Chickleta - My SBRing and other Adventures

It all started back in 2010 following a cycling accident that resulted in a broken wrist ( here is the reason why ). That was when I started to work for the first time in my life with a cycling coach. After a great summer of riding with a few triathlons under my belt, my coach came up with a new idea for me for fun riding in the fall and off-season.  It's called cyclocross. Cyclocross? what is cyclocross you ask? I asked the same question.   Google was my best friend to better understand this madness called cyclocross and images and videos of mud covered racers running carrying their bikes on the shoulders and jumping over obstacles popped. So what does a "normal" person think? This looks like FUN!!! Sure I'll give at a try. At that stage of the season I was burned out from just cycling and training for my next triathlon so something new was welcomed. Zoltan said, ok then, meet me at the park (i.e., Central Park) Friday 6am we will practice technique. ...

My road to the finish line of Ironman Chattanooga, my third Ironman, was filled with ups and  downs, like the roller coaster that is the bike course. It has not been the best season for me  and coming into the race I was not confident of my racing shape, my training and my ability to  accomplish the goal I had set for myself when I signed up for the race last year. The goal back  then, looking for some sort of redemption from Ironman Mont Tremblant  ( see why here ) was a sub 12 race.  About 3 weeks before race day, I had a total mental break down and I was toying with the idea of pulling the plug and not even going down to  Chattanooga. Thanks to the support of Michelle (my personal cheerleader and best partner one can hope for) and an encouraging email from Marni from TriMarni (check out her blog ) I managed to stay on track. With a fresh mindset and Marni's words in-mind ( " T rust that you are ready. You have done the work and your ...