If had a dollar for every time I’ve heard: “I thought it would only take 2-3 lessons to learn how to swim.” Oh my…I’d be rich by now!! 😉 No, my friends, it’s a much longer process requiring patience & diligence. Why does learning to swim take so much longer than people think? Here are my Top 4
Over the years I’ve had many opportunities to coach coaches. It’s a challenging situation. We both (me as the coach & the coach as the student) have to watch for the often inaccurate assumption that mastery will come quickly. After all, coaches are really good at the skill sets they teach & they’re often quite
Curries are one of my favorite things to cook. They are generally a dump-it-in, let-it-cook sort of meal, they can be adapted to use up whatever’s leftover in your fridge…and they are downright tasty!! This curry is one of my go-to recipes. It’s a really solid main course which tastes even better the next day.
Sometimes I forget how long I’ve been coaching & working with people. Twenty-two years ago I started Performance High by offering part-time endurance coaching. Then, in 2011, I added adult swim lessons & group swim workouts. The group swim workouts are the hard one – they start at 5:30AM! Why get up at 5:30AM to swim? Community! That’s where April Howell
I have to admit that I LOVE a recipe that takes basic, perhaps even boring, ingredients & turns them into something amazing! Such is the case with rösti, what many Swiss consider to be their national dish. To be clear – this is NOT a potato pancake. Potato pancakes are made from raw potatoes whereas
A Week in My Life – Sunday, Feb. 5, 2023 For work, I coach one swim session. I know I said I have “work-free” weekends…I guess this technically isn’t true. However, this one swim session is one of my most enjoyable coaching sessions of the week! It’s relaxed, loose, mellow & fun! Is it technically
A Week in My Life – Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023 For work, NONE! Years ago, I made a commitment to work-free weekends. When you’re self-employed, it’s easy to make every day a workday. But have real, full, relaxing, freedom-filled weekends are SO important! I value that time. It gives me brain space to focus on
A Week in My Life – Friday, Feb. 3, 2023 For work, Fridays are my catch-up day. If there are any work tasks left to do, this is the day to finish them all so I can fully enjoy my weekends work-free! For exercise, Fridays are often Rest Days because my Thursday lifting sessions are
Two weeks ago, I started my “A Week in My Life” series by posting up what a typical Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday look like for me in terms of: Training-work-life balance Daily nutrition Rest & recovery How I spend my free time I did this not so that you can compare your days to mine…but rather
Longtime endurance athlete, Sarah Barber, is always ready to try something new…like snowshoe running! Recently she entered her 1st race which just happened to be the US Snowshoe National Championships at Jug Mountain Ranch. Supported by her extensive trail running background, she placed in the top 5 women which puts her on the team to