by Maria DeSilva
I am still euphoric from watching 41 year-old mom Dara Torres receive her silver medal at the Summer Olympics. It is with this rare and inspirational person in mind that I tell you my story. A life changing moment caused me to learn about that key difference between Dara Torres and myself…
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Gliding Through Dreams to Reality
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Surfer Bride
by Alison Ferguson
As a surfer (started surfing about 8 years-old), I always thought I would have a wedding on the beach. When I could not win the battle of location with my mom, I decided that at least the rehearsal would be a beach party…
Filed Under: Share Your Chi, Surf
Tales of the Paddling Pink Toes
by Rochelle King
Thursday afternoon I sat in a massage chair after picking out a nail color for my toes. A work function dictated that I have neat, polished nails to mingle with some successful ladies of business, but on a selfish note I also wanted to go into my weekend with a little flare. The schedule of fun included a 10 mile paddle race which would finish almost simultaneously with the start of my surf final…
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Lock and Load
Featuring Carrie Kimber, Ironman Finisher
On November 3rd, I cleaned the house, packed my bags and felt ready to roll. My whole family was trekking down to Florida. I had left the book Becoming an Ironman in the center of my bed for when I came home. The week preceeding our departure was an emotional ride for me…
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Hooked on Triathlons
by Renee Scherck-Meyer
About two years ago, I decided that my sedentary lifestyle at age 41 was not healthy, and I started training to run a 5K. In 2007, I completed my first 5K in 48 minutes… pretty slow, but I felt I had accomplished much when I crossed that finish line…
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Letting the Cat Out of the Bag
by Donna DeGroat
There are a few small boxes in my house that are filled with swimming ribbons and triathlon medals. A couple of times a year I will stumble upon them and recall the days when I was fit enough to engage in those activities…
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New Life
Featuring Jean Marie Clayton
A year ago I never would have believed that my life could ever be so wonderful. I moved to Anchorage, Alaska from Petaluma, California (home of Athleta!) and started a whole new life…
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Survival of the Fittest
by Caroline “Noni” Craven, Adventure Traveler and Photographer
Adventure is my game. I’m not an extremist, but have been known to play: white water kayaking, mountain biking, rock climbing, anything and everything in the snow. Name it, I tried it. A previous life was filled with river guiding and horse training. Play hard, work hard. Until it caught up with me…
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Traveling Pants on Mt. Bromo
Featuring Kathie Badgett, World Traveler
My camera can’t describe how beautiful it is to see the red line of dawn pierce the darkness in a single straight line as the earth spins forward and the sun begins to illuminate the gorgeous volcanoes of Bartok, Bromo and Semeru. I know that these are extremely dangerous things…
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Going to the Dogs
Featuring Rosie, Backpacking Canine
I’m a Border Collie (widely regarded as the most intelligent dog breed, I might add) who recently went backpacking with my family. I can herd just about anything, but the Lake Michigan black flies were too much to handle…
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