This is part five of the Tragedy and Triumph story series.  Here are the links to the previous posts: Part One: The Prologue Part Two: May 19th, 2015 Part Three: The Waiting Part Four: Back in the Saddle On to part five: At 2:15am on August 9th, I awoke in a panic. I had aRead more

This is part four of the Tragedy and Triumph story series (It will end, I promise!).  Here are the  links to the previous posts: Part One: The Prologue Part Two: May 19th, 2015 Part Three: The Waiting On to part four: If you recall, the original Year of the Tri plan included nine events.  DuringRead more

This is part three in a series.  Click here for part one or click here for part two. The ride to the hospital was over just over 20 miles and seemed to take forever in the afternoon rush hour traffic. Turns out, the ambulance took Miles to the Children’s Hospital at Palmetto Richland.  I guessRead more

This is part two in a series.  For part one, click here. We upgraded Miles’s bike shortly after that first triathlon in 2013, and he rode hundreds, if not thousands, of miles over the next 18 months. When he wore out the first set of tires, I was shocked how replacement tires for a bicycle cost more thanRead more

It was the worst of times, it was the best of times. – Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities. First Draft (unverified) “Why don’t you practice some more in the driveway?” I asked. “I’ll be fine.  It’s not that hard,” my 15 year-old son Miles replied.  Anyone with a teenager would have recognized that specialRead more