Surrounded by Dolphins
I pedaled a kayak out from shore over a sheet of pink water as the sun rose over the peak of “Star Wars” Mountain. My husband, Chris, swam nearby. I deviated away from him and his orange buoy, distracted by...
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Feeling Stressed? Try These 8 Simple Wellness Tips for Women
Guest Blog Post by Justin Bennett Photo by Dara on Unsplash Women are expected to juggle so many responsibilities in their professional and personal lives that it’s easy to feel like you’re being pushed to your limit. By implementing some...
Beating the January Blues
By Jonny Stevens January is a month of cold weather, dark mornings, early nights, financial hangovers (more so during the current cost of living crisis), and New Year’s resolutions being broken. The result, some argue, is feelings of low mood,...
Disability-Friendly Exercise Choices
Image via Pexels Guest Post Written by Justin Bennett If you have a disability, that doesn’t mean you can’t lead a healthy and active lifestyle. There are plenty of different ways to get exercise, even if you have a physical...
La Jolla Cove Swim a True Jewel
We vacationed in Solana Beach the week before the La Jolla Cove Swim. I’d signed up to swim the 1-mile race more than a month earlier. The week started off sketchy with me attempting to join a group of Del...
Dolphin Swimming Video
Fred Elling took this drone video of a group of bottlenose dolphins coming to visit me during a morning swim. If you would like to read my new memoir, Swimming with Dolphins, which includes descriptions of my many interactions with...
The Environmentally Responsible Open Water Swimmer
I often swim in the Sea of Cortez, which is just steps away our San Carlos, Mexico condominium. I’m sometimes blessed to encounter a pod of bottlenose dolphins and they often interact with me. On two occasions, members of this...
Nature Speaks on this 5K Trail Race
My husband and I competed in a trail running race this morning in Guaymas, Sonora, Mexico. We drove around the coastline from San Carlos to Miramar and then deviated into a neighborhood that abuts rugged volcanic mountains to reach the...
5 Mile Trail Running Race in the Rain
On Sunday, September 26th, my husband and I competed in the Everyone Runs trail running race at Catalina State Park in northwest Tucson. I’ll be honest. I’m not a very good runner. I enjoy swimming much more and sometimes running...
Cold Swim in a Greer Lake
During our nine-day vist to Greer, I went for three chilly swims in one of the three reservoirs in Greer (Tunnel). The first day I swam, there were huge puffy clouds in the sky. There were brilliant yellow flowers in...