This post is rated Ironman. Happy 4th of July everybody! I cannot think of a better way to commemorate this holiday than with the following video clip: My good friend and Timex teammate Matt Russell on the run course at the 2013 World Championships in Kona, Hawaii. Notice the shorts baby! RED, WHITE AND BLUE […]
This post is rated Sprinters, Olympians and Ironman. How do you steer a parked car? I’ll let you in on a little secret…You don’t…You get out, put it in neutral and push until something happens. If you simply take action, SOMETHING WILL HAPPEN. Have you ever heard the term “paralysis by analysis?” We think and […]
This post is rated Ironman. Well, it all comes down to this… Today I leave for my biggest race of the year. Ironman CDA is upon the horizon and I am as ready as I’ll ever be! The last 3 weekend trainings have been huge and my legs feel heavy. The toughest part about this […]
This post is rated Olympians and Ironman. I HATE THE TAPER! (but love this photo courtesy of cooktraineatrace.com) If you have ever completed an endurance event lasting longer than 5 hours, you understand the importance of tapering. For months, we exhaust our bodies with countless hours in the pool, on the bike and in our […]
And now for the moment, you have eagerly waited for…the 6th and final step in the PURPOSE process: This post is rated Sprinters, Olympians and Ironman. Have you ever heard that “life is not a destination, but a journey?” Then again, does your life feel like a journey on the path to your calling? The […]
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 […]
Post #3 of a 6 part series, hot off the press! This post is rated Sprinters, Olympians and Ironman. We are now halfway to our destination of PURPOSE. Yesterday we spoke about the PURSUIT of POTENTIAL. We agreed that practice is essential for developing talent. The PURSUIT is up to you but the outcome is […]
This is the 2nd installment of a 6 part series: This post is rated Sprinters, Olympians and Ironman. Yesterday we spoke on the topic of POTENTIAL. Now that you have an idea of what that might be, the next step on way to PURPOSE is PURSUIT. Potential that is not pursued will result in wasted […]
This post is rated Sprinters, Olympians and Ironman. It doesn’t matter how insignificant you feel your role on this earth is, BE GREAT AT IT. If you are an assistant to a mid-level manager, make sure that manager feels like he could run through a brick wall! If you are a top level executive at […]
This post is rated Sprinters, Olympians and Ironman. Potential is nothing more than wasted talent. How would you like to make it to the end of your life to hear “he had so much potential?” What if you could have significantly impacted the world? What if your potential led to a breakthrough of some sort […]
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This post is rated Ironman. After reading my post on last weekend’s race in Panama City Beach, I hope you were expecting a turn-around? If that is indeed the case (ha,ha,ha!!!) then I am happy to report that redemption was had at Rev3 Knoxville this past weekend. Here a few pics as well as a […]
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 […]
This post is rated Sprinters, Olympians and Ironman. You see this….. THIS IS NOT A PRETTY PICTURE, but then again this post is not meant to be easy on the eyes. This is what the Gulf Coast Half Ironman did to me……. BUT, this was the end result: (In case you are squinting, this is […]
This post is rated Sprinters, Olympians and Ironman. If you’re like me, you give up on your running shoes way too soon. Up until now, I would’ve said that that was bad thing… The fact of the matter is that running shoes today are very well-made and can easily last for up to 1,000 miles. […]