Ramblings

2015 Adventures

Inside the finish of the NYC marathon

I learned from my own NYC Marathon finish in 2014, that the volunteers are a special breed of human. From a runner’s perspective, NYC Marathon volunteers, wear official jackets, along […]

2015 Adventures

Fifi the wonder chariot

Wait! Ok…go on now with multiple exercise opportunities! Start with a bicycle ride along the Baltimore Harbor waterfront

2015 Adventures

Star Power

We had signed up for the Blue Ridge Half Marathon in the dead of winter. The days when the temperatures were in single digits, the outdoor runs were slim to […]

2014 Adventures

Running the Alps of Crozet

The Alps of Crozet are located in France, exactly where they belong. But, if you are not needing to cross the Atlantic, live in the vicinity of Washington DC, and […]

A Running Life

The New York City Marathon – an epic ride

I could tell you that 5 layers of clothing and […]

A Running Life

A trip down NYC marathon memory lane…

My NYC marathons are on a 15 year (approx) cycle. In 1985 – I ran/finished my first NYC marathon….followed by #2 in 1999….and #3 yet to come – Nov 2, […]

Ramblings

CastAways

A break between school semesters, a lull in the frantic pace of work life, a winter that wouldn’t quit, an RV fresh off the maintenance shop & full of gas, […]

Ramblings

Happy – at the Rock n Roll DC half marathon

Regardless of the actual start time of any running event, […]

2013 TriSistaAdventures

The outdoor gym

The long awaited first snow of the season has finally arrived. While the calendar still registers December 8 as the FALL season – the white stuff trumps calendar dates. It […]

2013 TriSistaAdventures

13.1 miles of Brotherly Love

Perfect temps – 52 degrees at the start for the Rock n Roll Half Marathon in Philadelphia PA. Recovering from a bout with dehydration at the Virginia Beach Rock n […]

2013 TriSistaAdventures

Fort Richie Duathlon

There is a pattern to this fitness madness. It goes something like this: Sign up for an event that you are not ready for Start training for that event […]

2013 TriSistaAdventures

Baltimore Womens Classic….always a Classic!

One of my favorite events – is the Baltimore Women’s […]

2012 Adventures

Savage Bitches

With the Iron Girl Columbia Triathlon over in August, we craved some a new and unique challenge. Meet the Savage Man Triathlon. The name alone is intriguing. Then, there is the […]

2012 Adventures

2012 Skate of the Union

The sista’hood takes to inline skating at the Fairfax Police Dept oval track – in a field of pro elite skaters (not us!) and amateurs (that’s us!) for a half-marathon […]

2011 Adventures

SeaGull Century Bicycle Ride – 2011

We trained and trained for a 100 mile bicycle ride on the Eastern Shore – but nothing could have prepared us for the extreme winds on event day. For the […]

2011 Adventures

Skate Of The Union 2011

With Mother Nature hurling 1 earthquake and 2 hurricanes at the mid-Atlantic over the past three weeks, coupled with complete lack of skating (let alone skate racing) and skate training […]

2011 Adventures

Effin TriSistas Rock Atlanta

The Iron Girl sprint triathlon event in Atlanta Georgia – came earlier than expected. For many of the sprint TRI sista veterans, we could count the # of training […]

2010 Adventures

Skate of the Union – 2010

With a focus on triathlons, the tri sista hood has not put skates on in nearly a year. 3 weeks ago, Jilly and I decided to dust off, and lace […]

2010 Adventures

2010: Iron Girl Sprint Triathlon

Headline News: Iron Girl Triathlon Team Sistahood completed the journey on Sunday 8/22/2010 (swim, bike, run) and are now a bunch of Iron Girls… (yes, it rained…thank you for asking!). […]

2010 Adventures

It’s all about Heart

In 1978, Minh, escaped from Vietnam on an over sized rowboat with no life vests and no idea how to swim. Determined to learn to swim at the age […]

2010 Adventures

The Piseco Lake Triathlon

It is 6:30AM, and Paddy and I are busy prepping for the Piseco Lake Triathlon. Paddy remarks this would be a good sailing day. Translation — it’s windy. The wind […]

2010

Blizzard of 2010….Hang in there Mid-Atlantic!!!

May the jet stream return,to where it’s supposto go,so your […]

2010

Tennis goes wild – with an aerobic and butt quarter makeover!

From my brief debut in The Checket Cup Tennis Tournament […]

2010

Boca bikers…

With weeks of pent up endorphin excitement….the 3 day weekend visit of Big Bro and tri-partner Fluffy finally arrived. We spent the weekend desperately seeking (and finding) ‘dorphins and had […]