A year ago today I completed my first 70.3 in Santa Rosa. What an incredible experience. I learned so much about my own determination and what I am capable...

You don’t have to be great to start. But you do have to start if you ever want to be great. #tbt to a few weekends ago when I...

Focus on the weights you LIFT not the WEIGHT you lose. -I can’t emphasize enough how important strength training is for women’s overall health. Losing weight is just an...

What am I training for right now, you ask? Life. That’s what. Motherhood and training for a half Ironman are basically the same thing. Endure to the end....

Sprint triathlons are so fast and fun!!! Great competition and always a challenge. I absolutely LOVE this bike course and my run felt pretty decent also. I came in...

I put in A LOT of hours on my bike, alone. So to go biking with my brother and brother in law the last few days has been super...

I’ve swam my whole life but open water swims are an entire different beast. It’s taken me awhile to figure out how to really successful swim in open water...

Learn to be comfortable with being uncomfortable. It’s ok to push your body in ways it’s not use to.To try a new move. Be a little out of breath....

When you have a 10-lane pool to yourself #happiness...

Happy National Triathlon Week!!! I truly love this sport and everything that comes with it- both physically and mentally! I’m continually inspired by so many amazing athletes who keep...

If only we could all just be as accepting as children are, toward differences, regardless of what they are. These kids walked around Capital Hill today, to visit daddy...

Resilience is very different from being numb. Resilience means you experience, you feel, you fail, you hurt. You fall. But, you keep going. -Yasmine Magahed Today I started a...

A week later I can say I’m glad I completed this race. I’m proud of myself for doing it and may think about doing one again some day 🤔....

The run: I got off my bike and my hamstring hurt so badly I could hardly walk. So it took a mile or so before it loosened up and...

The bike: I absolutely loved the first 40 miles of the bike course. It was mostly rolling hills so going up was a little slow but then flying down...

Race report: The swim was great! The water was warm and the course was straight forward so it was pretty easy to sight. My time was 34:24 which was...

Back at it today! I forgot about the post-race blues and that it takes a few days to figure out how to workout without a plan and without a...

This guy deserves a huge shout out!! ️ Not only does he support my training schedule and watches the kids without hesitation any time I need to get a...

Flat Joie is ready to go!! 🏼‍♀️🚴🏼‍♀️🏼‍♀️It’s easy to get caught up in the comparison game when surrounded by soooo many incredible athletes. You can quickly become intimated. My...

Checked in . Ready to go! Feeling less nervous this time around. #wattieink #wattieinkhitsquad #wattieinkhitsquad2019 #ironman703 #ironmanvictoria #thisis40...

#tbt to that one time last year when I completed my first #ironman703 . This picture brings back ALL the emotions as we showed up to transition at 5:00am...

Don’t make it complicated!! Eating clean can be so simple. You just have to start. Do something! Little changes adds up to making BIG impacts! For example, start by...

“Be confident in the work you did to prepare for this race. Take a look back at your training logs to remind yourself that you’ve done everything possible to...

Stop being afraid of what could go wrong and start being excited about what could go right. .In 12 days I have the opportunity to complete another #ironman703 ....

I spent over two hours yesterday in therapy with my CYCologist 🚴🏼‍♀️. I often don’t dwell on the world issues surrounding us as there is only so much I...

My life. My purpose. My reason. My why(s). ️ Happy Mother’s...

Such a perfect morning for a 50 mile bike ride....

Sometimes my progress is slow and I get frustrated that it seems to always take effort when I put in long distances. But I need to remember how far...

There may not be anything better than a long bike ride on a warm sunny afternoon, wearing a new @wattieink kit! Well maybe chocolate is up there on the...