Sometimes explanations are needed. Many words are used to narrate the story, the reasoning, the emotions. Then sometimes, two words can speak volumes. Someone who has witnessed the darkness; experienced the rage; has analyzed numbers for months and has never given up on you, expresses they have confidence in you, two words is all that…
My life has been a little topsy turvy the past few months. The one thing I continue to focus in on is July 27th Ironman Lake Placid. Nothing will stop me from toeing that line. But I toyed with the idea of Quassy. Considered one of the most challenging 70.3 courses out there, I wanted…
It is now 4 months until Ironman Lake Placid. It seems like time is flying by as the hours of workouts on training peaks gets longer and longer every week. I am healthy and I am trying to stay focused. The one thing I can’t wrap my head around yet is where to place…
Last July I sat at my computer with my finger on the click button and phone in the other hand. A friend of mine Tripp was telling me to do it. I didn’t have much time, it was going to sell out. So I took a big gulp and signed up for the big one,…
This week has been tiresome. I even missed workouts. With all that came at me, I thought for sure it would show up negatively in my garmin stats. Plus I haven’t been happy with my training results and as a result have been in a mental funk. So when my coach said to me yesterday…
It’s the beginning of my Ironman journey. Six months from now I will be facing the starting line of Ironman Lake Placid with thousands of other folks. Some will be newbies like me and for some this is old hat. For me, I just went through my first full month of Ironman training. So what…
