A long time ago, during the ‘80s, in a galaxy far, far away, I read a book titled The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey. This book changed the way I managed my personal and professional life. I still use many of the concepts in that book. In fact, I still use […]
I have appointed myself the queen of the comeback. I’ve had more injuries than I can even count. I’ve had broken bones and expensive pieces of metal put in my back. I’ve had surgery and even cutting-edge treatments where they took bone marrow from my hip, extracted the stem cells and stuck them into my […]
Triathlon, in my opinion, is a sport that encompasses three of the more challenging and best activities for human conditioning. Triathlon takes commitment, sweat, and maybe even some blood and tears! To a lot of people, the amount of work needed can seem overwhelming and intimidating but with a positive mindset becoming a conditioned athlete […]
Do you have gumption? Coach Jeff talks about what that is and why it is so important to most new athletes.
Do you ever feel like your purpose in this sport is greater than what you have been doing? What the status quo of every other triathlete seems to be about? The feeling that getting into the sport of triathlon is not just about yourself, but about a greater purpose? Yeah, you’re getting healthy while doing […]
As the race went on, it started to get hot. Really hot. And this made me happy. Do I like running in the heat? No, it sucks. The reason that I was happy is that I always like racing in adverse conditions. One of my strengths is my ability to persevere despite bad conditions. They […]
If you are anything like me in this wonderful world of triathlon, you have a TON of time spent talking to yourself. Lots of hours in the pool, or pounding the pavement, listening to the thoughts rattling around in your own head. Kind of like the Sh*t Triathlete’s Say Youtube video, I decided there could […]
The dreaded time change. I am not a fan of this country’s policy for daylight savings times. It always feels like you leave work at 10pm even though it is 5:30. There are some benefits, like the extra daylight in the early morning hours. I know what you are thinking to yourself, I am not […]
I’m standing on shore with cold sand between my toes. The air is crisp this morning with low humidity. There is still a gloom in the sky as the sun hasn’t quite come up all the way yet. You can smell the faint scent of sunscreen and morning dew. Read on to hear Coach Kristen’s take on race preparation.
As the summer approaches, many of us will be getting ready for our key races of the year. The last few weeks before your “A” race are a great time to reflect upon the training that you have completed over the last few months.