I was introduced to Sumarpo on Instagram. The company's marketing person reached out to me and asked me to review the women's Vanguard 5.0mm Yamamoto SCS Wetsuit. After looking at how inexpensive it was, I really didn't think I would like it. But once I tried it, I LOVED IT!...
Four Great Holiday Gift Ideas for the Endurance Athlete
Here are four great holiday gifts that many runners, cyclists, swimmers, and endurance athletes could use this holiday season: Drive Auto Trunk Organizers and Storage Triathletes have a lot of stuff in their cars. I keep my swimming stuff, my cycling stuff and over the summer I keep my running...
BlenderBottle Hydration Halex
You know how when you drink from a water bottle and you have to tilt the bottle up to drink it? Now, with the OmniFlow Technology, no tilting is required. Squeeze the bottle to activate the straw! The new bike bottle is called BlenderBottle Hydration Halex and it comes in...
Six Tips on Staying Positive During Injury
Injuries are a part of life for a runner, triathlete, or endurance athlete. It's just something that we have to deal with and the injury comes when we least expect it to occur. When it happens, everything comes to a halt. Now what? How do we deal with the drop...
Best Winter Cap for Running
Do you know how most of the winter running caps you need to keep your hair down because otherwise, the cap won't fit? Well, here is a new running cap specifically for women (although men could certainly wear it too). If you have longish hair and wear it in a...
Gifts for Runners and Triathletes | KTTAPE
KTTape is a great company that has more products than you count. It was best known for the KTTape for injury recovery. I've been using KTTape for years when my Achilles flares up. So, if you have a runner or triathlete that you want to buy a gift for this...
Running in the Pool?
I'm injured. We all get injured. So, what do we do? Do we just stop running until we heal? Or, do we go to the pool with Fluid Running H2Go and do a pool run? I would say that latter! Fluid Running H2Go This package comes with everything you need...
Downriver Nomad | A Triathlete’s Adventures and Adversities into the Rapids by Rob Hutchings
Rob Hutchings reached out to me a while ago. He told me he wrote a book about his triathlon adventures and his most recent 256K Clutha River experience. I immediately agreed to read the book. Rob's story is similar to many triathletes. He comes from a broken family with an...
Protalus Insole Review
After seeing multiple ads on Instagram and Facebook, I reached out to Protalus to see if I could test out one of their insoles. I have issues with Plantar Fasciitis, Achilles Tendonitis, among other issues, and wanted to see how they tested compared to some of the other brands that...
Mighty Man Montauk Relay Race Report
Although I didn't think Mighty Man Montauk was going to be my last race of the season, it was and it was super fun! This was the first time I competed in a relay of any kind. Mighty Man Montauk Race The race was originally scheduled for September 2020. Irem,...