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Triathlete? Or Toddler?

At a glance, you might assume that you can’t find two beings with less in common than a triathlete and a toddler or small child – but after a few...
Reginald Holden

Coeur's countdown to Boston - Running Pure and Simple

Well folks, we’re a little less than two weeks out from the Boston Marathon. Our friends who are competitive runners tell us that this is a really interesting time. The majority of the training is done and many people are in that twilight zone known as the taper.

Hopkinton start line

Reginald Holden

Coeur's Kona Race Report Part II

Kristin Schwieger & Hailey Manning

This was my second time to the Big Island for World Championships, so I was more calm and relaxed then I can remember. When my alarm went off at 4:30, I ate breakfast and headed to the pier. After getting body marked and my bike set and ready to go, I just sat in a quiet spot on the pier waiting for the word to hit the water. 

Kristin Schewiger after her race

Heart and Courage at Ironman Hawaii

I think we have mentioned it enough but Coeur is French for heart and the root of the noun courage. Or more precisely the abstract noun “courage” since I suppose you can’t actually touch it. While we’re on a definitional/grammatical tangent, I’ll go on to mention that courage is defined as the ability or willingness to confront fear, danger, uncertainty or intimidation.

 

So, why does that matter? To answer that question, we’ll have to go back a couple of months.

woman in wheelchair

Coeur's Kona Race Report Part I

Laura Sophiea & The Duffield Twins

2013 Race Re-cap Ironman Kona #23!!

I have to say that Kona 2013 showed me that I truly love my life's journey through this sport of triathlons and I was truly blessed to be on the starting line in Kona for #23!

Michelle Duffield and her sister

One Coeur-ageous Athlete

We looked over to our left and happened to see one of the Challenged Athlete Foundation ("CAF") competitors in her race chair.  She was a petite woman and was at a dead stop about halfway up a hill.  For the most part no one was watching and it was apparent that her arms were about to give out.  Before I go on to tell the rest of this, I have to just say that I have re-written this next section twice and I just can't find the words to convey how incredible, inspiring, emotional and moving we found this to be.  

Minda in Kona

Talking Kona with Hailey Manning

Hailey this morning at Dig Me Beach, after a shake out swim in Kona. Coeur: How many times have you raced in Kona? Hailey: This will be number 4 and...