Bumpers everywhere...another Ragnar complete
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1y ago
Staying true to who you are at times can be hard.  I find that if I surround myself with those same like minded individuals the task becomes less daunting.  When I seem to lose the path they stand me up and act like bumpers at a bowling alley and do their best to get me down the center.  The question came months ago if I wanted to join our Ragnar team for yet another relay in the Pacific Northwest in July...and although I was not in the best physical shape or mental shape to make this happen, I knew that this team would be there to help me find the end of each of my legs.  ..read more
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Something will be missing...and felt by all
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2y ago
I have been looking back over pictures as I begin to gather them for the impending celebrations that are coming faster than I could have ever of imagined.  I remember feeling like a pinball machine that just bounced from place to place getting all the things accomplished for my little people.  Caleb was my first little person.   I look at these pictures and barely recognize the mom that was making it all happen.   I was young, 26 years young and ready to take on all things mom.  I didn't think what needed to be done, I just did it.   Packing eve ..read more
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Race Day Recap...IRONMAN Maryland 2021
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2y ago
We headed to Cambridge on Friday morning, day before race day, and after we, between the four of us, we have eight kiddos, got our kids to school.  The days leading up to the race were calm, I got my nails done, I slept very well and I drank a lot of water.  Checking the weather for Cambridge was a daily occurrence and the ongoing discussion of jellyfish and how many times we may or may not get stung was at nauseum.  We had a “family” meeting on Tuesday night to discuss all the things that we needed and felt as ready as one could be to tackle something that we felt as prepare ..read more
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Race Ready
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2y ago
What does that mean really...mentally, physically, emotionally??  We are doing something we haven't done before...we have done these pieces...but never all together, never on the same day.   2696.9 miles biking, 141,563 yards swimming, and 728.5miles swam over the past nine months.  Tomorrow we have 17 hours to complete 2.4 miles swim, 112 miles bike and 26.2 running.  So many hours out of the house or in the dark basement before the kids were awake, some days it was glorious and the sunrise made it worth it.  Other days it was everything in our power to make it j ..read more
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Where are you going? Forward.
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3y ago
Well I have had many thoughts and feelings over this past year as I am sure we all have, and they have not all been happy and joyful.  This has been a time in life that I don't want to forgot but wish would pass a little more quickly.  My family and extended family has stayed safe and have nothing to shake our heads at other than missed memories, but we have been afforded the opportunity to make many more. In this year I thought that I was going to have this grand breakthrough and get myself phsyically back on track.  I thought that this would be the time to rise and shine.  ..read more
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A crooked line to happier
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4y ago
Every one of us is busy and running in circles from before the sun comes up until well after it is down.  We struggle to find a balance between family, friends, work, fitness, and general life.  Every day we have to make choices that will affect us directly and affect the happiness of those around us.  As parents our happiness is a direct correlation to the happiness of our children, and that is a lot of pressure.  We try our best to surround ourselves with those that lift us up and remove those that keep us down.   We would go to bat for anyone in our community that needs a helping hand or a ..read more
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Just an honest entry
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5y ago
I almost forgot how to sign into this account...it has been that long.   This past year has been a tough one for me.  I forgot more than just my password, I forgot how to be me and prioritize what makes me me.  I had my focus so much in one direction that I loss sight of everything else.  This is not a welcome back entry to solicit "you can do" "you will get there again" this is just an honest entry. Five years ago I found myself in a tough place physically and mentally and found a passion for running again.  I found myself in a focused, determined, force to be reckoned with kind of way.  I h ..read more
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