• Halloween, Coffee Picking and Mara’s Birthday

    In October, I went back to the east coast for a week.  What a great trip that was.  I saw so many friends and family and it was great to reconnect with everyone. Then there was lots of snorkeling and some boogie boarding.  Nothing too exciting to note except that…

  • Ironman Inspiration

    Imagine that when you were 18 years old, you were riding in the back of a pickup truck that got hit by an 18-wheeler.   The accident led to both your lower legs being amputated, and you went through years of surgeries.  Now you struggle with everyday life.  What would you…

  • Ironman World Championship 2011

    I had been looking forward to watching the Ironman World Championships since we moved here.  I thought it’d be so neat to see some of the top triathletes in the entire world come here to train and compete.  I wanted to see their fitness levels, their determination and their athleticism.…

  • Let the (Ironman) Games Begin

    Ironman has been heating up here the last couple of weeks.  Athletes arrived early to start training and there has been a buzz in the air. There have been signs all over town and lots of amazing looking athletes biking and running the roads. The first main event was last…