Push-Ups and Fat Jokes
I was presented with a challenge this morning before strength training. My locker room friend, Becky, sorta laid it down for me. (Okay, she’s not just a locker room friend. But honestly, we haven’t moved our ‘relationship’ out of the gym yet. #HintHint) “No fat jokes during strength training today,” she said. “No fat jokes about YOU.” “ALL […]
Totally Rinny
Our eight year-old son plays baseball, and I melt when I see him in his little uniform. I’m a baseball fan and I love love love being a second season baseball mom. Baseball, however, wigs him out. He likes it. But… like any human, he wants to win–all the time, and it really sends him into […]
The Anniversary of Something
For some reason, I was flipping through a copy of my book the other day… which sounds so narcissistic and weird, BUT… I can explain! The kiddos had pulled a copy out of my office and were reading out loud to each other from it. I was like, “Oh no no no no. That’s for […]
It Doesn’t Get Easier…
I am not sure who coined the phrase: “It never gets easier, you just get faster”–but it seems as if people really like that one. I guess I could Google who said it. Let me Google that for you, right… [Just kidding. Greg LeMond.] I guess it means that your intensity level should be that of […]
Swim Bike Give.
I have to admit, while I am nervous adding a new venture to the mix, I am also incredibly excited. When my grandmother passed away in February, I knew that this was the next step with the Swim Bike World. 🙂 She was such a generous person, and I wanted to make sure to continue […]
Gravity
This morning, I had my back turned as my seven-year daughter jumped on the scale in our bathroom. She caught me completely off-guard. “Does this number mean I am fat or skinny?” she asked, looking past her belly button at the blinking digits. Crap. I thought for a second. Crap crap crap. What could I […]
Balancing. Teetering. Falling.
People can be such shits. I mean, really. Have you taken a good look around social media lately? Wow. Dogging on people for the way they look. Who they are voting for. What they ate. What they look like they ate. What they look like in a picture. Whatever. You name, and someone is spitting […]
The Ironman 70.3 California Race (Sorta) Report
Ironman 70.3 California was to be my 6th 70.3 race. But then I decided to go and get a stress fracture, which meant… no race. I thought about doing the swim portion, but then decided against it at the last minute, really just wanting to spend the time spectating and enjoying the day. The Expert […]