American society is obsessed with looking younger. Just take a look at commercials, ads & billboards & you’ll see companies selling all sorts of anti-aging creams, lotions, wrinkle removers, fat dissolvers, nutritional supplements & guaranteed-to-make-you-younger exercise fads. With all these options just a mouse click away, you could easily spend a fortune chasing “the younger
There’s nothing like a local Ironman to bring the triathletes (and triathlete wanna-be’s) out of the woodwork. And so, with the return of Ironman 70.3 Boise, the phone calls & emails are starting to come in from folks looking for training help. It’s awesome! I love the energy & the desire of each person interested
I met with a new athlete this week who relayed a story that reminded me of something that I did way back in my early self-coached triathlon years. As we talked through the athlete’s training & racing history, they told me of a recent surprise that they had on race day. They had been doing
What it is about open water (OW) that causes some folks anxiety? The darkness? That there’s no floor to stand on? The fish? Yes, all of these reasons are valid. But I truly believe that the stress people feel in OW has more to do with trust (or lack thereof) in their own swimming abilities. Simply
Committing to your 1st Ironman race is always a bit nerve-racking. Even if you’ve done lots of single sport & multisport races…there are still so many unknowns…so many questions. How will I find the time to train? How much training will I need to do? Will my body hold up to the training volumes? What
At the end of November, I’ll turn 56 yrs old. Although I generally don’t put much stock in numerical age (I care much more about how I feel), I will say that turning 56 carries a bit of additional weight. I’m definitely “middle aged”, I have fewer years to live than I’ve been alive (although
At the end of every race season, it’s always a good idea to stop & reflect. Taking a few minutes to quantify how your season went, what you did well, what you changed & what you need to work on going forward can illuminate key insights beneficial to shaping your next season. One of the
Being “coachable” is one of those traits that we coaches look for. It’s funny because you’d think that any athlete asking for help would be coachable. If only that were true!! So, what exactly makes an athlete “coachable”? What makes an athlete “coachable” is their ability to accept the methodology being presented, to ask questions
Some athletes are a coach’s dream…and some aren’t. The dream ones are those who really embrace the process, ask probing questions, dig into the details & commit to the necessary work. These are the athletes who don’t expect linear growth, don’t get derailed when their progress plateaus & don’t look for quick fixes. They are
When life-long athletes realize that they no longer are the athletes they used to be, it can be a bit of a shock. When we find ourselves less fit than we expect, it is so easy to start questioning our “athlete-ness”. It’s a slippery slope because how you think about yourself often becomes your reality.