I Raced an Indoor Tri (and I Totally WON)

Okay, so maybe I didn’t win the Indoor Triathlon.  But I was winning in my head.  And sometimes? That’s all that matters! An indoor triathlon is a not-your-typical-variation of the triathlon. It has three “events” – the swim, bike and run – but it’s usually held in a fitness club or gym for a few reasons: Ease of […]

One of Those Days (Again)

I’m having one of those days. Those days where you are doing side planks with leg lifts (um, WTF, owwwww), and you crumple to the floor in tears, for no apparent reason. Well maybe not you, but me.  Me did. I had the rush of things running through my head:  You suck.  This is ridiculous. […]

Coming to Columbia, MD – Saturday, January 27th!

VA and MD peeps! I’ll be at 90 Plus Cycling in Columbia, Maryland on Saturday, January 27th in collaboration with Columbia Women’s Couch to Triathlon Group. Special Sale for the day: Classes 15% off and 30.00 off a bike fit at 90 Plus.   COME JOIN US for fun, food and tri! RSVP here.

Starting Small = Big Results on a Whole Life Overhaul

The last blog post apparently raised a LOT of questions. The summary of the post was basically – you gotta know why you are pursuing certain goals or the fire won’t stay lit–it won’t be enough to keep going.  [My coach called me out on this a few weeks ago. Sometimes I think I exist […]

The Proverbial Day One

Much of the focus on a New Year is making the next entire year great. And today is a “DAY ONE” for so many of us.  And that’s great.  Day One is better than “Day I Can’t” or “Day I Won’t” or “Day is Always Tomorrow”. But Day One of a YEAR or LIFE is […]

4 Reasons to Flip Upside Down

So I have been going to CrossFit for the last month–just twice a week, in place of my regular strength training regimen.  I was very resistant to CF for many reasons–one big one which was my past in weightlifting. Sometimes the past is best to remain there, after all. I have been swimming, biking and […]

The Year of No Nonsense

Shonda Rimes (producer of shows like Grey’s Anatomy and Scandal) has a great book called The Year of Yes,  where she, as a former ‘no to everything’ type gal started to say yes–to events, to invitations and more. She basically started showing up to her own life, and everything changed for her. I know that feeling. I took some […]

Mind Field with Michael Stevens

On Episode 51 of “The Same 24 Hours Podcast,” I interviewed Michael Stevens, the host of the YouTube Red series, Mind Field. Summary: Science is for EVERYONE. And it’s INCREDIBLE what the mind can do. Mind Field is a partial binge with four episodes available (starting 12/6), and then one will roll out every week after […]

A Freaking Long December

Today’s email went out, and I figured I would share here on the blog too, because it received such a huge response in my inbox. By the way, if you’d like to receive the below type of email to your inbox from me from time to time, don’t forget to subscribe (form is at the […]