Category Archives: Fitness Adventures

ShareTweet It’s 3:48 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 14. Rose and I are getting ready to head up to Denver for the race that I have spent six months preparing for, when I discover something online. “Rose! We have to leave … Continue reading →

After hiking Pikes Peak, I begin training for the Denver Half Marathon. I switched gears and add more running miles. I was doing great, running fast, had no problems whatsoever and my expectations for the half marathon were looking strong. I stopped following Jeff Galloway’s advice for beginners. “Just finish,” I thought, “what kind of goal is that.” Continue reading →

I dive in. Picture-perfect. I’m thinking, ‘well the goggles stayed on, this is great. I might as well start swimming now.’ As I begin to tilt my head up to start swimming, the pink goggles are pulled down around my mouth. Like a gag. I’d hate to say I got disoriented, but I did try to start my stroke while I was still completely submersed. I kept swimming after I yanked the ping goggles down around my neck. Like a noose. Continue reading →