There's something appealing about the Rock 'n Roll Marathon series that is unlike any other event. There are "groupies" who travel the world with Rock 'n Roll and run many of their races. The San Jose Rock 'n Roll 10K and Half Marathon Race was no different. Why I Loved...
Hamptons Half Marathon Review
A couple of weeks ago, seven members (Didi, Dawn, Rebecca, Colleen, Laura, Ray and Jon) of Team Galloway Long Island and I attended the Hamptons Half Marathon on Long Island. We had been training for this event for months and since Southampton was far for most of us, the six...
Miami Man Triathlon Review
This was a race I did in November 2018. It's memorable because 1) I got to see my dad and my brother's family and 2) because we ran through the Miami Zoo. Check it out here... ---- Miami Man Triathlon Review Miami Man was on my bucket list for a...
MetPro – A Concierge Program for the Athlete Review
I noticed that I was getting targeted on Instagram and Facebook from a company called MetPro. MetPro is a concierge training and nutrition program geared to fit your active lifestyle. Specifically, MetPro is "Metabolic Profiling (MetPro), an advanced methodology created by Transformation Specialist Angelo Poli. The company analyzes a person’s...
Is It Worth Hiring a Nutritionist?
Is it worth hiring a nutritionist? That's the $1,000 question for all of us pre or post-menopausal women out there who are also endurance athletes but find ourselves working out more and not losing a pound! That's what happened to me. I find myself working out every day, watching what...
Swimming and Running in Vail, Colorado
Swimming and Running in Vail, Colorado Last month, I spent a weekend in Vail, Colorado. My cousin was getting married and we all stayed at the Westin in Beaver Creek, right outside of Vail. Since we came in late Friday night, we had two days. On Saturday evening, there was...
It’s Been a Tough Spring…
It's been a tough spring... I gear up in January for a fantastic season and then...BAM...everything changed. First I had to cancel the Shape Half Marathon. This is a race I wanted to do for two years and both years something prevented me from doing it. What I loved about...
I Signed Up for My First Ironman 70.3!
I signed up for my first Ironman 70.3! This isn't the first time I've signed up for an Ironman 70.3, I signed up almost two years ago when DelmoSports took over Atlantic City 70.3. I was going to do it with a group of friends. But, from the moment I...
Where You’ve Been and Where You’re Going…
Where You've Been and Where You're Going... There are times when I look back to when I first started training for triathlons. That was back on June 1, 2014. I was training for my first triathlon - the Captiva Tri in Florida. Here are some of the comments I made...
On Taking a Break…
On Taking a Break... It's difficult to take a break after you've been training for a whole year or at least six to nine months. You feel a sense of loss. You're not sure what to do with yourself. That's what happened to me... I had a cracked molar. My...