Category: Health

  • Today is the Day

    I’ve been busy. I’ve been traveling. I’ve been sick. It isn’t perfect. It isn’t ready. It isn’t finished. I’m not perfect. I’m not ready. I’m not finished. Today is the day. Why? Because today I have a reason why it shouldn’t be the day. Today marks the anniversary of my dad’s death. It has been…

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  • Ironman, Not Ironload: Navigating the Curse of the Irish.

    Hemochromatosis is a word I had never heard until the winter of 2014. I finished my triathlon season with a good, but not great, race at IM Wisconsin. I spent time resting and attempting to recover, but I wasn’t bouncing back.  Weeks post-race, I still felt tired and generally ill. As a triathlete, this troubled me.…

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