This post is rated Ironman. Red wine and cycling…2 necessities of life! Let’s start with a few amazing qualities of each: Red wine is beneficial to the heart, it is sociable, pairs well with fine food and can be enjoyed without refrigeration! Cycling is much easier on the body than other endurance sports like […]
This post is rated Sprinters, Olympians and Ironman. I don’t know about you, but I love a good quote! When it comes to training and competition I cannot think of one better than this: “It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the […]
This post is rated Sprinters, Olympians and Ironman. Why do you train? Why do you race? What inspires you to sweat each and every day? In order to sustain a consistent pace in the sport of life, you must develop a “why” that is bigger than yourself. Some would call this reason (if indeed a […]
This post is rated Sprinters, Olympians and Ironman. Ok, I want to hear from you! Goals are great, we all have them. Goals stretch us, they lead us to action. Goals push us beyond our levels of comfort and force us to grow. No matter how great your intentions are, or how much time and […]
This post is rated Sprinters, Olympians and Ironman. Writing from the perspective of triathlon, which in its nature is multi-faceted, this post may seem a bit contrarian! “How to get stuff done.” What a simple yet profound consideration… I recently read the biography of John D. Rockefeller entitled “Titan.” The book is most well […]
This post is rated Sprinters, Olympians and Ironman. Never before in the history of mankind has competition been greater. With the dawn of the internet, information has become instantaneous. We read of new training techniques and new equipment that promise us breakthrough performance. It seems as if everyone is looking for an edge…. Is there […]
This post is rated Sprinters, Olympians and Ironman. Can you remember your first race? What comes to mind immediately? Was it the nerves, the crowd, the finish line? As you prepared for that first race, who was your CEO? How much influence did your CEO have in your life at that particular time? Did you […]
This post is rated Sprinters, Olympians and Ironman. Life is hard enough on its own. Life is too short to do anything that you are not PASSIONATE about… Now, I know that we all have responsibilities and requirements. We have to eat to survive and in order to eat, we have to work. As an […]
This post is rated Olympians and Ironman. WARNING: “this post is not for the faint at heart!” Let’s just say that I was feeling a little “froggy.” For the past 6 weeks, much of my training in the pool, on the bike and even running has been endurance based. The first part of every season […]
This post is rated Sprinters, Olympians and Ironman. If there was ever a time to share your voice, IT IS NOW! So I’m currently tossing an idea around in my mind that I would like your feedback on… I have learned so much about the sport of triathlon over the last 8 years. If I […]
The post is rated Sprinters, Olympians and Ironman. Love…what does it look like for you? If I were to observe you from a distance, how might I know that you love? Is love a verb or a noun at this particular time in your life? What do you love, whom you do love and how […]
This post is rated Sprinters, Olympians and Ironman. There is a fine line between results and recklessness. In the world of endurance sports, this line is not always easy to see. We spend minutes, hours, days building our endurance. We run, we swim, we bike and cross train our way to aerobic fitness. The very […]
This post is rated Ironman. The difference between a good race result and a PR is simple, yet so hard to execute… Any ideas? You probably don’t have to think too long or hard about this one… Nutrition, nutrition, nutrition! The importance of nutrition increases with the distance of the race or training session. […]
This post is rated Sprinters, Olympians and Ironman. There are 2 types of cyclists that exist in the world today: 1) Those of us who have crashed and 2) Those who someday will crash. Do you remember the first time you climbed on top of a bike? What happened, can you remember? Then you figured […]
This post is rated Sprinters, Olympians and Ironman. Did you know that are 12 age groups represented in triathlon? I’m quite certain that this is true for running as well. Endurance sports are unique in the incredible range of age group athletes. At any given event during the year, there are 15 year olds and […]