Why Side-by-Side Photos Saved My Life
Part of the problem with social media is the comparison culture. The before and afters, the #TBT (throwback Thursday) and #TT (transformation Tuesday) posts and pictures. Worse than that is the focus on looks and lighting and angles. Yep, I am a pro at this. Look at these two pictures, taken seconds apart. In one, […]
Learning to Love Yourself with Dr. Kelly Brogan
I have noticed what mean people we can be–to ourselves. We treat strangers better than we treat ourselves. We speak kinder to our “frenemies” than we do to our reflections. Of course, we are all a work in progress and life is just hard sometimes. We are struggling to fix our brokenness, to move forward, […]
Sometimes a Bad Word is All You Need
Then I laughed. Because she would have been so disappointed if I had even thought the F word, let alone said the F word, and horrified most especially if I wrote it on a blog… for the first time ever.
Triathlon Legend, Chrissie Wellington on The Same 24 Hours Podcast
For me, Chrissie Wellington is the epitome of heart, grace, athletic prowess, mental toughness …and kindness. I was inspired by Chrissie from the second I entered the sport of triathlon–and I continue to be inspired by her to this day. Her new book, To the Finish Line : A World Champion Triathlete’s Guide to Your Perfect […]
The Truth of “You Are What You Eat”
What we think and say to ourselves becomes our destiny—good or bad, right or wrong, weak or strong. In the same vein, I loathe the statement: You are what you eat. Let me drag out my eating-disordered-chubby-kid-fat-adult-weight-struggling soap box and dust it off for this one. First, who said we are what we eat? Who was […]
The Sucky Rotation Schedule & The Suck Line
It’s baaaack! I’m talking about this puppy again! A few years ago received an email from a reader, and it went something like this: I am racing my first 70.3 in a few months. I do most of my workouts when my family is asleep — this translates to 4:30am mornings. Even still, the long […]
An Interview with Another Mother Runner Icons, Dimity and Sarah
Remember waaaaay back when I was attempting Ironman Coeur d’Alene – my first Ironman in 2013? Well, some of you do, and some of you don’t. But I remember it, and these amazing ladies, Dimity McDowell and Sarah Bowen Shea, had me on their podcast to talk about that big feat. And it was such a joy. (Oh, so this was […]
I Raced an Indoor Tri (and I Totally WON)
Okay, so maybe I didn’t win the Indoor Triathlon. But I was winning in my head. And sometimes? That’s all that matters! An indoor triathlon is a not-your-typical-variation of the triathlon. It has three “events” – the swim, bike and run – but it’s usually held in a fitness club or gym for a few reasons: Ease of […]
One of Those Days (Again)
I’m having one of those days. Those days where you are doing side planks with leg lifts (um, WTF, owwwww), and you crumple to the floor in tears, for no apparent reason. Well maybe not you, but me. Me did. I had the rush of things running through my head: You suck. This is ridiculous. […]