For those of you who thought my athletic career would be over with the birth of my daughter, Charleigh, I am here to disappoint you. While I love Charleigh with everything I have, that doesn’t detract from my goals as an athlete. Including that now even a small part of my income is reliant upon … More True to the Brew Trail Run/Hike
The long-awaited baby post! For anyone who is my friend and has even peeked at social media lately, you will know that our baby, Charleigh Gene Feigh, has arrived. And just as I do for any other event I participate in, here is a full account of how Charleigh came into this world! I apologize … More The Birth of Charleigh Gene Feigh
Often times, when I meet new people or when someone learns of my athletic achievements, they assume I was some sort of natural born athlete. That I just somehow contain superior genetics and have been swimming, biking, and running since I was a baby. I’d like to go ahead and dispel that notion right now. … More The Things I’ve Done Wrong
First triathlon of 2018 for me was this past weekend at the Parris Island Sprint Triathlon. The race is held at the military training facility adjacent to Beaufort, SC and is touted for being “Where it all begins”. This being in reference to it frequently being the first race held every year as well as … More Parris Island Triathlon
In my last post I outlined the importance of hydration for training and racing while living in the heat and humidity of the Southeast, USA. So I scheduled a test for myself through the company Precision Hydration to find out just how much sodium I am losing in my sweat. Before making the drive up … More The Test: Hydration
I’m not one to use quotes or sayings much, but there is one that is very applicable to what I am about to address. It is said that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. While that isn’t technically true, it does help to bring … More The Problem: Hydration
Put on by Jesse Harmon and the Run Hard program, the Chick-fil-A 5k is one of many distance races all on the same morning in downtown Columbia. In addition to the 5k are a Half Marathon, Full Marathon, and even Marathon relay races. The Run Hard races are super well organized and supported by the … More Chick-fil-A 5k
