Drink up!! My favorite bike gang...at a break during our pre-race lucky loop! You guys are the best! (FK not pictured as he was the photographer!).Purplepatch athlete Carrie on her way to 2nd OVERALL FEMALE AMATEUR at Timberman 70.3..PLS note her 2:31 bike split was only 4 mins off Wellington. SO PROUD OF YOU CARRIE! You are ready for IM Wisconsin!!Robi and Mikey come into town! Could baby Heathy be any cuter? The answer to this is NO.Saucony signing at the re-opening of road runners sports in San Carlos...so great to meet everyone, thank you for having me! Miller and Cam sporting their new Saucony Jazz Hook and Loop...so cute! Thank you Mark from 7*7 SF Magazine for writing about our VERY OWN VELO SF! Check it out: www.7x7.com/fitness-outdoors/get-your-butt-kicked-ironman-champion-velosfYep, she is still going, I did HALF that amount and proceeded to go have a snack. Hill's mental fortitude is just epic...amazing athlete and person. XO HPB Thank you for a fantastic visit!BFF HPB comes for a visit to SF for 3 days of fun...here she is just doing a casual marathon on the treadmill. NO BIG DEAL 🙂 We are excited for William's arrival...hopefully in the next 10 days! Tara's baby shower..how is it possible to look this good 9 months pregnant? AMAZING T. We say farewell to JV..off to NYC she goes...we'll miss you and Caroline! Mer Mazur and her amazing stroller that somehow fits both Mackenna and Kellan..must borrow when the time comes.Why hello Emma! Emma Charlotte born...happy days for Meg and Matt in Atlanta! XO!Buddy. No words. The cutest.So so happy in the warm midwest lake...Joey getting the platoon boat ready...From Ohio to Michigan to visit Andi and her fam at the lake! Linden, we love you.At the TOP..a cbus fav w/ the Keeran/Kessler families.From Miami to Ohio to visit the fam and get in some lovely, humid midwest training. I HEART midwest pools.SOMEHOW my 33 year old butt was able to hang w/ these sweet ladies in their mid twenties! YIKES!To the clubs of Miami... To the Ocean..From the beach...Bachelorette filled gift bags compliments of Saucony..And we are off to Miami for Kelsey's bachelorette party...Clearly post race wine tasting at our favorite Williamson Wines in Healdsburg!Lucky for Auntie MBK that Charlotte still likes me even as sweaty betty. And mom Sotes allows it...yessss.CW crushed it as ever-great job Charisa! Vineman 70.3 Crew--Mom, Steph & our SF bffs who are also our family. Thank you all for being there!
We all live in the FAST LANE. Moving at the speed of LIFE…..
No matter WHAT profession we are in…finance, motherhood, lawyers, doctors, barista’s, professional athlete’s, coaching, sales, retail (and the list goes ON and ON obviously)…simply put, LIFE gets busy for everyone no matter how you spin it.
When I entered the real world after college, I was quick to find this out. Here I sit, 10+ years later, and I still go back to the SAME little BLIP of a reading to remind myself what’s, in fact, the MOST important in life and in remembering how to KEEP THE BALANCE.
If you haven’t ever heard or read this—def take a minute to do so. I love sharing it with close pals who (understandably) get overwhelmed with the TO-DO list and well, the speed of LIFE. I know every time I step into the fast lane, I take a small, simple moment to have a quick read of the GOLF BALL THEORY OF LIFE:
As ever, the pictures tell the story of our recent days and how much I HEART THE GOLF BALLS. It was great to be able to race Vineman 70.3 following Rev 3 Portland before I headed off for an east coast frenzy. Training has been fun this summer and I’m loving that my purplepatch athletes are off to the races and I can’t wait to see their hard work pay off. I am REALLY looking forward the Dixon Duo coming up…starting with Ironman Canada (hoping the 3rd time is a charm at my #40 attempt!) this weekend and then Ironman Wisconsin.
Meanwhile, I’ll be keeping my eye on the GOLF BALLS in this speed of life to fuel me to the finish. Thank you all for that…I LOVE YOU ALL!
