This post is rated Olympians. Yesterday I posted for Sprint distance triathlon racing, today is for the Olympic distance race. Your race will cover .9 miles of swimming, 25 miles of cycling and 6.2 miles of running. So here we go.. NUTRITION An olympic distance race is a […]
This post is rated Sprinters. First and foremost, I would love to know when and where your first race of the season will be. Please share as a comment to this post! Let’s talk preparation! Are you excited, nervous maybe a little bit of both? Let me assure […]
This post is rated Sprinters, Olympians and Ironman. I just couldn’t do justice to my excitement with a written post. You heard from me yesterday by pen, now you will see the excitement on my face. RACING SEASON IS HERE!
This post is rated Ironman. For those of us who race Ironman, “Fireman Rob” has become a household name. I wanted to use this post to honor Robert Verhelst for all that he has done for the sport of triathlon. This past week, I had the tremendous pleasure of speaking with Fireman Rob. About a year […]
This post is rated Ironman. Welcome to April; how was your “April Fool’s Day?” Did anyone pull a fast one on you? Were you indeed “fooled” by anything unexpected or out of the ordinary? In light of the new month and in recognition of the significance of April 1st, I wanted to direct this post […]
This post is rated Olympians and Ironman. These last several posts have been extremely intentional. I wanted to communicate the importance of goals and that you do more than “just have them.” I hoped you enjoyed the various aspects of the SMART goals review. Key Performance Indicators, aka “KPI” serve as the official measurement of […]
This post is rated Sprinters, Olympians and Ironman. Day 5 of our SMART goals analysis. Do you have a TIMELINE associated with your goals? Timing creates urgency. A goal without a deadline WILL NOT BE REALIZED. I don’t care how great your intentions may be, goals with open-ended destinations will continue to be goals and […]
This post is rated Sprinters, Olympians and Ironman. Day #4 of our SMART goals analysis. ARE YOUR GOALS REALISTIC? Are you running your first marathon this spring? I sincerely hope that your goals is not go sub 3 hours.. I say that not to be discouraging but to be realistic. Think for a moment on […]
This post is rated Sprinters, Olympians and Ironman. Day #3 of our SMART goals analysis. ARE YOUR GOALS ATTAINABLE? Have you begun to think about specific ways to accomplish your goals? Let me assure you that this goes far beyond the physical considerations of reaching your goals. Since we’re talking sport specific goals, you may […]
This post is rated Sprinters, Olympians and Ironman. Day #2 of our SMART goals analysis. ARE YOUR GOALS MEASURABLE? Do you have a plan for tracking your goals? We already established the importance of recording your goals. We also agreed that reviewing your goals often is important. Today, I want to talk about measuring your […]
This post is rated Sprinters, Olympians and Ironman. Day #1 of our S.M.A.R.T goals analysis. ARE YOUR GOALS SPECIFIC? What do you want to accomplish this season? You must be more specific than “I want to go fast.” That is a cop-out, anyone can say that.. Let’s start with writing your goals down and putting […]
This post is rated Sprinters and Olympians. If you have spent any amount of time in the endurance world, you have probably noticed the many different types of bikes. Road bikes, Time Trial bikes, Fixed Gear and Commuter Bikes. You may have even seen a recumbent bike at one time or another. With all the […]
This post is rated Sprinters. Day 3: socks vs. no socks from our “vs. series.” Contrary to popular belief, socks are really not necessary in short distance triathlon racing. Ok, Ok, allow me to back up for just a minute in order to validate this statement. YOU NEED TO BE CONFIDENT IN YOUR SHOES […]
This post is rated Ironman. I write this post with a bit of a heavy heart. I have had to learn the hard way that Ironman training and racing is NOT about me. There is no doubt that our sport requires a tremendous (perhaps ridiculous) amount of time, energy, discipline and dedication. For my first […]
This post is rated Sprinters, Olympians and Ironman. Thomas Edison was asked how it felt to fail 10,000 times before successfully inventing the light bulb. With a light-hearted response, Edison uttered these simply yet powerful words: “I didn’t fail 10,000 times on my way to inventing the light bulb; the light bulb was a project […]