I remember the day clearly. My boyfriend had just broke up with me. He literally had just left my apartment when my cell phone rang. It was my mom. I answered it. And within a few minutes I was no longer crushed by the end of a relationship but getting my head around what she just told me +ACYAIw-8212+ADs my … [Read more...]

This year, she is??part of the back to school rush. That+ACYAIw-8217+ADs-s something she never saw happening. Nervousness??and excitement mix in her eyes as she sips her Saturday morning coffee and talks about starting her degree program at the community college. By the end of three years she will be a … [Read more...]

It is literally the only time I cheer in the press box. And it+ACYAIw-8217+ADs-s not over a play, but rather over an official scoring decision. This is how it goes down: It+ACYAIw-8217+ADs-s late in the game and usually a blowout. A runner advances to second base with no move by the pitcher, catcher or??infield to … [Read more...]

There are days when I wonder what the hell am I doing. While this can apply to many aspects of my life, the question most often comes up in training. I have days where I wonder where my cycling legs went. My running can be so slow I feel embarrassed to call it running. Panic attacks still happen … [Read more...]

We were lined up by race number, curled around the beach, waiting our turn to ??plunge into the Niagara River and begin our adventure at the Summer Sizzler??short triathlon. In the course of the pre-race conversation, I learned the woman next to me, Rebecca, was doing her first race. And she was … [Read more...]