Soccer Time

Soccer season is in full swing in my life right now.  Most of my days are spent in a black canvas fold-up chair next to a huge field of grass. I have learned a few lessons from my days at the soccer field. If you try to play offense and defense at the same time,...

Organic vs. Conventional

I have a real interest in food, including food quality.  What we put into our bodies matters – for race performance, as well as for general health.  I have been eating a vegan diet since 2003.  This has been a little challenging – especially when trying to...

Sweet and Salty

I just discovered an awesome new candy!  The Pretzel M&M.  It has an amazing sugary coating on the outside with creamy milk chocolate and a salty center.  It is so delicious.  If you haven’t tried it yet, you should.  (In fact, if you post on this blog I...

Up, Up and Away

Isn’t it a strange thing when you find yourself on an airplane seated next to a complete stranger for several hours?  Not only are you seated next to this person but your arm hairs are touching, you can smell their breath and with one false adjustment you could...

Running a Sprint

Inheritance of Hope enters many events as a Team but there are so many other events that one can take part in as an individual athlete.  Last year, I entered the Lexington (Michigan) Sprint Triathlon – my first triathlon ever… This year, I didn’t...

Greetings!

The journey of marathons and side roads… and Team Inheritance of Hope.Welcome to the new Team Inheritance of Hope blog!  I’ll be blogging about endurance events, athletes, Inheritance of Hope events and happenings, families and much more.  I’m...
June 27: Leaving a Legacy

June 27: Leaving a Legacy

“Every Family Deserves a Legacy”® Three days ago, we were all relative strangers, and now we are a family — a family that has laughed together, cried together, played together, and learned together. We have all been challenged to look at our lives...