Happy birthday!
"If you empower women, you can change the world." -- Oprah Nicole DeBoom comes to mind when I hear that quote. Nicole won 2004 Ironman Wisconsin wearing the first prototype of a running skirt. For those who aren't familiar with the distances in a full ironman, you swim 2.4 miles, bike 112 miles and then run 26.2 miles. Are you exhausted and sore just reading that? My heart starts pumping harder every time I think of those distances. That was 12 years ago on this date. 3 days after winning, she founded Skirt Sports. You can read more about her story here . Before I start, I have to get the legalities out of the way. So bear with me! I'm a proud Skirt Sports ambassador. It doesn't mean I get paid for mentioning them in any of my blogs or social media posts nor do I profit from any sales made with my discount code (DMR20, by the way). I do receive discounts and various perks as an ambassador. Let's move on to the good stuff! ...