I figured since everyone, including
Amber, has done a year in review, I would as well. I changed it up a little in that this will be the first two years of the decade(2011-2012) in review.
2011
The Year of the Broken Spoke
Amber's first year as a professional triathlete was not without incident as she had seemed to be cursed by a broken spoke that would never die. First at Ironman St George where she sat on the side of the road for 45 minutes because nobody else had 650 wheels, before having a bike mechanic tape the spoke in place. Then a month after losing out on a podium spot by 4 seconds(the time it took her to hug me on the run course) at Mooseman, she suffered another broken spoke at Ironman Lake Placid. Was she doomed at the Ironman Distance? One would think so until Ironman Arizona came where she put together a great race and finished with a solid 9:42. Oh yeah, and she came in second place at the Snowshoe Nationals out in Cable, Wisconsin.
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| Amber plugging up before Snowshoe Nationals |
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| In the pain cave |
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| Making the US team! Again! |
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| Amber meeting new people |
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| Galveston, Texas |
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| Zion National Park |
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| Vegas Baby! |
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| St George, UT |
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| Danny trying to catch Amber at Mount Washington |
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| The Ferreira's at the 3rd Annual Gold Jacket Tournament |
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| Fellow triathlete, Eric Gattie, getting married |
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| Genny getting married the day before Eric-in Philadelphia-that made for a long wedding road trip weekend |
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| Danny suffering through Cape Cod Marathon |
Meanwhile, I, apparently not having gotten my fill of travel with trips to Wisconsin, Galveston Texas and St. George Utah, decided to travel with my mom to visit my sister in Munich, Germany. Then a few months later traveled again to Shanghai and Beijing. It was a great year to travel.
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| The great wall with Marilyn and Matt |
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| Hiking with my mom, sister and sister's fiance |
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Salzburg, Austria
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2012
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| Supposedly Georgia's Largest Flea Market-discovered after moving Andrew to Atlanta |
2012 will always be remembered as the year where we lost our cousin
Kevin. His death helped me put in perspective what was truly important to me in life and helped me try to live each day like it could be my last. I cut out activities that I do not enjoy and have started to focus more on those that I do.
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| Kevin and me playing baggo |
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| Falling Waters with cousin Will |
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| My parents at the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame shortly before the Cleveland Marathon |
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| Hiking Katahdin |
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| Descending Mountain Washington |
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| Deep Sea Fishing with my dad and brother, Matt |
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| Right before Danny's retirement from Ironman races |
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| At the RI6 Hour Relay with Rich L, Sean S, and J Massa |
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| Amber and Danny at Matt's Wedding |
Meanwhile, Amber took it to mean she needed to eat and race more which is exactly what she did.
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| Amber after getting the Silver Medal at the World Snowshoe Championships |
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| Amber eating |
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| Amber Racing |
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| Amber Winning(Pumpkinman) |
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| Amber eating |
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| Amber Racing |
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| Amber Winning(Rock N Race) |
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| Amber eating some more |
To be fair I also had my share of eating, especially when I went down to Atlanta with all the food contests:
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| Easy |
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| Hard |
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| But not impossible |
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| The difference is Amber is ripped. |
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| A rare moment of down time |
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| Two Little Elves |
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| Amber and Craig Alexander |
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| A great homestay in Oceanside CA |
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| A superstar in our midst |
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| Must be taper time? |
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| See you next year! |
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