Understanding the “Why?”... “Why am I doing this?” I ask myself repeatedly every day. “What is the ‘why’ that drives me forward and provides the meaning for the ‘things’ I’m doing like racing Silverman in November?” I can’t answer the “Why?” question with a solid answer right now. Because I can’t answer the question, I don’t have a compelling reason to race Silverman. When...

Hungry like the wolf…... Twenty miles into the bike at Ironman Louisville on August 26, I told myself, “This is it. My body is tired. I don’t want to do another Ironman again this year. I’m done.” Four weeks later, I am at a different place. I am hungry again. I walked into the months of August and September in a state of fear and anxiety coupled with purpose and desire - a paradox of hopelessness and purpose. I knew...