TWO NAILS: PLEASURE AND PAIN For the past year since our studio moved locations, I have been meticulously staring at these two nails at eye level in front of me at Velo SF while on the trainer. Since we do about 90% of my cycling training in there, it ends up being a lot of […]
KONA – Keep On Nurturing Aspiration
To my fantastic sponsors, friends and family: Thank you so much for all the relentless support and dedication in helping to set me up for success coming into the World Championships and for the entire season – I really am so very grateful. Everything you all supported me with was absolutely perfect, appreciated, valued…and I […]
The Vampire Den: Crashes that Bite
Last update I wrote I was ‘high-fiving angels’ coming off a fun and rewarding Vineman weekend….thrilled to report that while it may be for different reasons, I’m still slapping fives with those angels as I feel lucky to be alive and able to race again. A couple weeks after Vineman, we were in LA for […]
High Fiving Angels at Vineman 70.3
My great pal Kate always makes me truly laughing out loud when she says she was “HIGH-FIVING ANGELS” when something great happens…its always been a saying that I love to hear. I certainly felt like I was high-fiving some serious angels during Vineman 70.3 and I thank them for their help! Every year I am […]
Rev 3 Portland
The Rev 3 experience is one that everyone must endure in their triathlon life! Charlie and his team know how to execute a first class race that is family-friendly, comfortable, fun, festive and challenging (course wise) all in one. It’s not often that you are able to directly text back and forth with the series […]
CDA: Pictures Speak Volumes
Our trip to Coeur D’Alene was dreamy. To have my sister and Dave there as well as Claire, Wendell, the Hutter Family, Jazzy Jess + AK meant so so much and I continue to think of more ways to say THANK YOU to everyone for all their love and support…as it really was such a […]
Eagles, Snakes + Crab Cakes at Eagleman!
We had a blast in Cambridge, Maryland at the fantastic Eagleman 70.3 race! I pretty much ate my way through Dorchester county like a hungry hungry hippo especially in the crab cake department as there surely is nothing better than a Maryland Crab Cake—tasty all around. Jerry Nista, Vigo + team managed and executed such […]
FALLING IN LINE
As ever, the detailed pictures and videos posted here seem to be the window to the fantastic month of May that we had and as I organize them for this blog, I can’t even find enough words to express my gratitude for it all. May especially has always been such a fun month for my […]
Getting Comfortable Being Uncomfortable
People may read the title to this blog and instantly think, ‘why on earth would I ever want to get comfortable being UNCOMFORTABLE?!” This seems like pure insanity. After all, who wants to be in any discomfort! I totally understand this initial thought process! With that said… Within purplepatch, we dive into the art of […]
Dreaming in Color: IMNZ 70.3
I have always had the mindset that DREAMING IN COLOR was the best way to approach all realms of LIFE. I feel as if this thought process sets one up for success vs. the potential for any disappointment. A basic example of this can even come into play when talking about a simple glass of […]