Living in the south for the last 12 years has thinned my blood! I grew up in the midwest, Cape Girardeau, MO to be exact. The temperatures there would routinely drop below 20 degrees and may even hit single digits for a couple weeks. I spent several years working outside, I did not [...]
Being a triathlon coach does not prevent me from becoming sluggish or unmotivated. I am like everyone else struggling to get out the door on cold days and dark evenings. Even the most dedicated athletes have let downs after the competition is over. Olympians are acutely aware of this phenomena and refer to it [...]
Last year I went to watch Beaches to Battleship and watch some friends race. It was my first trip to Wilmington. I really enjoyed the race and the venue so I planned a return trip this year.
Over the spring a had a call from one of my high school buddies Craig Clemens, we caught [...]
Since my July break I have been on the gas. So much so that I rode the most miles for a 2 month period that I have ever ridden. I have averaged 1,215 miles a month for the last 2 months; 400 of those miles coming in the mountains. (Every hundred in [...]
I spent the Labor Day weekend holding a self-imposed training camp on myself and Nick Frank. The plan was to ride 100 miles a day and run off the bike at least once. We would ride a course that Nick and I have developed over the last year; we cheery picked all the [...]
The reason catch all coaching (on line, impersonal) is not what we do is simple…well really it’s very complex but the governing principles are simple. Online coaches don’t know you!
The dictionary defines a coach as; verb, teach and supervise (someone); act as a trainer or coach (to), as in sports;
I like this definition especially [...]
You always hear the stories about Yeti’s, U.F.O’s, etc. But the only pictures or films of them are shaky and blurred at best. Well I have seen one…I think?!
I spent last weekend in the North Carolina Mountains holding a self-imposed training camp on my self and fellow coach Nick Frank. We bricked [...]
The people who sign up for triathlons have similar personality. We are all type A achievers.
Most of my clients have college educations, good jobs and good incomes. That’s no accident. In order to achieve success there has to have been sacrifice along the way. Studying instead of partying, extra hours [...]
Since the last time I blogged I have Taken 6 weeks off, moved into a new house and remodeled my kitchen. It seems like I just did Ironman Arizona last week but in reality it’s been just over 3 months.
Every year I start the new season with a plan of, “How I’m [...]
Everyone keeps asking me if I’m ready and how do I feel. These are the same things I ask my clients and friends before their races but the truth is I’m not sure how to answer. I’m in uncharted water.
I made a decision a couple of months ago to train through [...]