Rick Tangard is an inspiring individual in the Richmond, VA endurance community. He's been an active cyclist for years and also trains for triathlons of every distance. He has a high level of commitment to everything he undertakes and shares his journey with others along the way with some detailed race reports on his blog. [...]
Beth Handel-Goodloe possesses one of the most positive attitudes about the sport of triathlon, a healthy life balance and a dream to complete her first ironman this year. She's immersed herself in the triathlon community in Richmond, Virginia and is spreading her enthusiasm with others every step of the way. Age Group? I've entered a new [...]
IMy training has been paused as a vicious virus of some kind courses through my body. Intensity sneezing fits, endurance movie watching and sessions and snot blowing intervals have been my routine instead in the past 4 days. I am hoping to recover and bounce back soon. I thought I was tough, until overtaken by [...]
Today I did another solo bike ride. This time it was at 6:00 AM at Endorphin. The studio was eerily quiet and I was too tired to find the light switch. I was wishing for a buddy... and then after a quick face book post of a few boredom driven selfies. I found out that [...]
It is almost hard to dare to dream big when I've been through so many fitness shattering setbacks but despite bad luck I'm putting my heart out there again because there have also been so very many victories and I've somehow managed to push progress in the sport despite all the injury obstacles. I have [...]
I’ve been trying to “fall in love” with mountain biking so Nick and I would have something fun to do together. I wanted a new challenge as well and to be pushed outside my comfort zone, so I signed up for a 50 mile ride on my mountain bike. Granted this was on double track [...]
Every year rather than doing a "resolution" I pick a word that will carry me through the year.Here are the past few years: 2010 Relax (haha) 2011 Focus, 2012 Resilience 2013 RecoverI've even made quirky T-shirts with my word of the year on it. Now, I know the time to post this would have been [...]
My ear is on the mend. Sickness can impact training. I need a doctor who understands athletes and has a manageable patient volume load. Those are really the take-away here. Here's the full scoop below for those interested in full details on my ear interruption! This post is unlikely to skyrocket to the most popular post [...]
Watching Ashley embrace triathlon as a lifestyle and a passion this year was very exciting. She set big goals for herself and did all she could to go after them while sharing the sport with those close to her along the way! Look out tri-world, this young woman had a breakthrough season in 2013 and [...]
I have an ear infection. After a solid week of training last week including a PR power test, a PR swim test set 200yards/800yards and an amazing run with my heart rate staying in zone 1 but my pace pushing close to last year's zone 3 pace.... I was feeling happy and high on the [...]