After many consecutive weeks of unwavering discipline and what I consider to be near-perfect training, this was bound to happen. A bad training week. When I say bad, I mean terrible, no-good, never-want-to-have-another-training-week-like-this before the Beach2Battleship Half Ironman ever again. Yep, week #9 of my half Ironman training sucked. And the only person to blame […] Read more
I am constantly amazed by how empowered and strong we can feel when we simply do what we say we are going to do. Discipline is an amazing thing. Although it sounds simple, “Follow the plan” isn’t always as easy to execute as it sounds. Life loves to try to derail us. But during my […] Read more
The saying that no one has ever done a workout they’ve regretted is so true. During my seventh week of half Ironman training for the Beach2Battleship Half Ironman, there were several days I found myself wanting to throw in the towel. Not finish my second workout of the day. Crawl into bed and watch reality […] Read more
How fitting is it that my fourth week of half Ironman training for the Beach2Battleship Half Ironman occurred during the week of Fourth of July? My first month of training has been full of days out of town and personal commitments that have made training a bit challenging. And my fourth week of training was […] Read more
Happy first day of July! It’s hard to believe we’re already half way through 2013. Now is a great time to think about the goals you set for yourself at the beginning of the year and evaluate how you’re doing. Are you on track? Do you need to adjust or add to your goals? Are […] Read more