Tuesday Tri Tip #1: Mindfulness

mindfulness while training

Here’s the first post in a series of Tri Tips coming on Tuesdays here on the blog.  We’ll be featuring tips for the everyday triathlete: you, me, and everyone in between. So, yesterday’s Motivational Monday post was for the kind of triathlete who, like me, prefers music when they’re training. And now you have a sweet playlist to […]

New! Motivational Monday

Motivational Monday… so it’s “new” on the blog, though we’ve been doing it for a long while in Tri-Fecta. So what is this nonsense all about here, you might ask? I’m working on new features here at the Mothership, so here’s the first one. Or, at least some of the same kinds of content but with a […]

The Shortest Ride and Post Ever

Yesterday, I went to ride. Forgot my pump, and my tires were stupid-low… so I did an unscheduled 10 mile run instead. That was fine, and for once, I was glad I brought my running shoes. Today, I went for the second time is a charm for my ride.  Woke up super early, worked for a few […]

I Ran a 5k. And It Was Really Cool.

I spent exactly two days licking my wounds from Sunday’s blazing Ironman 70.3 Augusta, before I knew I needed a race and fast.  My knees are hurting, but just in a scabby, bruised way–not an injury sort of way. So I got on the run calendar looking for a Saturday morning 5k that I could wedge […]

Sports Chiropractic and ART Therapy

Sponsored Post. FTC Disclosure Here. I have posted many times on social media that I have been “saved” by my friend, “Dr. Miracle Man Hands” (a/k/a Dr. Hamid Sadri of 1st Choice Sports Rehab). As a coach and a triathlete, I often recommend sports chiropractic (which here includes ART – Active Release Therapy) to my athletes […]

Virtual Race Results!

A big thanks to everyone who participated in the Heroes & She-roes Virtual Race benefiting ALS.net. We are thrilled to announce that we did great–and just made the donation of $4,000 to ALS.net ! Great job everyone, and thank you SO much for your participation. The Virtual Race (including additional donations) raised approximately $3,600 for ALS.net. […]

Ironman 70.3 Augusta 2016: The Swim Bike Mom Race Report

“I am relentless. I am unbreakable. I am unstoppable. This is good. This is great. This is awesome. I am relentless. I am unbreakable. I am unstoppable. This is good. This is great. This is awesome. I am relentless. I am unbreakable. I am unstoppable. This is good. This is great. This is awesome. This——-” SMACK. I didn’t even […]