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 Sprinters, Olympians and Ironman. Do you enjoy trying new things? If so, I am guessing you are somewhat adventurous and I commend you for that! Now, let me ask a more specific question. Do you remember the first time your tried to ride a bike? What about the first time you […]
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 Ironman. Red wine and cycling…2 necessities of life! Let’s start with a few amazing qualities of each: Red wine is beneficial to the heart, it is sociable, pairs well with fine food and can be enjoyed without refrigeration! Cycling is much easier on the body than other endurance sports like […]
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. Ok, I want to hear from you! Goals are great, we all have them. Goals stretch us, they lead us to action. Goals push us beyond our levels of comfort and force us to grow. No matter how great your intentions are, or how much time and […]
This post is rated Sprinters, Olympians and Ironman. Writing from the perspective of triathlon, which in its nature is multi-faceted, this post may seem a bit contrarian! “How to get stuff done.” What a simple yet profound consideration… I recently read the biography of John D. Rockefeller entitled “Titan.” The book is most well […]
This post is rated Sprinters, Olympians and Ironman. Never before in the history of mankind has competition been greater. With the dawn of the internet, information has become instantaneous. We read of new training techniques and new equipment that promise us breakthrough performance. It seems as if everyone is looking for an edge…. Is there […]
This post is rated Sprinters, Olympians and Ironman. Can you remember your first race? What comes to mind immediately? Was it the nerves, the crowd, the finish line? As you prepared for that first race, who was your CEO? How much influence did your CEO have in your life at that particular time? Did you […]
This post is rated Sprinters, Olympians and Ironman. Life is hard enough on its own. Life is too short to do anything that you are not PASSIONATE about… Now, I know that we all have responsibilities and requirements. We have to eat to survive and in order to eat, we have to work. As an […]
This post is rated Olympians and Ironman. WARNING: “this post is not for the faint at heart!” Let’s just say that I was feeling a little “froggy.” For the past 6 weeks, much of my training in the pool, on the bike and even running has been endurance based. The first part of every season […]
This post is rated Sprinters, Olympians and Ironman. If there was ever a time to share your voice, IT IS NOW! So I’m currently tossing an idea around in my mind that I would like your feedback on… I have learned so much about the sport of triathlon over the last 8 years. If I […]
The post is rated Sprinters, Olympians and Ironman. Love…what does it look like for you? If I were to observe you from a distance, how might I know that you love? Is love a verb or a noun at this particular time in your life? What do you love, whom you do love and how […]
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 […]