Posted on Tuesday, January 8, 2013

When Patience Is A Virtue Of Training

Patience…

It’s the one word that kept running through my head as I was in the middle of a tough workout on my bike recently. It was a grueling 90 minutes. Not just for my body but for my mind as well.

I’m training for a few triathlon races this summer. I’m back with my coach and I love her style. She has me training within certain Hear Rate (HR) zones during each workout. Zones 1 and 2 are easier while zone 3, 4 and 5 are harder. You could imagine that zone 5 is at the top of the HR zones and really, really tough to maintain for a long period of time… not really recommended in fact.

Posted on Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Meeting Goals Through A Series Of Challenges

I don’t know about you but the older I get, the more I need to set goals and challenge myself more in the process of meeting my goals. When I’m setting goals through out the year, I tend to think of my year in seasons. Yes… I know we have four seasons of the year [...]

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 Wednesday, May 16, 2012

The Unexpected Accountability Of Running With A Group Of Women

Running on my own had been hit or miss when I first started running, but put me with a group of people I can run with on a regular basis and I’m there. When I went through my divorce in 2005, I found myself needing consistency. I enjoyed running, didn’t love it at the time, [...]