When we last left our heroine she was diligently preparing for a Half Ironman Triathlon in the town of Pescara. She knew she only had 8 weeks to train for it, which if you’re going to complete a 1.9 km swim, 90 km bike, and a 21km run all in one shot, fifty-six days is not a lot of

6.00 am Wake up. Think to how crazy you are that you’re actually getting up on a Saturday at six in the morning. Six in the morning! Make coffee, oatmeal, boil an egg and cut up some fruit. It’s going to be a long day and you’ll need your energy to last for hours. Re

A lot of women I know (yes, you!) use their children as an excuse for not doing physical activity. They have nobody to watch them, they tell me that they don’t want to “waste” time on themselves and would rather do something with their children. I’ve always t

I see a group of women, most of whom started running a mere 18 months ago I see a group of women who are all smiling I see a group of women who unknowingly color coordinated themselves I see 1 woman who didn’t feel well but wanted to be there anyway I see 2 breast cancer survivo

One day last Fall I was pondering 2011… “Mmmm Julia, now what are you going to do for your 2011 challenge?” In the last few years I’ve come accustomed to doing an athletic event a year that I’ve been wanting to do for a long time. Last year it was swimm