Learning to be comfortable with being uncomfortable
Over the past few years I’ve gotten considerably faster as a runner, cutting my PRs by about a third at all of the major distances from the mile to the […]
Tag Archives: fear
Getting comfortable on my tri bike – it’s actually happening!
After I published my last post about training for next month’s half-Ironman, a couple of people mentioned they wanted to hear more about how I’ve been getting comfortable on the […]
I’m running an ultramarathon and it’s all Cheryl Strayed’s fault
Last autumn, I finally joined the rest of the literate free world and read Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail by Cheryl Strayed, and of course […]
I fell off my bike and bruised everything (including my ego)
It only took a few weeks but I finally got my bike fitted and my shoes cleated and everything ready for me to take Felicia, as I have christened my […]
Doing my (tiny) part to bridge the cycling gender gap
There’s been a lot written about the cycling gender gap in the U.S. so I won’t rehash it except to point you here and here and here and – oh […]
Adventures in open water swimming #4: Of wetsuits and jellyfish
Editor’s note: Before I begin this post, I wanted to say hi, welcome, wilkommen, bienvenida, bienvenue, and holy shit, there are a lot of new readers here. I am sorry […]
Adventures in open water swimming #3: The odyssey continues
As much as I would like to pretend that my previous adventure in open swimming – you know, the time when I saw a bull shark and got stung on […]
What open water swimming is teaching me about fear
Last weekend I stood on the sands of Fort De Soto’s North Beach in my dorky little tri suit and my goggles and felt like I was going to throw […]
How running gave me the courage to heal
The fact is stark but surreal, and I often have to remind myself that it is actually true, that I was once involved in an abusive relationship. The details are […]
Self-doubt, fear and other enemies of awesomeness
I have a story about self-confidence, or lack thereof. During the last race season, Brian would ask what my goal was for an upcoming 5K and I would say that […]
Fit and Feminist 