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It Could Be You ~ What Domestic Violence Actually Looks Like

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It has been some time since I posted here. I only post when I feel I need or want to. The subject must be important to me in order to want to share my thoughts with the few of you who may read this.   I am pretty sure that none of you know what exactly I do for work. Well, one small part of my job is redacting audio and video for the Police Department. Now that we have body cameras and a new recording system that small part of my job has increased. With that I now see and hear more than I ever did before. This week as I was redacting a case my gut hurt and I felt sick. I was listening to a woman tell officers all the reasons why her former partner would never follow through on threats to her life. All I could think about was Mary. All I could think about was all these excuses mean nothing when one event can end your life. One event that will forever change your friends and family’s life. One event that you never thought would really happen will destroy you and your loved one’s ...
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TaLeS FrOm ThE TrAiL

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The Power of Hmmmmm   I had every intention of riding today. Get up at 0500. Hit the road by 0600. It would be great. Then it hit. I had the worst stomach issues ever within minutes of waking. I was planning on maybe riding indoors. But maybe waiting till it passed. Or maybe running later. What should I do. Then the man asked the loaded question..."when is camp?"   well, actually it is 3 months away. "HMMM" was the response I got. I know what that means. That means get yer ass out there because you ONLY have three months to get your poop in a group ( so to speak!). I picked an easy by Sedona standards trail. Big park Loop. Totally can not get lost. Go straight then take a right at the end then another right at the end to get back to parking lot. LOL. trust me I can and did get lost because that is what I do.  It is a very pretty and way less traveled trail then Bell Rock Pathway which is what ALL the tourists walk. I lost the trail at the...
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Strength in Pain

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It has been four weeks since IMTX. Plenty of time to recover, right? YES!!! I did my first run two weeks ago and loved it! I didn't feel like a 41 year old that just raced for 14.5 hours a few weeks earlier. I was excited. I thought " HELL YES! I AM BACK!". Then.....crickets..... I have done some rides and some runs but my heart isn't in it. Here it is... all my tri brothers and sisters know what I am going to say... Post Ironman Blues. I thought that by signing up for two IM's this year I would kick that dreaded  post IM bullshit square in the teeth with my steel toed boots. Man was I wrong. So.... on my run Weds after work I decided to do a variation on my coaches workout. Fartleks. Instead of rollers I would run as hard as I could up to Lowell Observatory from Upper Lake Mary parking lot and I would take  it easy on the way back. This gave me time to think. As I was huffing and puffing my way up my mind started to drift (shocker I know...oh..SHINY THINGS!)....
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Best ironman EVER!!!!

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Ok... Here I go again. My first race report just disappeared. Great way to start out on a new blog, huh? So..... This one will be short and sweet. First of all ( hee hee Kelly Hull), BEST IRONMAN EVER!!!! No my time wasn't a PR. No, I didn't even do well at any of the legs and no, I didn't meet Big Sexy. What did happen though was I found out I love Ironman. This was the first one where I just " Let it go". Now that doesn't mean I didn't give it 100%. I definitely did. The only problem was my 100% on May 17th was much less than my 100% on any other given day. But that is fine! I had fun! FUN!! Who was this person in black? Slapping hands with spectators, Joking with other racers and longhorning everyone I saw? It was the new me. And I loved every second of it. So, the beginning. I arrive in The Woodlands to discover that I have far more amazing friends then I already assumed I had. I know they are amazing people. That is why we are friends :) H...
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