Patricia Walsh, a blind athlete from Seattle Washington and the 2010 Nautica New York City Triathlon Physically Challenged Open Division Champion will attempt to be the first blind woman to break 12 hours in the Ironman distance this Saturday with the help of two very special people. Michelle Ford and Sonja Wieck, two moms from Denver Colorado. Michelle is a mom to two daughters Isabel and Charlotte, wife to Michael, dog-mom to Kona, and has a dedicated obsession to anything

I was SO excited for Wildflower weekend this year after missing it last year for Ironman St George. I am training for Ironman Texas on May 21st, so there would be no taper, only a few days of rest before Saturday.  This meant I had set no expectations for myself as the field at Wildflower is always stacked with some of the best competitors from around the country…case in point, the podium ended up being from Washington, Idaho, California, Utah

My personal experience with Team In Training (TNT) goes back to 2006. I now work for Nuun running their sponsorship programs. However, back then I was coaching full time and was approached by a group of TNT triathletes wanting some extra help with their swimming. I started doing a group technique session with them and the stories of camaraderie, long training days together, the race reports, and the mission of the LLS were very motivating to me.  I couldn’t get

ATLANTA, Feb 22 – Team Type 1 is filling its bottles with Nuun this year, a diabetic-friendly hydration tab with no carbohydrates that dissolves in water. Based in Seattle, Nuun is a sugar-free electrolyte replacement product that comes 12 to a package in five flavors: lemon-lime, tri-berry, citrus fruit, orange ginger and banananuun. Each tab is meant to be dissolved in 16oz of water, and can be broken in half for 8oz mixes. “I love them. The Nuun tabs are