Posted on Monday, September 24, 2012

Why I Loved Riding The Roubiax Specialized Road Bike

Recently my favorite local bike shop, Café Velo, hosted a demo ride day with Specialized Bikes. First, if you are in Colorado Springs, you should stop by Café Velo. It’s a coffee shop and bike shop all in one! I mean really. Who doesn’t like sitting around really cool bikes while sipping a little java [...]

Posted on Friday, June 8, 2012

Changing Your Mindset To Overcome The Mental Struggle Of Exercise

One of the hardest cycles to break out of is just getting into the gym or putting on those running shoes… and that first stride taken in the run. It’s a horrible mental struggle because the mind says the body doesn’t want to do it and yet it’s the body needs to do it and [...]

Posted on Monday, January 30, 2012

Living A Healthy Lifestyle VS. Failing Another Diet

I’ve always felt like I’ve struggled with my weight or struggled with my confidence of what I think I looked like. It wasn’t until I got into running in 2004 that I really started to feel more confident about who I was and where I was going and how I perceived myself. Since coming off [...]

Posted on Friday, January 27, 2012

How To Prepare For Weekend Of Training In Six Steps

After a few years of weekend training behind me, I’ve come to realize that a big weekend of training is just as much a mental challenge as it is a physical challenge. If you are training for a half marathon or a full marathon, each and every weekend, your long runs continue to increase in [...]