(PORTIONS OF THIS BLOG POST WERE PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED AT THEGOODDIRT.) Last Sunday’s Tweetchat chat on triathlons (see and like the facebook page here) had us thinking about the fact that many people we talk to about triathlon are still confused by some of the terms that are […]
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Zede and Mallory Donohue know a little something about fabric. Zede’s a registered nurse and owner of Zede’s Sewing Studio, and her daughter Mallory has her degree in dance, visual arts, and costume design from Stevens College in Columbia, MO. Mallory’s father and Zede’s husband, Jerry, is […]
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There once was a time in our athletic career when we felt thrilled to be just on the race course. There we were, toe to toe with people who just wanted to compete and be strong and learn how to be stronger than they’d ever been before […]
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Why do we race? The answer might feel pretty easy to you: We race because we want a goal. We race because we want to test ourselves. We race because we want the camaraderie of race day, the excitement that comes from being around hundreds of other […]
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Christine Kachinsky is going to Ironman Kona. If you think that’s not a big deal, let’s consider first the distances. The Ironman–any Ironman–is a grueling competition involving 2.4 miles of swimming, 112 miles of bicycling, and a full marathon. Yes, it’s done in one day. Yes, it’s […]
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