Training doesn’t care if you’re on vacation. Training doesn’t care if it’s a national holiday. Training doesn’t care if you’re spending most of your day on an airplane or away from home. Race day doesn’t move back on the calendar because we spent several days celebrating Thanksgiving, going on a trip or decorating the house […] Read more
For those of us who are triathletes (or want to be triathletes), there is no way to get around one simple truth: At least one of the 3 sports is going to be harder for us and will come less naturally to us than the others. Translation: Most of us (who are runners at heart) […] Read more
While I was training for the Beach2Battleship Half Iron Triathlon earlier this year, I shared a recap of my training with you every Monday during the 5-month cycle so you could get a glimpse into my training plan, see my workouts and workout frequency and have full transparency to when I fall off the wagon […] Read more
Last year, my friend and fellow runner Elizabeth from Running for Bling was assaulted while running. She was out for a 10-mile run last November in her hometown when a man came up from behind her, grabbed her and began groping her. Luckily, he ran off and left her physically unharmed, but the fear and […] Read more
I’ve recently come to an embarrassing and upsetting realization about myself. I’m a hypocrite. *Gasp!* While I’m very good at helping other runners and athletes focus on having a positive outlook, trusting in their training and in themselves and finding mental strength to truly believe anything is possible, my glass tends to be half empty […] Read more