Well the sad news for Mav is that I recently tore a disc in my lower back causing all kinds of painful ruckus and making my sciatic nerve go ballistic   Among other things this means I’m benched from the fun things in my life such as triathlon training, lifeguarding, and bending over to [...]

So it is a new year.
2009.
Last year I wrote a fun little poem:
Dear 2008,
Please bring me a date
’cause I just can’t wait
to meet my mate!
This year its more like:
Dear 2009,
I don’t mean to whine
but this heart of mine
is not doing fine
it wants to resign
and do more than just pine…
Yeah so here’s to a new year, [...]

A few years ago I went to cheer on my room mate who was competing in the Danskin Women’s Sprint Triathlon. I had no idea what I was getting myself into nor would I have guessed the journey that would begin thereafter.
I arrived at the site with another friend–moral support for the moral support–and we [...]