Cracking the RaceCation Code: The Intertrust Cayman Islands Marathon
In the last decade, I can count (on one hand) the number of times I have been on a real vacation—a true, sit-in-the-sand, read-your-cares-away, eat until someone needs to rub your belly—vacation. There’s been a weekend away here and there for a birthday, an anniversary, or just “someone please take these kids for a night.” […]
The Intention Tree
I recently encountered this on a trip. This beautiful tree, with cards and ribbons hanging from it. A sign, nearby, read: “A New Moon represents new beginnings and it is during this time that the moon is empty, receptive and full of potential. It is the optimum time to look deep within and discover […]
Heartrate Training: Go Slow to Go Fast
Well, it’s the OFF SEASON, and people on Strava are wondering, “Why are you running SO slowly!?” [Dude, that’s my normal pace, step off!] And then I go to the Cayman Islands and run a half marathon ON PURPOSE at a 16+ minute mile (mostly walking, BTW), you have to know there’s a reason. (And yes, […]
Teetotaler
And it’s here. Today marks one year without a drink, and I celebrated with my “teetotaler” tattoo. On this day last year, when I decided to quit, I had not crashed at rock bottom. But… I HAD crashed into the bottom so many times, my life was like a trampoline—up up up, boom? ! Up […]
Look Beyond
This morning I ran a half marathon in the Cayman Islands (I know, poor me!). And that report and full amazing trip details to come. But I am writing this post about something else. And not something Cayman Islands-centric, either, although the events of the morning happened to happen on Cayman. This particular something hurts […]
The Best Tri Club Ever is Here!
Why “Moderation” is a Poo Emoji
This morning on the trainer, I was listening to Rich Roll’s episode with Andrew Taylor…and this Andrew guy is interesting because he’s known as the “Potato Man.” Basically, Taylor was 300 pounds and decided that he’d had enough… So he committed to eating NOTHING BUT POTATOES for a year. “Okay, so that’s a little weird.” […]
“Not Giving a Sh*t is a Way to Have a Terrible Life…”
“It does not take any courage to say, ‘Nothing is going to work.’ What you are really saying is, ‘I am afraid to try. Because what if I try and I fail.’ The hipster approach is to say, ‘I don’t give a sh*t.’ But not giving a sh*t is a way to have a terrible […]
To Meredith on Her 37th Birthday (and a Tony Robbins Thing)
So today, I am 37 years young. I celebrated my birthday a little early–last weekend at the Tony Robbins seminar, Unleash the Power Within, in San Jose, California. Now, that is a birthday people. And yeah, I’m dead serious. (And yes, in case you were wondering, I have been waiting for several decades to write that blog post […]