In 5 weeks, a wonderful thing will happen to all of us who run. We will officially have survived another hot summer of training. Hallelujah! The first day of fall is within sight. But before we start brushing the dust bunnies off our running tights and arm warmers, many of us still have 35+ more […] Read more
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
In 13 days, I’ll be embarking on a new adventure. A once-in-a-lifetime (maybe twice if I’m lucky) running experience that I’m anticipating might be my most memorable and epic running journey yet. Hood to Coast. The countdown is officially on. In case you aren’t familiar with Hood to Coast, it’s the world’s largest running relay […] 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
Training for endurance events is a commitment that often requires making sacrifices. Sacrifices that affect you. Sacrifices that affect your family. Sacrifices that affect your body. I’m currently training upwards of 10 hours a week for my half Ironman this fall, and it’s easy to ask ourselves (or perhaps most people ask us this): Is […] Read more