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, 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 #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 #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, 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 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. 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 […]
This post is rated Sprinters, Olympians and Ironman. Impossible is nothing more than someone else’s opinion of your pursuit. How much longer will believe this lie? What potential greatness are you robbing yourself of due to fear and uncertainty that comes with the notion of “impossible.” If you can dream it, you can do it. […]
This post is rated Ironman. Are you effective? Well, are you efficient? “E-squared” is the perfect combination of the 2, so which one (or two) are you? A few more more questions to further stimulate your introspection… “Are you doing things right? OR… “Are you doing the right things?” Think about that for moment, […]
This post is rated Olympian and Ironman.www.boparrish.me/start There might be a little football being played tonight… Have you heard, the Seattle Seahawks are playing the Denver Broncos in the first cold weather Super Bowl in history! In honor of Super Bowl Sunday and in light of these great athletes that make their living on the […]
AID STATION: If you have any hope of staying the course, you must find fun along the way! I highly recommend that you take the mundane and spin it in a creative way that makes you laugh. You are running, swimming, biking, cross-training and weight lifting your way to a new you. You have experienced […]