My Temporary Website!!!!

Please be patient with me....we have a whole new website in the works that will be launched in the next week or so!!!!

For the time being, I needed to pull down my old sponsors and get going with my fresh new start of the 2012 season with my two new primary sponsors: Zoot and Cannondale!!!! I am so excited to have partnered with both companies and see a long-term relationship with both in my profession as a triathlete. The people and products at both companies are amazing and I am so excited for this upcoming season! A huge thanks again to both!

Just quickly, Wattie and I went home to NH for about 2 weeks over the holidays, where we were able to spend time w/ my family (including Mr. Black!), and get a good running block in throughout the streets of Exeter. Despite temps down in the teens, no white Christmas!!!! Oh well. It was great to see the family and I'm excited to see my parents again in approximately 12 weeks for the first 70.3 of the year: Oceanside! As it was last year, this is one of my biggest A races. It is my favorite 70.3 out there, Wattie and I used to live right on the run course, we train on the course all the time, I will have tons of friends from here on the course, a number of my sponsors like ZOOT are from right here and will be there.....on and on and on.... I can list my motivation to do the very best I can at that one:) Oh yes, and because I was SOOOOOO close last year! Prior, I'm running the Carlsbad Half Marathon in two weekends, as well as the Coronado 10K on Feb. 12th. If you are in this area, you should definitely check out both of those races as good prep for O-Side.

Okay, again, please bear with me on the site! It's coming:) I thought things calmed down after the holidays....it's been quite the opposite here at the Wattie/HJ headquarters. Sorry this one was quick, but back to emails, helping Wattie with some of the new Elite Wattie Ink. Team business (which is Off the Hook!), getting dinner ready, starting to think about tax forms (ugh! but yes, I'm on top of it instead of waiting until April! haha), training, sleeping, etc. Hope everyone has a wonderful evening and has had a great 2012 thus far! Races are starting soon and I know I can't wait!
Cheers,
HJ

San Diego Tri Club Meeting TONIGHT!!!!

Not an excuse for a lack of updates but..... I have a new website in the works! So please stay tuned:) In the meantime, a quick post that tonight Lesley Paterson and I have the honor of talking at the San Diego Tri Club Meeting hosted by Bob Babbitt! More information and where it is located can be found here: http://www.triclubsandiego.org/index.php?option=com_jevents&task=icalrepeat.detail&evid=37641&Itemid=220&year=2011&month=12&day=09&title=dec-club-meeting-ironman-viewing-party-2011-xterra-wrold-champ-a-caf-fundraiser&uid=174a88a530ce43f2f67f07281e152fdf&catids=43 


Okay that's a long link but just go to the SD Tri Club page:) It should be a blast! Looking forward to seeing everyone there!

5-9pm

Deni & Jeff Jacobs Challenged Athletes Center
9591 Waples Street
San Diego, CA 92121

Off-Season Update

It's now been a week since we got back from the tropical paradise that is Kona!

 This is what I spent most of the days in Kona doing...ROUGH:) Despite my excitement to go for some rides on the Queen K and surprisingly, yes, some swims in the Bay, I often ended up choosing poolside to exercise. Off-season at its finest!

More off-season at its finest! This wasn't my drink obviously. Haha. LOVE the Kona Brewing Co. Great food, great drinks, great atmosphere.

Race day came and went....super quick for me as I got to ride on the motorcycle again to give the girls the time splits. Here, Jose Jeuland was kind enough to send a picture he caught of me in action! Thanks Jose!!!!

After the pros were done, Wattie and I got some dinner and then stayed out for the final competitors, including cheering on a friend on the final 15 miles or so to come in around 11:40pm. You can see some crazy stuff out there on the Queen K in the final hours of that race but it was incredible to see people pushing through making their way to the finish-line. People out there halfway falling over but still going towards Mike Reilly's voice off in the distance. Talk about inspiring.

A few more days of relaxation by the pool before flying out on the red-eye last Wednesday night to get back to LAX and then make the drive south to SD. We spent the weekend unpacking, relaxing, watching football, movies (if you haven't seen Bridesmaids, which I hadn't before this weekend, holy hilarious!!!!), a few runs at some new trails we found...well we didn't find new trails but we actually ventured out of our little Carlsbad area and found a SICK new running venue to use for some of our long runs.

Wattie also took me to Old Town, a small little part of San Diego that I'd never been to. Pretty cool! Monday night football. Then also ventured back into the pool the other morning, figuring I'd given myself enough time off from the drudgery:) just kidding, i LOVE swimming.

 I'm easing back into it this week and then let the Base training blocks begin. Super excited for our team meeting this evening! Wattie and I are meeting PJ and RV for dinner to discuss the plan for the next few "off-season" months and our plan coming into 2012, as well as the 2012 schedule. Exciting stuff to come! Hope everyone's enjoying the off-season, or ready for their final races of 2011....

Aloha from Kona!

Yes, I'm sad to report, I've been dragged to Kona....I tried to resist. There was some kicking and screaming. But, Wattie won, and we were on a plane over late Sunday night. Haha KIDDING! It's so awesome to be back here and the race week energy is so motivating and inspiring. I feel lucky enough to just be an observer and take everything in without the pressure of racing....that won't be for a few more years:)

With that said, I've still got a few activities lined up while here to help out some of my sponsors that have helped me out! Time to give back for all of the support they have given me.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5th, 2011

9-10:30am: Trek/K-Swiss bike ride with teammate Fraser Cartmell- we will meet at the Trek/K-Swiss pavillion area at the expo to roll out at 9am....

1pm Aquasphere - will be speaking about Aquasphere's great products on the stage at the main expo area

2pm Fuelbelt signing and demos- will be discussing, demoing, signing, and just hanging out with the Fuelbelt crew who is also worked in nicely with the Trek/K-Swiss part of the expo (opposite side of the street as the water)

So that's the schedule for tomorrow! If you are on the island, swing by any of those events! And for a little extra motivation, check out the killer Kona 2011 video Trek put together. AWESOME. I'm only in it for a second, but now I can always say that one time I was in the same movie as Fabian Cancellara!!!!! SICK!!!! :) haha oh how the little things excite me. Anyways, check it out!