There aren’t many things in life that leave me speechless. Like, really speechless. The past couple of weeks have been a record for me in this “speechless” department. First it was William’s first day of swim practice. Then it was Alex and Ben jumping off the diving board by themselves. Then William’s first swim meet. And then there was today. [...]

I knew that training for a Half Ironman would be challenging. There’s the strength and distance stuff in the swimming, biking and running. Then there’s the time to fit it all in… the 20 weeks or so, especially in New England from March – July. (I must admit here that I have done very little training since my Half Marathon [...]

My sister is the inspiration for today’s 365 Days of Fashion Advice for Moms… Today Jane is competing in Providence, Rhode Island’s Ironman 70.3. I couldn’t be more proud. I have seen her train for this race for 8 months. It’s been amazing to see. When I saw her this morning race by on her bike… my eyes welled up [...]