PB and Jen

“It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.” ~Confusius Several weeks ago I posted unhappily about how I was my highest weight in 10 years. Admitting something like that is not easy for me – I don’t like showing up on social media not looking like my most […]

ADMISSION…. (and I hate posting this in public) I am the heaviest I’ve been in TEN YEARS! I am not happy with this, in fact, this is the time of year when I tend lose my winter weight. Instead, I went the opposite direction. I blame working from home during COVID. I also blame poor […]

October 11 My self pity party lasted TOO LONG! I was so upset about my injury. I kept thinking that people just didn’t understand how frustrating it was to not be able to do my big races this year. Someone should have slapped me upside the head and tell me to GET OVER MYSELF. I […]

  I am a RELUCTANT RUNNER. When I first started running, it was a means to an end. My martial arts instructor suggested I run to prep for my black belt test. I ran occasionally – for maybe about 1-2 miles at a time. It was several years before I decided to train and race […]

  I  hit a milestone last Thursday. I had my 2 week post op appointment where they removed my bulky splint and replaced it with my pretty pink cast.   I had been holding off on strenuous exercise to allow my incision to heal without risk of infection. It was SO great to get started […]

    THANKS TO YOU ALL for allowing me to have my little pity party the other day. For me it’s a necessary step in the process when I get some not-so-great news.   My scaphoid fracture may have stopped me from doing my races this season but it hasn’t stopped me from exercise. Since […]

So after a week of experiencing pain and soreness on my right hand, I appeased my husband and went to the doctor. I sat in the examining room fully expecting to hear strong advice on easing up on training to allowing my wrist and to heal so I could do my big race in two […]

They say that social media displays only the highlight reel – this is SO true. For this reason I want to be real for a minute. I have had the honor of meeting many of my social media friends in person. It’s pretty darn awesome. What I realize in my conversations with these online friends […]

  Sixteen years ago a had a bad scare during a family vacation at Lake Winnipesaukee, NH. I attempted to swim from my sister’s boat to the dock, probably no more than 50 yards. Halfway there I found myself struggling to maintain my breathing and had to ask for help for fear of drowning. Fortunately someone at the dock was able to […]

It was bittersweet volunteering at the last Ironman Raleigh 70.3 race 2 weeks ago. In its inaugural year in 2013, it introduced me to long course triathlon. Little did I know I would be hooked from year one. In 2013, I created a 3 person relay team where I did the swim leg of the race. In […]