Why Side-by-Side Photos Saved My Life

Part of the problem with social media is the comparison culture. The before and afters, the #TBT (throwback Thursday) and #TT (transformation Tuesday) posts and pictures. Worse than that is the focus on looks and lighting and angles. Yep, I am a pro at this. Look at these two pictures, taken seconds apart. In one, […]

Learning to Love Yourself with Dr. Kelly Brogan

I have noticed what mean people we can be–to ourselves. We treat strangers better than we treat ourselves. We speak kinder to our “frenemies” than we do to our reflections. Of course, we are all a work in progress and life is just hard sometimes. We are struggling to fix our brokenness, to move forward, […]

Rev3 Anderson Olympic: A Race Report by the Expert

Hi everyone… Swim Bike Dad (a/k/a the Expert) here. 2014 has been interesting to say the least. The Atwood family has had many highs (Ironman finish, new jobs) and some lows (Ironman training, marital strife, martial strife from Ironman training, the Hell House, the litigation surrounding said Hell House, old jobs), so to say my […]

The Power of Three

Hi guys.  The Expert here. Back in my weightlifting days, there was a fellow gym rat who would espouse “the power of three.”  [Now, this guy also huffed gas—and for his “intense” diet would eat twelve oranges for dinner. But not really eat. He would chew on the orange the spit it out.]  So you […]

Doctor, the Patient is Ready…

Hi guys.  Swim Bike Dad here. Tomorrow the Swim Bike Family flies out to Coeur d’Alene. It’s the beginning of many “firsts” for our little family. First “official” family vacation First airplane ride for the babies And oh ya, a first Ironman for someone I pray the next seven days are full of joy, but […]

Cyclocross and Other Shenanigans!

Hey everyone—the Expert here. I wanted to write about the crazy ride I had on Sunday. Our mutual friend, the Weatherman, emailed me at 6:30 in the morning and asked if he and I were still going to ride. I went outside, and I texted him back that I would skip it.  Because it was pouring […]

Guest Post: Swim Bike DUDE Wants Iron

Here’s a guest post from Swim Bike DUDE, Felipe, who (along with his wife) are in the homestretch to Ironman Texas on May 18th…just a short time away. Good luck Felipe! …Hi everyone, Felipe here! Regardless of who you are— a dad, a mom, a single dude, a single duddette, a married couple with no kids […]

Making Time

Hi guys. Swim Bike Dad here. Yesterday morning, I woke up and was excited because I was heading to swim after I dropped the kiddos at school.  I haven’t been getting many morning workouts in, because of this particular wife of mine and her Ironman training.  She’s getting the morning priorities, obviously. Luckily, it was […]

11 Things about Swim Bike Dad

1. I am thirty-six years old. A father of two kiddos–ages 4 and 5—girl and boy. Married to Swim Bike Mom Meredith for almost 12 years. 2. I have completed two half Iron distance races (Ironman 70.3 Miami in 2011, and Ironman 70.3 Augusta in 2012). I have no desire to do a full Ironman.  That statement may […]