The Ironman Mindset “You’ll ache. And you’re going to love it. It will crush you. And you’re still going to love all of it. Doesn’t it sound lovely beyond belief?” ― Ernest Hemingway I had visualized my race at Ironman Coeur d'Alene. The sun rising over the city as thousands…

As she ran towards the finish line. I cheered, knowing Crystal was achieving a personal record during her Olympic Triathlon. Crystal looked at me. “I’m running pretty coach.” She yelled at me with a smile. My running cue for the athletes I coach has been engrained in their heads. When…

I believe every athlete should deadlift. When I started deadlifting for triathlon my power production on my bike improved as well as my race surges, running up hills and finishing strong. These heavy lifts build a strong body and do not add bulk. …

It was a long ultra race. I was at mile 42 of 50 and was reminding myself to focus on my running form. I could hear my legs were getting heavy and smashing with force into the ground. My running pace was slowing, yes because of fatigue but also because…

Growing up as a child, our home was surrounded by the coastal hills of Mt. Tamalpais Watershed. Here in this great coastal forest if you want to go out into nature you have to climb a hill or two. …

I follow an Ultra Runner from San Diego named Hector Rodriguez (@hrod619). Hector had an amazing 2020 year of crushing endurance events. Even during a pandemic he kept training and competing. Virtually and in person. I started following Hector because he is from San Diego where I spent over 20…

It was the morning of the Jr. High Cross-Country Championships. I had been running and training with my team for months and was ready to compete! This morning in Northern California it was pouring rain. I laid in bed and could hear the rain drops hitting the roof of my…

While we can’t completely overcome muscle fatigue, we can certainly delay it. But, sometimes this delay can be the difference between endurance athletes winning or losing in competition. As endurance athletes, when we are aiming to delay fatigue, we need to address fatigue at each of our energy levels. How…

It was a 50k race and I was trailing the 1st and 2nd runner. They both had inched out of my sight and assumed a notable lead as I navigated the trails headed back toward Lake Hodges. When I hit mile 27, right after Raptor Ridge, I twisted around a…