Truth. Fear. Compassion.
Well, it happened. I started working on a new book. Wait! Before any of you get too excited (or not excited at all)… it’s a three-year project. So, I have been slowly working on it, and realizing it’s a long process, but I was feeling good about it. During talking about the new one, I had a conversation with […]
Pushing Limits, Patience, and Protecting the Kids
As I wrote in this month’s article in Triathlete Magazine, I have two amazing, wonderful children–who could not be more different. They had their second ever triathlon this past weekend. Stella (age 7) jumped out of bed at 4:45am, with her little warm face pressed up against mine, whispering, “Mom, mom, mom. I am so excited.” […]
The Balancing Act: Let It Go
Sponsored Post. FTC Disclosure Here. I have joked before about how “balance” and having it all is really quite the impossibility—that really life is a series of balancing, teetering, and falling down—and then picking yourself up again and starting over. I am still convinced that in order to have an semblance of balancing in your […]
Ironman Chattanooga 70.3 and Scared Sh*tless
Tomorrow I start to rebuild. Rebuild the running, rebuild my tri season (if there is one to be salvaged), and decide what in the world I want to do. In light of the Expert’s fantastic showing at Ironman 70.3 Chattanooga Choo Choo yesterday, I am finding myself in a place of utter fear. Oh okay, […]
Through Her Eyes
I started talking with one of the women in my strength training group this morning during some diabolical plank rotation. The jokes started with our “mom bladders” and how that one exercise would have been pee-inducing a few months ago, but now our core strength has improved and it’s better. Only mild pee. I have […]
Nobody Likes a Pushover. Oh Wait, Yes. That’s Exactly Who They Like.
So a former “fan” just took to my Facebook page and told me that she “used to like me” and now she “hates me” and I’m a “mean girl” with “mean girl tactics” and sell “overpriced stuff.” [She asked to be removed from my site and mailing list, so I don’t worry about writing about this… […]
Jumping to the Next Distance… Am I Ready?
I get lotsa emails with these questions: “Is it time to jump up from a sprint to an Olympic?” or Am I ready for a 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 […]
Gravity
This morning, I had my back turned as my seven-year daughter jumped on the scale in our bathroom. She caught me completely off-guard. “Does this number mean I am fat or skinny?” she asked, looking past her belly button at the blinking digits. Crap. I thought for a second. Crap crap crap. What could I […]
Balancing. Teetering. Falling.
People can be such shits. I mean, really. Have you taken a good look around social media lately? Wow. Dogging on people for the way they look. Who they are voting for. What they ate. What they look like they ate. What they look like in a picture. Whatever. You name, and someone is spitting […]