…asked a young high school swim team member as I finished my first 100 yards of backstroke, ever. “No, not really.” I replied. Then realizing she was being incredibly polite I asked, “If I keep swimming like this, will it?” “definitely.” I think I modeled my head position after this otter. It seems reasonable. These little […]
MoreThe 1st step in any good planning is to figure out where you are. My coach, being a really good planner, needs to know where I am with my swimming. So today’s swim workout was geared to finding my baseline. Kelsey tells me that this will be my “cruise time”. Today’s cruise-finder workout: warm-up (my […]
More“There is hardly anything you can’t do if you have, and you nurture, the proper support systems. Don’t lower the goal, increase your support.” ~Jim Hayhurst Sr I have my new, big goal – competing strongly at the 2014 USA Triathlon Age Group National Championships – Olympic Distance. Now I need to increase my support […]
MoreI find it frustrating. As I head out for my long run this morning, I knew it was going to need to be an easy pace. Some days are better than others, and today was one of those “others”. My allergies this fall have been much worse than usual and it’s been almost 2 months […]
MoreSully and Mike Wizowski were right. There’s more energy in laughter. This past Sunday, I ran the Ashland Half Marathon. The plan was to leave the garmin at home and run in a tutu and fairy wings, 1. It was so close to Halloween and 2. To remind myself that I was doing this one […]
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