The words to Bon Jovi’s Livin’ On A Prayer have been ringing in my ears today. … “Whooah, we’re half way there …” That’s because today is the official halfway point of my half Ironman training cycle for the Beach2Battleship Half Ironman. 10 weeks down. 10 more to go. There’s something very fulfilling about knowing […] Read more
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
Earlier this month, I asked you to share with me the one thing you want to know more about when it comes to running, triathlons and fitness. With more than 200 responses, there were 13 key topics that seemed to come up time and time again. Today, I’m sharing the issues that are on your […] Read more
How fitting is it that my fourth week of half Ironman training for the Beach2Battleship Half Ironman occurred during the week of Fourth of July? My first month of training has been full of days out of town and personal commitments that have made training a bit challenging. And my fourth week of training was […] Read more