Despite dealing with 32 degree temperatures and a delayed race start fellow runners were friendly and in great spirits at turkey trot I joined in Maine. Plenty of friends and family were toeing the line. I launched off the front with a pack of guys at aggressive clip but quickly backed off. I ran solo [...]
The Harrisburg Marathon did not disappoint. Yes, I would recommend this logistically simple, well organized, mostly flat (disclaimer: there are tougher hills in the end and they come at a psychologically difficult point ) course with beautiful water views. Years ago I had wondered if I could qualify for Boston. I tried a few times and [...]
Over the years in sport as I carve out athletic progress in ways that make sense for me I’ve also navigated through seas of opinions. I have heard, “You take the sport too seriously.” “It is not like you are going to the Olympics,” Or on the flip-side, “You don’t take this sport seriously enough,” [...]
Which athlete inspires you? Who encourages you? Who keeps you motivated in triathlon? Who holds you to higher standards? Let me know about them at Kelly@everracing.com and they could receive recognition. Details Below! Is there a triathlete in your life who is passionate, encouraging and empowers others in triathlon? Yes? You can nominate them for [...]
I hear this phrase, "just a sprint tri" a lot or the comment, "I've only ever done sprints" and I want to point out saying "just" a sprint triathlon doesn't make sense. A sprint triathlon is a an opportunity to lay it ALL out there. It is an endurance event. Short course triathletes are amazing. [...]
I'm participating in my inspiring tri pal, Sonja's "Rising Tide Triathlon 10 Day Routine Challenge". Every day we are given a fun little task to help us add to a new routine of the new positive vibe we want for our training. I believe you can join any time. Just look up Rising Tide Triathlon [...]
My company had our team take a quiz & half day class on the Strengths Finder book by Tom Rath a while back. It scores you on 34 natural talents and gives you your top 5 natural talents in order. We were talking on how we use these in our work roles so I decided [...]
Check out my new shirt. It is no secret that I'm a "data geek" in triathlon. I just wrote a blog post all about the Training Peaks Performance Management chart. You can view it here: http://kelly-tri-adventures.blogspot.com/2015/01/my-performance-management-chart.html I might as well have fun with my data geek status. I came up with this catchy phrase last [...]
Before reading this please turn on Abba's Mama Mia song! Turn up the volume and sing along to this song created by a triathlete with too much energy. : ) Mama Mia eeeer power meter: I've been beaten by quarq since I don't know when So I made up my mind, it must [...]
