Happy training and stay well!! Lisa  

Yesterday was the toughest last 60 minutes of running I have ever had to do – it wasn’t the fastest – but it was the toughest! I had the swim of my life getting out of the water with Karen Smyers and less than 2 minutes behind Belinda Granger and Jo Lawn. I had the…

Hi there – it is Tuesday and I am en route to Kona! I am writing from this email since my outlook won’t send properly in this airport!!! That will soon be a thing of the past when I get my new Dell laptop!!! So, yes the Hawaii IM is more than 3 weeks away,…

Hi there from Kona – I have now been in Kona for about 11 days and I am almost about to start my taper. I have been writing updates for that cell phone update thingy advertised on the Tri Dubai website (www.tridubai.com) – and I keep forgetting to cut and paste them to my website…

Well hello there from Hawaii – just a quick note to say that all is well here – despite the earthquake today!!! It was wicked. I was out running on the Queen K in the middle of nowhere – out here in Waikoloa near Mauna Lani and Puako – and this sound came up –…

Hi there – Ironman is a journey. Sometimes you win and cross the finish line first and sometimes you win and cross the finish line second! I wanted so badly to win my home country race – but most importantly, I wanted to do my best on the day – I wanted to finish what…

Hi there – Ironman is a journey. Sometimes you win and cross the finish line first and sometimes you win and cross the finish line second! I wanted so badly to win my home country race – but most importantly, I wanted to do my best on the day – I wanted to finish what…

Hi there – I am just returning from a training week in Kona with my Tri Dubai teammates. For me, it was a final preparation week for Subaru Ironman Canada on August 27th and an introduction to my preparations for the upcoming Ironman World Championships in October. In June, the Tri Dubai team leaders, Franko…

Hi there – I just wanted to send you a little note about our fabulous training camp weekend in Edmonton. Last August, Dave and I were approached by Karen Frank and Kerry Nisbet from Cops 4 Cancer about the possibility of putting on a training camp for the Iron Cops members. Cops 4 Cancer are…

Hello – well, I have just returned from a scorching long run on a very humid day here in Caledon! It was the first time in a long time that I just came home and had to lay down on the ground to re-group. Normally, I spend the whole 2.5 hours planning my breakfast –…