One of Those Days

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 would call it hormonal, but that’s really not the case. I’ve had a lot of […]

A Homework Assignment for the Last Few Days of 2016

I provided my athletes a homework assignment to complete before the New Year. [I enjoyed doing this exercise so much myself that I felt compelled to share it with my athletes.] But then, I realized that it was really was a great exercise, so I wanted to share for THE WORLD to do  (LOL…okay, maybe the dozen […]

Why “Moderation” is a Poo Emoji

This morning on the trainer, I was listening to Rich Roll’s episode with Andrew Taylor…and this Andrew guy is interesting because he’s known as the “Potato Man.” Basically, Taylor was 300 pounds and decided that he’d had enough… So he committed to eating NOTHING BUT POTATOES for a year. “Okay, so that’s a little weird.” […]

“Not Giving a Sh*t is a Way to Have a Terrible Life…”

“It does not take any courage to say, ‘Nothing is going to work.’ What you are really saying is, ‘I am afraid to try. Because what if I try and I fail.’ The hipster approach is to say, ‘I don’t give a sh*t.’ But not giving a sh*t is a way to have a terrible […]

Fear, a Lizard, and the Presidency

My son has begged me for a pet… forever.  I am allergic to all things with fur, so my “poor” children have had only fish for pets. Rounding the corner to his 9th birthday, James told me that he wanted a lizard. I was like, “Um, no. Gross.”  I told him that I didn’t think […]

One Thing to NEVER Say to a Tapering Triathlete

Here it is… The one thing to NEVER say to a tapering triathlete.  (And chances are… it’s been said!) (For a companion post on how we, as triathletes, should hold up our end of the bargain, check out yesterday’s blog.) And…drumroll please: “I will be SO glad when this race is over and everything can go back to […]

Why Triathletes Rival Toddlers on a Scale of One to Selfish

As I rounded the corner to almost-taper this weekend, I thought about interesting things that happen during this pre-race twilight zone. Triathlon race season is a crazy time for the athlete and the family of the triathlete.  Our significant others and family have undoubtedly been making sacrifices for us to make it to the start line. Sometimes these sacrifices are […]

That Damn Business of “I Am Enough”

“Girl, you better get your head right,” said our strength trainer at the conclusion of group strength today. This was after we were supposed to do some crazy ass ab/pike/thing with a giant blue ball.  I put my feet on it, and proceeded to almost break my knees and face via the floor.  (I am not his […]