Why Willpower Doesn’t Work (But a Tesla Might)

Episodes 64 of the Same 24 Hours Podcast is with the author of the just out book, Benjamin Hardy. Ben Hardy is an author and the #1 Writer on Medium.com. I met Ben at a conference last year, and he listened to me ramble about my scrambly-brained ideas about my second book. We decided to record a […]

On Punching a Bully in the Nose

I had to punch a bully in the nose a while back.  Actually, two of them. One went after me publicly, and I called her on her crap. The other one – well, I’m not going to even give her a blink of time talking about her.  But she got it square in the nose, […]

Why Side-by-Side Photos Saved My Life

Part of the problem with social media is the comparison culture. The before and afters, the #TBT (throwback Thursday) and #TT (transformation Tuesday) posts and pictures. Worse than that is the focus on looks and lighting and angles. Yep, I am a pro at this. Look at these two pictures, taken seconds apart. In one, […]

Sometimes a Bad Word is All You Need

Then I laughed. Because she would have been so disappointed if I had even thought the F word, let alone said the F word, and horrified most especially if I wrote it on a blog… for the first time ever.

Triathlon Legend, Chrissie Wellington on The Same 24 Hours Podcast

For me, Chrissie Wellington is the epitome of heart, grace, athletic prowess, mental toughness …and kindness. I was inspired by Chrissie from the second I entered the sport of triathlon–and I continue to be inspired by her to this day. Her new book, To the Finish Line : A World Champion Triathlete’s Guide to Your Perfect […]

The Truth of “You Are What You Eat”

What we think and say to ourselves becomes our destiny—good or bad, right or wrong, weak or strong. In the same vein, I loathe the statement:  You are what you eat. Let me drag out my eating-disordered-chubby-kid-fat-adult-weight-struggling soap box and dust it off for this one. First, who said we are what we eat? Who was […]

The Sucky Rotation Schedule & The Suck Line

It’s baaaack!  I’m talking about this puppy again! A few years ago received an email from a reader, and it went something like this: I am racing my first 70.3 in a few months. I do most of my workouts when my family is asleep — this translates to 4:30am mornings. Even still, the long […]

An Interview with Another Mother Runner Icons, Dimity and Sarah

Remember waaaaay back when I was attempting Ironman Coeur d’Alene – my first Ironman in 2013?  Well, some of you do, and some of you don’t. But I remember it, and these amazing ladies, Dimity McDowell and Sarah Bowen Shea, had me on their podcast to talk about that big feat. And it was such a joy.  (Oh, so this was […]