St. Anthony’s Triathlon: Discount Code!
I LOVE St. Anthony’s Triathlon in Florida! It was my first “real” triathlon back in 2011 – and they are giving 10% off any of the three St. Anthony’s Tri events with the code “SWIMBIKEMOM“ Register here Read the 2011 Race Report here
How to Turn Your Lies into True Truth
“Did you make slime,” I asked Stella this morning. Apparently, she learned how to make this do-it-yourself at-home slime from a friend, and now, I am finding empty bottles of conditioner (?), glue and salt all over the house. “No,” she said. I looked at her. What do you say to that kind of bold-faced […]
Revisiting the “Sucky Rotation Schedule”
After all this time, the Swim Bike Mom infamous “Sucky Rotation Schedule” is becoming a real thing. 🙂 Check out the recent article on TrainingPeaks.com: SRS: The Ultimate Tool for Triathlete Time Management … Ah, yes. This is the burning question. How do dedicated endurance athletes do it all—work, raise kids, swim, bike, run, maintain relationships […]
Use YOUR Yardstick
Progress is a funny thing. Progress is also difficult thing to define. (Yes, really). If you are training for triathlons as a wife and mom of three kids, and spending time away from your kids, is that really progress? What if you are working on your marriage so damn hard that you never hit your […]
One of Those Days
I’m having one of those days. Those days where you are doing side planks with leg lifts (um, WTF, owwwww), and you crumple to the floor in tears, for no apparent reason. Well maybe not you, but me. Me did. I would call it hormonal, but that’s really not the case. I’ve had a lot of […]
A Homework Assignment for the Last Few Days of 2016
I provided my athletes a homework assignment to complete before the New Year. [I enjoyed doing this exercise so much myself that I felt compelled to share it with my athletes.] But then, I realized that it was really was a great exercise, so I wanted to share for THE WORLD to do (LOL…okay, maybe the dozen […]
How to Get Back on the Wagon
Here’s a simple way to get “back on the wagon,” after a month (or a lifetime) of eating “bad food” and drinking “bad things.” Just don’t get on a wagon in the first place. (I’ll explain.) THERE IS NO WAGON. I hear, every so often, someone chime in and say: I have fallen off the wagon, and […]
Heartrate Training: Go Slow to Go Fast
Well, it’s the OFF SEASON, and people on Strava are wondering, “Why are you running SO slowly!?” [Dude, that’s my normal pace, step off!] And then I go to the Cayman Islands and run a half marathon ON PURPOSE at a 16+ minute mile (mostly walking, BTW), you have to know there’s a reason. (And yes, […]
Look Beyond
This morning I ran a half marathon in the Cayman Islands (I know, poor me!). And that report and full amazing trip details to come. But I am writing this post about something else. And not something Cayman Islands-centric, either, although the events of the morning happened to happen on Cayman. This particular something hurts […]