Well, I am three weeks into my training schedule and it is going OK. I have not stuck to my calendar 100%, but I am feeling really good about what I have been able to accomplish. Last night it was utterly cold out. I shivered waking into the pool area, and I was really not looking forward …
I have been doing a pretty good job sticking to my workout schedule. I have not been perfect, but I never strive for perfection anyways. I have been back in the pool, on the bike, and out on the road running. Lol! My running is much more like shuffling, but I have been back out “shuffling” …
It is time to get back into the game! I just officially signed up for two local events. Next fall I will be completing a bike tour on a Saturday and then a half marathon on Sunday – both events are on the same weekend. I know, this is not a triathlon. I will be finding …
It is 2016, and I am not even really sure where 2015 went. When I look back on the past year I am amazed at all that my family and I accomplished. It really was jam packed full of activities, growth, and accomplishments. Sometimes the road was smooth, sometimes bumpy, and sometimes it seemed all uphill. …
I always had this dream of hiking to the top Half Dome in Yosemite National Park. Each year I would travel to Yosemite with my sixth graders for a week of outdoor science school, and I would look to the mountain and dream of standing on top. Every day that I stood in the …
Anyone who has ever participated in an endurance event knows how important a healthy gut is. They also know how much time, hard work, dedication, and discipline goes into training and getting yourself prepared for race day. Nothing new on race day is always rule number one. All routines and habits from what you put into your …
If you follow me on Facebook then you may have seen my 30 for 30 Move It Challenge. My challenge to myself and all of you is to move or 30 minutes every day for the next 30 days. Why? Because some days I just don’t have it in me to get out and move. …
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #FreshAndGlow #CollectiveBias I swim. I swim a lot. I swim in the ocean, I swim in a chlorinated pool, and I swim in a salt water pool. As you can imagine, all of the time I spend in the …
This BelVita Bites & V8 shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #NewBreakfastRoutine #CollectiveBias As you know, I am training for a triathlon. That means that I am training six days a week with smaller workouts during the week and long brick trainings on the weekends. …
As I have said, this year I am focusing on self-care. This is the year I am really trying to take care of my body, my mind, and my soul. To that end, I just completed my first ever hydrostatic body fat test by getting dunked in a tank of water. The process was really …
