If triathlon is a part of your life and you’re sharing your time with a spouse or significant other, tri training can cause some pretty ugly arguments. The balancing act is often a difficult one. You need to train but you also need to make time for your partner. For some, you have to make time for kids as well. That really brings in another hot element to the mix.
Here are a few things to remember before I give you my bag of tricks.
Read MoreSo you’ve had the ‘nutrition’ talk with your coach. You’ve also had the ‘skipping workouts’ talk, usually followed by the ‘don’t try and make up workouts’ talk… that tends to flow into the ‘things you have no business doing’ talk. Yet, it never fails. You have the athlete who won’t eat, skips workouts, tries to pack in 2-3 missed workouts in one day and then decides they need to bite off a century ride when they’re not ready for it.
Read MoreThe runner in the woods, deftly maneuvering over roots, rocks, sand, ice, river, whatever stands in their way. Usually with their faithful dog running alongside them. Seemingly without a care in the world. So confident, so light, fearless. Nothing can stop them from reaching their goal. The top of the hill/peak where they will stand with hands on hips, basking in the glory of their “Oneness with Nature”. Cousin to the graceful yet powerful deer,gazelle, rabbit, falcon.
And you think to yourself, “Wow, that’s how I want to feel. I’m going trail running!!”
Read MoreI'm not entirely sure how to start this blog. In the past couple of months since my last post, so much has occurred (hence the reason I haven't blogged). A new business, a few races, new training/eating/data. So what do I talk about when there are thousands of topics coming up in my mind? That question has 1 answer: I'm going to talk about heart. The physical and emotional heart. And to be more specific, my heart.
Read MoreI'll be honest. I've never been a yoga person. The handful of times that I ever went, I did the hot yoga solely because I wanted to sweat. I never understood how to do the poses, by the time I figured it out it was time to move on, and I wished the instructors would just tell me what to do instead of the code words they use... the ahhhsssaaaahhhsss... as I call them.
Read MoreStarting a new company. Leading a non-profit. Directing a half marathon. Organizing clinics. Training athletes. Raising children. Being a wife.
I lost a little sanity, lost a little 'me' time, and lost a lot of training time.
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