Category Archives: Triathlon Adventures

2022 was once again a busy year! My daughter graduated and headed off to college, my lingering ankle injury from 2021 got worse – then better – and before and in between there was finally the official RAMROD event (as opposed to the DIY version in 2020), a 70.3 Ironman in Oceanside and my lastContinue reading “Resilience – 2 Ironman Races & RAMROD (2022)”

This was my first race of the season, and my first race at 55. I was excited to be in Oceanside. Fun highlights besides racing in a gorgeous location: Traveling with local friends who were racing and supporting, meeting Shawn, Mark & Riley from Zoot HQ, seeing PNW and many other Zooters, meeting Zoot prosContinue reading “IM Oceanside 70.3 (4/2/21)”

Finally an official RAMROD (Ride Around Mt. Rainer in One Day) ride event! A 150 mile ride up and around Mt. Rainier, with just under 10,000 feet of elevation gain. After volunteering in 2019 to guarantee a spot for the ride in 2020, I put in a lot of hill work on the roadie bikeContinue reading “RAMROD (07/28/2022)”

Final full Ironman race, last race of the year. I am so grateful I got to the starting line, what a ride the past 11 months had been since my ankle sprain. Got out of a boot in June after a PRP procedure, chances weren’t great I’d get to do it at all. See theContinue reading “IM California 142.6ish (10/23/22)”

After a surprisingly busy summer and a hiatus from race reports, I wanted to share the tale of two Half Ironman races I did this year. Actually, I’ll make it a trio, with a recap of a third 70.3 event in my backyard, where I had a great day as the captain and bike legContinue reading “A Tale of 2.3 Ironman Races (2021)”