Twenty weeks sounds like a long time. At least it did more than 5 months ago when I signed up for the Beach2Battleship Half Iron Triathlon and began my training. Yet, here we are. Just days away from the race. 4.5 days to be exact. The journey hasn’t always been easy, but it has been […] Read more
Here at runladylike.com, Fridays are all about sharing the inspiring stories of fit people who motivate all of us to be better tomorrow than we were yesterday. My Friday FITspiration series profiles runners, triathletes and casual exercisers who are making choices every day to be as healthy as they can be – in both huge […] Read more
If you’ve recently had a bad run or workout, repeat after me: “I am better than my last run.” “One bad run doesn’t define me.” “What defines me is all the effort I’ve put in over time.” “I am going to learn something from my bad run and move on. Now.” “My bad run is […] Read more
Taper: A gradual decrease in action or force Gradually decreasing in size toward a point After 18 weeks of training, sweating, time-management juggling, obsessing and more sweating, today begins the first day of my long-awaited and beloved taper before the Beach2Battleship Half Ironman. For those of you who are newer to endurance sports, tapering is […] Read more
Here at runladylike.com, Fridays are all about sharing the inspiring stories of fit people who motivate all of us to be better tomorrow than we were yesterday. My Friday FITspiration series profiles runners, triathletes and casual exercisers who are making choices every day to be as healthy as they can be – in both huge […] Read more