Hay in the barn: Preparedness for a 100-miler comes in many different ways.
RunRabbitRun 100, Part 1
Maggie's 5 Things Learned from Her First Bike Race
Gut Bombs: Hello and No Thanks
The Year of Nothing... and Everything, Part 2
The Year of Nothing… and Everything, Part 1
My plans for participating in a few cycling and running events were sidelined in 2016 due to an early season bike accident that left me with a severely fractured elbow and injured shoulder. But so what that there was no finish line for me to cross in 2016? Sometimes we athletes need to view these “life events” as a journey similar to training for a competition. How do we endure to get to that "different" finish line of healing or coping?
Do these things to mess up your 70.3 triathlon, Part 2
In my previous post, I gave some nutrition-related tips to follow leading up to your 70.3 race to result in less than desirable results. Here are a few additional To Do’s to follow on race day that make for horror stories later. Important note: This post is most definitely satirical in content.
Do these things to mess up your 70.3 triathlon, Part 1
Being in each other’s shoes: Compassion, at a minimum.
Ironman Boulder and Ironman Anywhere
I am not one to “kick someone when they’re down”, so don’t get me wrong with the intent of this blog post. But with what I saw (and have seen at several other long course triathlon races) and what I see on social media posts, nutrition and hydration problems continue to be a sore spot for many triathletes.
