Sorry about last week folks. Let's just say there was a lemonade/keyboard related incident that took me a few days and possibly my first grey hair to figure out. I haven't found the hair yet but I wouldn't be surprised. I know for a lot of you your biggest race of the season is just... Continue Reading →
Bucket List: Why You Should Put Things on it You CAN Check Off
I keep a bucket list sort of either way I got to check a lot of things off it this summer and once again it got me thinking. While I don’t actually write it down I can tell you what’s on it! What makes a good bucket list, how should you curate it and maybe... Continue Reading →
Weekend Motivation 52
It's been a year of weekend motivation photos, yeah! Do you have a spot that you go to when you need to think, or cry or just get some peace? I have a few actually, some I can drive to others I run or bike to and let's be honest we all need that sort... Continue Reading →
Why We Carb Load: It’s More Than Just Energy
I’m not a serious carb loader but before a big race, and my mom recently reminded me back in the day for swim trials I do indulge. Do I find it helps, ehhhh, maybe? Many, many years ago I took a metabolism course that required us to memorize every pathway in human metabolism so I... Continue Reading →
Olympic Triathlon Training Update 7: Peak Week and Road Bike Repairs
Peak week is over ya’ll so that just leaves the freaking out, meticulous planning and second guessing stage left before training and tapering is officially done. I’m writing this after my Monday night run, usually it’s just add the update for that one and post but you know life. I say that because it already... Continue Reading →
Why it’s Easier for You Than Me to Stay Fit
This is the second part of a two part series. Last post was all about why I have an easier time of it then average, no kids, I'm a higher energy person and the like this week it’s all about the things that keep kicking my A$$ over and over again. These are the things... Continue Reading →
Why it’s Easier for Me to be Fit than You
This isn’t necessarily the post you think it’s going to be. It’s also NOT a thinly disguised humble brag at all. It’s actually the first in a two part series, the next being why it’s easier for you than me. What it is meant to do is point out that we all face challenges and... Continue Reading →
Michelin Tire Trot 2018: Race Recap
Well folks here’s a first I had to add 2018 to the title since I’ve done the tire trot last year too. See I’m all experienced at this racing and blogging about it shiz. I’m like a tire trot OG all the way back to year one! I’ve done it every year since it started,... Continue Reading →
How Fitness Becomes an Addiction
We all know someone, probably, that seems to take exercise too far. We also probably know by now that anything can become an addiction. Eating, not eating, sex, wine, harmless bickering or cleaning all seem like great things but we can take them too far. I’ve been exercising a lot lately and I don’t think... Continue Reading →
Olympic Triathlon Training Update 2: It Has Begun!
You might remember last week’s post where I was supposed to get all my shiz together to start training. You might also remember that I did almost none of that. Yup, you guessed right that came back to bite me in the butt this week but I did end up doing a lot of that... Continue Reading →