To blog again?
The original purpose for this website and my blog was when I was starting to get sponsors as a professional triathlete. I never wanted to blog but I knew there was that expectation to give exposure to your sponsors and create a social medial following. I just re-read my last blog post where I was […]
Silver Linings
As the saying goes ‘every could has a silver lining.’ I had some clouds in 2011. Whiplash, concussion and topped off by pneumonia in November/December. For a long time, I found it very difficult to find anything positive that came out of my whiplash injury, but thought that once I was past it I would […]
LOA – Time to Heal
I recently made a very difficult decision to take a medical leave of absence from my PhD studies at UBC. In hindsight, this is probably a decision that I should have came to before now, but being the driven overachiever type, its hard to accept that you won’t succeed at something even when you try […]
Happy Livestrong Day!
In honour of Livestrong day today, October 2nd, 2011, the 15-year anniversary of Lance Armstrong’s cancer diagnosis, I thought it was a great time to post some thoughts about Lance and Livestrong. It is difficult to discuss Lance without acknowledging that that throughout his career as a pro cyclist and cancer activist, Lance has received […]
The Disabled List
My coach jokingly referred to me as being on the disabled list since I’ve been injured for so long, and I’m starting to think that is really the best way to describe how I am feeling. Although most of us likely associate the word disability with someone who has a mental condition or physical handicap, […]
Women in Cycling Blog
I was asked to contribute to a “Women in Cycling” Blog started by Toit Events, the company who puts on the Gran Fondo’s in Canada. I am the triathlon specialist on the list of contributors. Since I haven’t posted any new posts on my own blog in a while, I’d like to share the links […]
Update Part 2 – Racing in Europe
Dave booked our flights to Europe on a life’s supply of Aeroplan points long before I realized that my whiplash injury was going to stick around that long. My race schedule for the year included two 70.3’s in 8 days in Europe. I had never raced outside North America, hadn’t done many races outside BC […]
Beginner Blogger: Update Part 1
So I’ve had this blog link on my website since I launched it in March. But I have yet to hop on the blogging train. Since then, I was approached by Toit Events, the company that puts on the Gran Fondo’s in Canada to contribute to a “Women in Cycling Blog.” I just wrote my […]