This marks our second week of Tri training and my goal for this season is to leave it all out on the field. I don’t want to leave a work out or a practice feeling like I’ve had more to give or that I was conservative in my effort. The only way I’m going to…
Triathlon training Week 1 Monday: One hour swim practice. We probably actually swam for about 30 minutes because there was some introduction as it was our first swim practice and then the coaches demonstrated the drills we’d be doing. We did about 200m warm up free style and then a few different rotation drills…
Fear is an excellent motivator. In a way, it’s what drove me to register for and complete my first Olympic Triathlon in 2013. I would think “how can you know your limits if you’re not willing to test them?” or “anyone can just run. It takes a special type of crazy to swim and bike…
Back on the last day of 2014, we laid down some resolutions. Now we have to fess up to how we’ve been doing… Sirrah 1. Conquer Fear of Open Water: This ones going to be hard to really tackle until it’s warm enough to actually get into open water. In the meantime though, I’ve been…
Last week I was gearing up for the United Airlines NYC Half Marathon! This was the last week before triathlon training starts! Sh*t is gonna get real! Monday:Ryan and I hit the gym for some strength training. This is the screen shot of the app I’m using. I accidentlly hit finish before I was finished so…
Katie and Sirrah have done this race a combined 10 times so we have some thoughts on this race that we want to share with all of you, and we hope that maybe our experiences will help make your race more awesome. There is also a NYRR athlete guide that is worth checking out with information…
Prospect Park Track Club Cherry Tree 10 Miler …
Let me preface this by saying I am a sucker for good marketing and inspirational messaging. I wrote “Just Keep Running” on my wrist during my first marathon, I bought temporary tattoos of my spirit animal (a great white shark) for inspiration and protection during my first triathlon, I have a bible quote from Rocky…
