Ride for your Lives

by Katie on April 27, 2011

Having completed my solo row across the Atlantic Ocean over a year ago, I realized that a year is too long to go without an adventure. Although it’s tempting not to spend another 70 days alone at sea with sharks, dolphins, and thirty-foot waves, I’ve decided to cover another 3,000 miles only this time by land. On June 18th, with my friend Sam, we are taking on a little bicycle trip across the states from Oceanside, CA to Annapolis, MD. From the moment we start, we’ll be riding 24 hours/day until reaching the finish, raising money for a safe drinking water project in Kenya along the way. You didn’t expect anything else, now did you?! Click here to follow my latest adventure.

Onto the next one

It’s been 1 year, 1 month and 10 days since embarking on what should have been the most challenging journey of my life; spending 70 days alone at sea with little more than two sets of oars, 300 chocolate bars and a lot of determination. Perhaps the biggest challenge in the last year has been finding a way to top the last adventure.

More common than being asked “Why row across the Atlantic?”, the question most have asked, including myself, has been “What’s next?”. Although I have embarked on many adventures, I feel as if they have a way of finding me when I least expect it. Continue reading here.

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Glamorous

by Katie on November 21, 2010

My feet are officially on solid ground again.

Photo by Larry Busacca/WireImage

I’m all about setting achievable and manageable goals.

Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/WireImage.com

During the last few weeks the one that remained high on the list was: not screeching like a fifteen-year-old girl who has caught a glimpse of Justin Bieber. Not falling off stage or freezing during an acceptance speech were on that list too.

After landing from my row one of the first places I ended up was the Glamour office in NYC to receive some big news. Each year for their December issue, they highlight women leaders from around the world as the Women of the Year, and I was lucky to be on this years list. Last week was the star-studded award ceremony at Carnegie Hall. Here’s a short clip from the evening:

Met lots of cool people from Kate Hudson to Fergie, Julia Roberts to Mia Hamm, and even Oprah! It’s all been exhilarating and awe-inspiring and just the right dose of inspiration to move things along for my next big adventure – Ride for your Life! It’s the same distance of the row, completed in a tenth of the time, and this time, with a teammate. Watch this space for the official launch of the new website and all the details!

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Biking to the Border and Beyond

September 27, 2010

I consider my Sundays to be a success if at the end of the day, I manage to do my laundry. This Sunday, however, was not laundry day. It was time to get on the bike and roll. As you might already know, last week I was donated an amazing new bike. And this weekend [...]

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Out of the Ashes

September 21, 2010

After my recent vehicle and bike robbery, I thought my cycling days were over. But that all changed when I received a message from a member of the Chagrin Valley Rotary Club that there was some big news in store. Incredibly, the Rotary Club has teamed up with Giant Bicycles and Century Cycles to replace my stolen [...]

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Fair trade, I think not!

September 4, 2010

This week was one of many new lessons. I can’t say that I thought I would ever learn how to drive a car with a screwdriver, but as of yesterday, I am now an expert. Monday morning as I was ready to head off to work, I noticed my trusty Dodge 2000 minivan, helpful for [...]

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Changing tides

August 4, 2010

My days of excessive rowing may be over, but, fear not, still busy as ever with speaking, events, and dare I admit – a job! Here is the latest:   Selecting water projects Together, after raising over $100,000 for the Blue Planet Network (recently changed names from Blue Planet Run to Blue Planet Network), it’s now that [...]

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