Yesterday during my On-Line cheering frenzy for Ironman Florida and just moments before my long run for IM Cozumel my mom calls me… “Bree, Grandma died”. The second grandma to pass this year. Part of me wanted to continue to shout at my computer for my friends to keep racing strong, the other part wanted…

Perhaps one of the things I enjoy most about our sport is meeting people from all over the world, most times we have to look no further than Kona Aquatics swim practice. Almost all the athletes (swimmers, triathletes, duathletes), that come to visit or train in Kona jump in to swim with Coach Steve. Lucky…

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Today my feet were ALL SORTS of happy! It started with the swim… POOR KATE! She is about to race IM AZ, first time the Kona girl has EVER been in a wetsuit! It took 3 of us to get it on her! My feet were thanking me that they will not have to…

I have discovered a sandcastle pretty much sums up the past few weeks/months of my life. It was all sorts of building up for Ironman, stacking loads of training, decorating with some amazing moments, some digging deep, some smoothing out the surface, a lot of focus and attention to my castle. Much like a…

Kainoa was Elmo, it was his world, his day here in Kona. BUT Mexico was all around me! Paco was ready for the fiesta too. There were a ton of mariachi’s and even a band “Los Tigres” on stage. Oh boy… talk about getting me pshyched for Ironman Cozumel! Que Divertidooooooo! Forget candy, break…