Quit or Commit?

The world is full of quitters. Either consciously or subconsciously I’ll bet you noticed this detestable word many times in the last week. Why do people quit? Why do people ask “why” rather than “why not?” Why is does quitting feel so easy? At this point in your journey, you have wanted to quit. Resist […]

Step 5: Passion

Welcome back, I hope you had a fantastic weekend! Today is step #5 of our 6 part PURPOSE series: This post is rated Sprinters, Olympians and Ironman. If (and when) you make it to this step, you are most definitely on the “home stretch!” It is not easy to persevere which is why the majority […]

It Could Happen…

This post is rated Sprinters, Olympians and Ironman. What you are looking at is the manifestation of a dream in the automotive industry. Toyota is a title sponsor of the wildly popular Lifetime Fitness Triathlon series. Each year the series makes its rounds to the major cities of North America and draws tens of thousands […]

A Cinco de Mayo CHALLENGE!

This post is rated Sprinters, Olympians and Ironman.             What time is it?! What time is it?! I said..WHAT TIME IS IT?! Well, if Mexico has anything to do say about it..IT’S TIME TO PAH-TAY! I’m all for letting loose. If a Monday night ever calls for celebration, I hope […]

Checklist

This post is rated Sprinters, Olympians and Ironman. No one is above the rules.. I learned a very painful lesson during my first race of the 2014 reason that I would like to share for your benefit. PLEASE DON’T MAKE THE SAME MISTAKE I DID! Take one look at this picture and you will know […]

My Official Race Report

This post is rated Sprinters, Olympians and Ironman. With every race, comes a report. This may be a bit much so skim over it if you must! I would love to hear any/all feedback you could offer: New Orleans 70.3 Race Report on Timex Multisport Team Blog.  

The BRICK

This post is rated Sprinters, Olympians and Ironman.   There is no way around it… At some point you are going to have to train your body to transition from “cycling legs” to “running legs.” Inevitably, the last transition in a triathlon will move you from the bike to the run. If you know its […]

Race Day for Olympians

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 […]

A Tribute…

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 […]

You “tri” so now…KPI!

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 […]

The “S”

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 […]

S.M.A.R.T Goals

This post is rated Sprinters, Olympians and Ironman. Well, I am now an official video blogger! Just thought I would change it up a bit for this week.. Goals are more important than we give credit for. Goals keep us focused, on track and allow us to measure progress. After all, if you don’t know […]

The Loser

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 […]