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- Happy 2013! Getting excited for the journey to Ironman New Zealand and Ironman Mebourne with my #1 – AK. xo!
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- Back to SF to support Lisa’s Annual HEARTS AFTER DARK benefit raising money for General Hospitals – FIRST class event at the Ball Park!
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- Kels+Davo joined us in Kona for a little babymoon – so much fun – thx guys!
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- Nothing like Kona sunsets – !!
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- Fun Energy Lab/Queen K w/ Lil Poo SP + MD..and Verdict Digital Kona style!
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- Kona Crew Part 1: Jesse, Lil Poo, MD, Pokey, David, Eccles, Sandy and Brian – great times in Kona!
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- Off to Kona for ppf camp – the Mauna Lani pool in the evening especially is so peaceful + precious
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- Day after CAF event…Kaiser 1/2 mary on a PERFECT SF DAY! Must brag about JK here doing her first 1/2 mary 13 mins faster than she anticipated – amaze! AND…super fan Kato was all over the course cheering for us having helped to prep us strength wise for it! THX KATO!
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- CAF event pic – much more on this amazing event in another post – Even Brycie and crew came to experience this awesome event – thank you Al, Eddie, JT, BPC, Andi and Matty! xo
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- Double date with the Sterlings – Htizzles – our fav.
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- Back home and double date with the Duff + Lis – tasty Prospect in SF.
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- Delighted to share the podium with Bella the champ and the fabulous Xena – congratulations gals!
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- Gorgeous riding next to the bay in the city of Auckland pre-race…
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- Loving the Tepid Baths in Auckland..
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- The Race team truly rolled out the red carpet for all of us – THANK YOU AUCKLAND 70.3!
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- Awesome to be a part of the inaugural Auckland 70.3 – fab race in the HEART of the city!
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- These guys look as vibrant + skinny as they did at 14
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- 7+ Years of this every January w/ the Oshers!
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- Annual Vegas trip!
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- Family dinner pre flight back to SF – always sad to say goodbye to our folks but always a great time!
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- Hot tub time in Dado’s new man tub
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- CANNOT GET ENOUGH!
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- Buddy is the cutest…
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- Two nieces showing me some nutty PENGUIN game online! I felt dumb as rocks!
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- Full Kessler family photo w/ Adam, Rose, Morgan and Anna!
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- Kessler family photo – thank you Claire+ Wendell for also hosting us!
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- Keeran family photo (we missed you Kels+Davo!) – thx for hosting mom+dado!
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- Holiday posing w AK
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- Holiday Lunch w/ the bff’s since youth – cherish this time! (Al and Hils not pictured!)
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- Festive Claire greeting us in Cbus for the holidays – there is no place like home!
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- Soto’s annual cookie party – Charlotte also loving it!
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- Celebrating Kelsey’s 30th – looking great as always Kels + Davo! xo
Happy New Year to all ~ !!
Life has been great to us so far in 2013 – some quick highlights include:
- Enjoying the holidays with our family and friends in Ohio – the best.
- Finishing our manuals: LIFE OF A TRIATHLETE (www.lifeoftriathlete.com) – we are fine-tuning/editing + hope to launch some time in mid-Spring. Thank you for all the support – we are very excited and hope this helps people in the sport of triathlon!
- Solid winter training to prepare for the 2013 race season – thank you Matt Dixon, purplepatch, Velo SF and Kate Ligler!
- Annual Vegas Trip with our pals – always a blast. Ironically – Vegas is one of my favorite places to train with all the oxygen that swoons in the Vegas hotels – and thus also in the hotel gyms/pools making for more vibrant tready workouts.
- Trip to Auckland, New Zealand to race the inaugural Auckland 70.3 – a very technical and challenging course in the heart of the city! My hat goes off to the race directors that pulled this event off in this very urban city – first class. Massive congratulations to Bella (1st) and Xena (2nd) – an absolute pleasure sharing the podium with you two!
- An in person relaxed chat with some favorites in the biz, PHIL + TIM from FIRST OF THE BIKE – thanks so much guys!
With PHIL: http://tinyurl.com/a8fqhc3
With TIM: post race: http://tinyurl.com/bgsj7zo
- Co-Chairing the amazing Challenged Athlete Event (CAF) indoor cycling fundraiser – a full recap and post on this soon! SO much gratitude to ALL those that contributed and were a part of such a special day – and to my sponsors for playing such a huge role in the event as well – so appreciative.
- Developing relationships with new sponsors in the new year – while being thankful to be fortunate enough to keep + nourish sponsors that have been with us since the beginning – More on this to come – THANK YOU ALL for your continued faith and support.
- A fun chat with the legend, BOB BABBIT for THE COMPETITORS RADIO SHOW: http://competitorradio.competitor.com/2013/02/meredith-kessler/ Thanks for having me on there Bob!
- Kona Purplepatch Training Camp – a fantastic deposit in fitness for all – great to spend quality time with the crew in paradise and to prep for IMNZ/IM Melbourne. Should you ever want to join one of Matt’s camps – check out: www.purplepatchfitness.com ; best support, education, training + knowledge around.
- Ample celebrations of all kinds with the people we love the most ….THANKFUL for another year – another chance to LIVE, SHARE and DO what we love….
We are pumped to head back to race Ironman New Zealand soon – an AMAZING venue for the race on beautiful Lake Taupo. The community and people there are one of a kind …and the weather is looking quite lovely thus we should be aok for a full (vs. 70.3) distance this year for sure! Best wishes to those racing!
Wishing you all the best!
Love,
MBK