Coming to Hawaii was never part of my plan. Coming back this season after two years of rest and trying to heal my body, my goal was to keep things simple and manageable. I’d do shorter races and spend more time trying to build my speaking business, write my book, spend time with my husband, [...]read more »

The mornings seem to last forever in Kona. This is a good thing though. We’ve been getting up by 6:30 and taking time to just relax at our beautiful island home with our lovable roommates and friends. We share the inside of our house with cute little Geckos and just outside our window we have [...]read more »

Greetings from Kona! Today was our first full day on the island and we only had two specific tasks to take care of so it has been pretty low-key. Steve and I tried to sleep in to recover from being up almost 24 hours on our travel day, but we were only so successful. I [...]read more »

Well. We made it. For anyone who usually reads my race recaps, you’re probably wondering ‘where’s the big bad luck story?’ Afterall, when I’m traveling there is always SOMETHING that turns disastrous. But this time, I have to say, things went pretty well. We got up yesterday morning at “triathlon time” (in our house that means [...]read more »

Before the Ironman was even a thought in my head, I ended up in Kona. It was purely by accident or coincidence or some other force of nature, but that’s where a new chapter in my racing life began. As I lay in my bed at Craig Rehabilitation Hospital telling a friend that I was going [...]read more »

My good friend, Jane, keeps trying to remind me that life is a journey, not a destination. But I’m an athlete and I really crave reaching the destination. The one that says FINISH LINE. Now, why I have picked the Ironman as the ideal finish line, I just don’t think I’ll ever figure out. I mean, [...]read more »

Since I returned from my trip last weekend, I have been asked this question several times: “why would you fly all the way to London for a race that lasted no more than 45 minutes?” Well, for one, because I can. And two, this was more than just any race. Not only was it an [...]read more »

Dear Trish: I recently bought your book and read it straight through—incredible is too mild a word to describe it. Even knowing a little about you and what happened before I read it, I broke down and wept and continued weeping throughout the book……..some tears of pain, others of joy. My words could never convey the deepness and [...]read more »

I seem to remember that I swore I would never be back. The Buffalo has beat me up twice before and you’d think I’d learn. Or maybe just decide that enough was enough. Hang it up. But you’re familiar with Michael Jordan, Brett Farve, Lance Armstrong, right? An athlete is an athlete is an athlete. [...]read more »

I have just awoken from my post-Bloomsday nap and am ready to write about my weekend. First of all, I am so glad I came to Spokane. This was a good trip for several reasons. Spokane and Bloomsday mean many different things to me and being here was a little like being back home after [...]read more »