We can't do much more than live in the moment when doing interval training.
Category: Musings
Learning to think for myself.
A post about the importance of listening to your own body when deciding what to eat, but why it can be difficult and why we may be wired to want to be told what to eat.
Ironman World Championships
In awe of the 2018 Ironman World Championship athletes.
The fear of being last
A breakdown of why my fear of being last is ridiculous and should never stop me from doing something.
Self-care
"If you can get your mind tough enough to figure out how to take care of your own body you can change the world outside of it." ~ Dr. Oz on the Doctor's Farmacy podcast with Dr. Mark Hyman This concept really resonates with me for at least two reasons. First, it recognizes that it [...]
Learning to suffer
Reflection on how I went from quitting in the middle of training for a marathon to suffering every weekend through Ironman training.
You only get a first time once!
Remembering the joy, fear, and anticipation training for my first Ironman.
Resistance
About being honest with ourselves and recognizing how we get in our own way.
Self-perception
I recently ran a race at a much faster speed than I thought I could go. I was feeling great and imagining that I must look great too. Maybe not really, but do you ever think that in your head you look great but to the outside probably not? In this case I realized that [...]
The seasons are changing!
I mark the changes of season based on when I start and stop needing to wear reflective wear for my morning runs. This morning marked the start of the cold, dark months. Not only was it dark enough for reflective wear, it also was the first morning cold enough for a warm hat and gloves. [...]
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