Hungry for Change
I watched a documentary on Saturday night called Hungry for Change. (You can watch the first 20 minutes online for free here, and it’s available for free on NetFlix.) While much of the information in the documentary was not “news” to me (e.g., Don’t drink Diet Coke! MSG is bad!), the culmination of all the […]
My Headlights are On
Cycling with an expert has its advantages. Oh wait. I don’t mean “an expert,” I mean THE Expert. For example, it was COLD today. Cold. Cold to ride at least…(I know some of you in Minnesota are going to scoff at my definition of cold)… but 39 degrees when we started out on a 50 mile bike […]
Beast Mode
My friend, Mountain Goat, shared this picture today on Facebook. Totally tickled me. I mean, it’s a baby. Doing a one-armed plank. And it says, “BEAST MODE.” Funny stuff. Well, this Swim Bike Mom is officially in BEAST MODE too. Seriously, I’m telling you. If I could growl and bang my paws on my desk […]
The Ten Best Ways to Prepare for a Big Race (Even when Scared to Death)
Today is January 2nd, 2013. ……2013. [Which, by the way, is going to be the best year ever. It is. It is.] But today’s date also means that I have less than six months until my first (and likely, only) Ironman race. Of course, we all know what a steaming hot mess I am. So what does […]
Diet-to-Go Diet Delivery…
My typical day consists of waking up waaaay before the sun is up, heading to the gym, and then arriving at work with my giant lunchbox of food and wet hair. I spend almost thirty minutes each night preparing healthy food to take with me to work. Some nights, I just don’t have the time to […]