K is for Kona. Bet you couldn’t see that one coming! Kona. The Ironman World Championship. The big dance. Since 2006, I’ve qualified for Kona 4 times and 4 times…
J is for a lot of things but very few of them have anything to do with triathlon! Alas, j is for the journey. It sounds cliché but it is…
Over the years, I’ve witnessed a lot of impressive performances. Rare, though, is the performance that is both impressive and inspirational. The performance which connects to you and urges you…
It is with much excitement (and a respectable amount of fear) that I announce we are expecting our third child in mid August. Here we go again … Turns out…
What is a goal? By definition, the object of a person’s ambitions or efforts. An aim or desired result. By practice, we set them – big ones – and then…
It was Jerry Greenfield, of the deliciously famous Ben & Jerry’s, who was quoted as saying, ”If it’s not fun, why do it?” I don’t care who you are, who…
A few years ago, I wrote this in a tweet: Good athletes are obsessed with training. Great athletes are obsessed with excellence. My own obsession with excellence began over 35…
D is for data. The number, the graphs, the downloads. You can gather information and numbers on just about everything – your heart rate, cadence, power, oxygen saturation, vertical oscillation….
C is for coach(es). I’ve been excited to sit down and write this post because it talks about something that has forever changed the trajectory of my life: coaching. Yes,…
B is for the basics. If I could give one piece of advice to endurance athletes, regardless of age, ability or goals, it would be this: Do the basics consistently…