A Pro, a Presh, a Pedicure… and Training!
One of my athletes, Precious, came all the way from New York to join us for the the tri clinic on Saturday! And she stayed at the Swim Bike House… and even watched the Swim Bike Kids on Saturday night for date night. That’s right – the SBM Royal Treatment. I introduced her to Sweet […]
Peachtree Road Race, Kids and an Ode to “the Bird”
I’m not sure how this weekend happened so quickly. It’s already Tuesday and ask me how much I have accomplished this week and over the weekend, and I will say, “Nothing.” I feel like I am falling behind in every. single. part. of. my. life. The laundry? Forget it. The poor kids are like, “Moooommmmmmmm…. […]
Four Years and Fifty Pounds Ago…
Hey Guys! Todd here! When people see my driver’s license, they can’t believe it’s me. They tell me I need a new license photo, too, because it doesn’t look at all like me. I reply, “No, I like reminding myself of where I came from. It was a lot of hard work.” …Four years and fifty pounds ago… September […]
The Brat Who Showed Up To Run Today
Look at this brat who came running with me today: Man! What a bloody baby this girl is! So back story: after the fun weekend and a prior week of respiratory ick, I have been feeling not-so-super. Just dragging. Tired. Sick. I managed a bike yesterday morning, and an afternoon swim–but neither were anything to […]
Sometimes a Baby, Sometimes a BEAST!
Journey to 140.6. Week 5 of 24. That means? Nineteen weeks to Go. Oh my lawd. Actually, this week I am feeling pretty amazing. I mean, I fartlek’d on Wednesday. In public. For those of you who wonder what all this Fartlek talk is about… here’s a good Runner’s World article about Fartleking, tempo running […]
Heart and Soles 5k …A Tale of Two 5ks
The first 5k I would like to discuss was today’s. I woke up early for the Heart and Soles 5k sponsored by the Atlanta Track Club. SBM friend, Carrie, has been hounding me, saying that my motivation has been lacking because I “need a finish line!” Meaning, I needed to race something. So I reluctantly […]
Have a Love Affair with Running
Now to piggyback on my post from yesterday — the main goal which was to inspire and not tear anyone down, by the way, since many missed the memo on that — I want to talk about running. Sweet, glorious, difficult, painful, and crazy running. I grew up thinking I couldn’t run. I was told that […]
How to Speak Triathlon (and a few SBM terms!)
One of my good SBM Army members suggested that I compile a list of “triathlon vocabulary” and post it. I already had a big list in the book, but I thought I’d repost and add something here. Hope it helps! (And feel free to tell me what I missed so I can add to the […]
Thankful for a PR!
The Swim Bike Family headed to Myrtle Beach, SC for Thanksgiving this year—-and for a first ever Turkey Trot. [Apparently many don’t go to the beach in 34 degree weather. We do! And saved a ton of money doing so! #swimbikefrugal] The Expert and I were up entirely too late—we didn’t arrive at the condo […]