Sports Chiropractic and ART Therapy
Sponsored Post. FTC Disclosure Here. I have posted many times on social media that I have been “saved” by my friend, “Dr. Miracle Man Hands” (a/k/a Dr. Hamid Sadri of 1st Choice Sports Rehab). As a coach and a triathlete, I often recommend sports chiropractic (which here includes ART – Active Release Therapy) to my athletes […]
Ironman Lake Placid 2016: A Report of Sorts
The funny thing about racing an Ironman (and part of why it’s such a major decision to even sign up for crazy event) is that generally you have pay for most of the things up front–never mind race registration, but many of the other things too. Some hotels are non-cancel-able, etc. So when you decide to not race […]
The Ironman Face Tattoo: IM Texas 2016
In light of my last post, I wanted to say thank you all for the wonderful comments and outpouring of “I get it” and “wow” and the like (and some of the not like too…) As for me, I think it’s okay to admit when we find ourseleves in a place of burnout and need […]
Jumping to the Next Distance… Am I Ready?
I get lotsa emails with these questions: “Is it time to jump up from a sprint to an Olympic?” or Am I ready for a 70.3?” or “When did you ‘know’ you could do an Ironman?” (By the way, the answer to the last question is, “I didn’t know. I still don’t know. If I […]
Unlocking YOUR Speed
At my talk this weekend someone asked the question about when running became easy for me. Of course, the response to that was all, “Ummm… Never?” Because running isn’t easy for me. Swimming can be–to a degree. Cycling comes in second–not easy, but more natural, but only after working at it for years. But running–no, […]
A Sobering Thought (Okay, Lots of Thoughts)
Deep breath… and GO… So I quit drinking. Like, yeah, completely. I am a sober person. And I’m one of “those people” who is counting the days without a drink (#Day82), and I’m proudest of the days when I go out to a cocktail party and I am drinking soda/lime and I’m home and in […]
The Cost of Triathlon: Swim Bike Mom’s Take
Excerpt, Abridged, Updated, and Funnified from “Triathlon for the Every Woman: You Can Be a Triathlete. Yes. You.“ There’s a post floating around (I think it’s from Active.com) about the so-called fact that it will cost you $2,000- $25,000 to make it to an Ironman start line. I think that they are totally right–you can absolutely fall […]
What Happens after DNF?
I received this email this morning. I was actually dreading writing the Wine and Dine Disney half marathon report, so I decided to take a few minutes and respond to this email via a blog post, especially since Ironman Florida just happened on Saturday. I will eventually write about Disney. 🙂 Also, I also wanted […]
Ironman Louisville 2015: The Swim Bike Mom Race Report
So yeah, this was the year of the two Ironman races. After IM Lake Placid, just 11 weeks ago, I wasn’t sure how Louisville was going to go for me. I mean, let’s be honest. It wasn’t looking good. I missed every single key bike workout (save one) and hadn’t run over 10 miles in this […]