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 […]
The Power of Consistency
I preach to my athletes: Triathlon “success” is all about consistency. Hit your workouts, put in your time, don’t ignore your HR zones, and you’ll get there. Where in the hells bells have I been? Oh, that’s right… not following my own advice. Sure, I was a little burned out after 140.6 in October, then I was ill […]
Just Keep Rolling Some Nuts…
With 39 days left to my next 140.6, I decided it was time to roll some nuts. What??! Well, with most of my training buddies just days away from Ironman Chattanooga, I didn’t really have anyone who wanted to go ride 100 miles with me on a Saturday. So I decided to drive four hours […]
A Low Speed Tip Over! So What?
This was a great share from my friend, Yoda… the 7 Habits of People with Mental Toughness. I read it this afternoon coming off an almost-50-mile ride with Coach Brett where I almost broke apart and into a million little pieces. And I had a Low Speed Tipover (LST) at a stop light. We were […]
Journey to 140.6: Week 2 of 24 – The Starfish
I saw this edition of “Women’s Health” on the shelf at the grocery on Sunday, and I screeched to a halt. And then I laughed. Oh, she quit beer and burgers. That’s how. (I still bought the magazine. And have to admit that I have not read it. Discuss.) So Week 2 of 24… training […]
Living in the Now.
Every once in a while, I have one of those “character building” workouts. Now, granted, each time my body gets in a bike saddle or laces up shoes to run, I am technically building a whole helluva lot of character (compared to my former year 2010 self). Still. When I really think back on the […]
Let’s Talk about The Queen
Alright boys, avert your eyes. Here we go. Let’s talk about the Queen. I get so many emails on this topic, and I answer them ALL. But I am feeling a little like a broken record. So I decided to do a post about it. Now, this is not the most appropriate forum to discuss […]