Why we do what we do.
I was shocked to be inducted into my high school’s hall of fame on June 6, 2019 along with the 1977-1978 boy’s basketball team. Thank you so much to Glenn Johnson and Gunnar Myhrer for the honor. As much as I always wanted to be an athlete, I don’t think any ability was evident in …
How Triathlon Can Draw More Women Into The Sport Ironman CEO Andrew Messick posed the following question at the San Diego Triathlon Business Conference in January of this year: “Can you figure out a way to position triathlon as their (women’s) next great challenge?” He was suggesting that the goal should be to draw more …
That’s a wrap folks. After the fun outing jogging at Kualoa Ranch this weekend, my season has come to a close. Well, maybe my body decided it came to a close more like a month ago but my brain pushed it a little and frankly, would push it more if my body would let it. …
I just came home from another visit to the masterminds at Endurance Rehab and Cyclologic down in Scottsdale, Arizona. My main goal for this trip was to test my progress in my hip rehabilitation and reassess my bike position once the progress of my injury had been analysed. I was very disappointed with the opening …
Although the lineup of partners for the 2013 season looks almost identical to that of 2012, there will be one significant change of note that I thought I would take a moment to recognize. AVIA was wonderful in offering years of support to myself and many athletes, particularly those in off road racing. Through AVIA …
There isn’t much left to do at this point beyond some pre race interviews and some fun clinics at the expo. At this point I want to do two things. One is give you a peek into my mindset before this race and the second is to thank all of those people who have delivered …
I don’t know if Dutch heritage is enough to create a zest for growing things in a person but I have that desire. So do some of my other Dutch friends so there could be some truth to Dutch people being mad gardeners. I think my gardening passion is starting to border on obsession. That …
It has been three weeks since my last race of the XTERRA season and I have had plenty of time to reflect on the last year. I can’t say I am 100% satisfied with last year but certainly the results were mostly all there. I wouldn’t want to throw the season in the bin because for …
2008, other than the obvious BLIP that happened at the Worlds, was fantastic. I won Temecula, Richmond, Utah, Tahoe, Canadian Offroad Triathlon Nationals and the Overall series. I also podiumed at the Sea Otter Classic, a national mountain bike stop on the Canada Cup tour, won the Squamish triathlon (setting a new race record and …
What a difference a year makes! One year ago I was defending World and US Overall XTERRA Champion. This year I am first princess to both titles. It is a pretty motivating place to be. I have never been so excited for another race season and that is saying a lot because there have been …
