A Kid Who “Gets It”
I am truly thankful for Todd this week–for contributing something to the SBM world. I have been in the mad weeds, so thanks for your contribution Coach T. 🙂 Hey all! Todd Here! Had such a “verklempt” moment on Saturday. Our youth tri club participated in a race. The race was not USAT […]
Get Thyself to the Front of the Class
So Spinning® is where this journey all started for me. As a part of paying it forward, I decided to go after my Spinning certification. And here I am. Officially certified as a Spinning Instructor. Awesome! Oh. Wait. Now what?!? Teaching a class!? Oh my lawd. While I wonder if I will ever have […]
Chest Compressions and New “Friends”
First of all, thank you all for the amazing outpouring of friendship after my mental meltdown yesterday. Clearly, I am not alone–and now I know that–so thank you. I love this Army. So today started out even more interesting than yesterday. I had my CPR training for my USAT coaching certification this morning. I showed […]
Am I Ready to Jump to the Next Distance?
I get lotsa emails with these questions: “Am I ready for 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 didn’t have pictures and a jacket from that event, I might not believe it […]
It Keeps You Running – A Coach T-Bone Post
So I am officially coming down off the high from the Andy Potts weekend. Wait, no I’m not. Anyway, time to get back to focusing and working. I’m thinking all about “Inertia” and “What Will I Learn Today” (#wwapd -What Would Andy Potts Do). Coach T-Bone contributed this great post on running form to […]
Friday Fun Race Plan
Coach Monster writes “race plans” for his athletes before any “A” race. One of his athletes, Justin (pictured below), just finished his second half Ironman in Augusta. Coach M is racing the half at Rev3 Anderson on Sunday, and forwarded me this email that Justin wrote. I asked Justin if I could re-post, because it […]
A Monster Goodbye
Strangely, this has been one of the most difficult posts I have had to write. I’m not sure why. Well, yes I am… I have decided, for many reasons, not to continue my training with my dear coach and friend… Coach Monster. (And you all breathe a huge sigh of relief because the Monster is still living—-and […]
Beginner 12 Week Mentoring Program
Are you a beginner triathlete who wants to finish a tri before the end of this season? Are you looking for some one-on-one guidance, a custom training plan and direct interaction to have your questions answered as they arise? I just launched the SBM 12 Week Mentoring program which includes: 12 weeks of personalized workouts, customized to your exact ability level […]
Picking a Triathlon Coach
Having a triathlon coach to mentor you, writing your training plans—-and talk you off the edge when you are freaking out— is money well spent. I have been a coached athlete since January of 2011, and I know it’s been the best thing for me. Someone recently emailed and asked me to write a post about […]