No sugar coating

One of the top reasons people start an exercise routine or begin racing is to lose weight or get in shape.  But the exercise will only get you so far before you have to redirect your focus to what’s right in front of you on your plate.   Just as getting better at...

How Do You Know?

How do you know if you are healthy? What does that even mean to you? Is it a number on the scale? A mileage amount for the week? A time in a race? Is it how well you fit into your clothes?  How quickly you recover from a workout?  How tired you feel during the day? Do...

Are You All or Nothing?

Most triathletes and runners are very determined people, and sometimes that determination brings with it an ‘all or nothing’ attitude.   “If I can’t devote 100% of my energy to something, then I’m not going to devote any. I don’t do anything with half an effort.”...

What’s on your plate?

Is spring here yet?   I’ve been asking myself this every day for the past few weeks.  Spring represents all things new, and I’m definitely ready for it.   New flowers, new grass, new leaves, new sneakers, new tires for your bike, moving forward with new...

Eat Like an Olympian. Really?

I’m always bummed when the Olympics end, it’s like all your new best friends just left you. I’m already looking forward to summer 2016, but until then I can get back on my earlier to bed schedule. Part of what makes the Olympics so much fun to watch is learning...