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​Following my first ever Iron-distance race in June in Venice, Italy, I came back to Boulder, Colorado, where I believed the mountains, friends, and familiar training groups were the answer to coming unstuck. Unfortunately I still went through a deep burn out and depression period. I’ll spare you the details, but you can imagine I wasn’t the cheeriest person to be around. Living the sport life is such a rollercoaster of extreme highs and extreme lows. Luckily, thinking about Challenge Aruba at the end of October brought a smile to my face, and was the motivation I needed to get some panic t ..read more

It’s now been almost 3 weeks exactly after racing my first ever Iron-distance race at Challenge Venice on June 11 (3.8k swim, 180k ride, 42k run), and I think I have finally got a hold of my emotional and physical state to jot down a few thoughts... First, a few words about the 9h:02’ race that saw me finishing in a less than thrilling 7th pace, after leading off the front on the the swim and the 180k ride. THE RACE To recap 9 hours of racing in a few words: that was a long, mentally taxing, and strenuous day of exercising. The 3.8k point-to-point straight swim took place along the bridge ..read more