. I can go on and on about the seafood here and how I had the...

another vineman in the books

You know what the best post-race reward is? The Nordstrom anniversary pre-sale. There's nothing quite like limping into the store...

pro vs. age grouper

So the friend I'm crashing with for race weekend is also hosting a pro triathlete from Denmark. Don't worry. I didn't secretly...

reunited and it feels so good

Arrived in Sonoma County this evening. And as I think about Vineman and what I'm most excited for this weekend, it's definitely seeing...

tapering?

Six days until the big race. I think maybe this means I'm tapering now. But if I didn't actually really train, am I actually really...

it's (not) always a good time

Toughest swim of my life this evening. Perhaps I should've known things would not bode well when I arrived at Madison Park Beach (an...

cautiously optimistic

Vineman is 12 days away. And even though I've had an assload my fair share of setbacks -- including ever-so-slightly spraining my...