75% health and fitness, 25% life and 100% me!
How do you know if a new (or really old) song will be a great addition to your running playlist? Wouldn't it be great if there was a points system to help you decide? A lot of factors go into determining if a song will be a great song to run to, or if it... Continue Reading →
How much money could I spend in sport check if allowed, thousands. That sentence would surprise 25 year old me so much there just aren't words. How much do I spend? Actually about $500 a year. Some of the stuff I'll be listing here surprises 25 year old me to no end too. A lot... Continue Reading →
For my 16th birthday I got a bike, in 1999. A really, really nice bike a Raleigh Serengeti RSX with an upgraded Deore XT group set, for a hell of a deal! Long before Raleigh went the way of Walmart. I rode pretty serious single track back then and for the next five to seven... Continue Reading →
I have some fit friends and some fit people on the fringes. When I talk to these marathoners and century riders about trying a triathlon, even a sprint it's clear its the swim holding them back. So I'm sharing a section of my triathlon training guides that deals with just that! I'm talking really fit people... Continue Reading →
Nike +, NRC or Nike Run Club whatever you call it it took one hell of a nosedive this past summer! Nike and apple have had a long, long relationship which resulted in millions of loyal users who logged on en mass to rate it down from 5 stars to 1/2 a star in the... Continue Reading →
Swimsuit season is just around the corner and millions of women and men are on a diet. I'm not going to tell you which one is better or which one you should follow but how do you know if your on one that's doomed? Most people on diets, over 95%, will gain the weight back... Continue Reading →
Buying the wrong yoga mat once derailed my practice for over a year! But then again I might be a special case. I had two perfectly crappy cheap yoga mats that when you layered on top of each other added up to one perfectly good mat. Then my condo flooded. I got to buy two... Continue Reading →
So I've told a few people that I'm planning on completing an olympic triathlon this year. Their first question is how long is that? And their second is why? So why would someone WANT to complete a triathlon? Ps you can do it too with this olympic triathlon or sprint triathlon training plan. Injury Prevention I... Continue Reading →
So who is us for a bit of a laugh or no way moment? I bike, swim, run, do yoga and dabble in other things here and three too. Want to know how to heal a pole dancing injury? Read on. Ever run barefoot in a major road race in a bridesmaid's dress on your... Continue Reading →
I used to run only in the spring and fall, in the spring to ramp up my fitness fast after a long winter and in the fall because well it got easier by then. And let me tell you I was dramatic about it, it's too hot! The cold burns my lungs, I was like... Continue Reading →
Sweat Sweetly 