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. What time is it right now? Go on, look at your watch… Can you take inventory of everything you have accomplished today? Are you feeling confident or regretful? Has there been a moment today lost in the random flow of your life. Random…let’s examine this word for […]
This post is rated Sprinters, Olympians and Ironman. I need to make a confession. I struggle with perspective more than anything in my life. Too often I waste attention on what’s immediate rather than important. I allow my circumstances to overtake my vision and its often enough to derail my entire day. Can you relate? […]
The post is rated Olympians and Ironman. Can you remember back to the time when you first caught the itch? You know, that insatiable desire to train. You may have experienced success in a local race, received consistent encouragement from a group of friends, or simply resolved to get in shape. Somewhere along the way, […]
This post is rated Olympians and Ironman. A few weeks ago, I wrote a post that received an overwhelmingly positive response. I wrote about a particularly intense workout and the feeling that it brought. That workout has remained in my mind since that writing and I wanted to offer it as a formality for the rest […]
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. 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. 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 […]
This post is rated Sprinters, Olympians and Ironmanwww.boparrish.me/start Round 1 is done… Congratulations you have successfully completed your first full month of your new life. Your focus has been entirely on you, and that’s ok. You have gone through a period of change and much discipline was required. Along your path, you may have alienated […]
This post is rated Olympians. How has January gone for you? Are you excited about the upcoming season? Do you have any races planned? Is your training in line with your expectations? Are you confident at the moment? Let’s just assume that you answered “yes” to all of these questions. Now, let me challenge you […]
This post is rated Sprinters (and just as a friendly reminder, here’s what I mean) Today is a big day. How do you feel? How do you look? Are you satisfied or are you disappointed? Today is the 30th day of 2014 and you are well on your way to changing your physical future. I […]
This post is rated Sprinters, Olympians and Ironman, see where you fit in. Do you have a dream? That’s a silly question, of course you do! Now that your head is in the clouds, let me show you a picture of my dream in action.. Everyone is the sport of triathlon knows who Mirinda Carfrae […]