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Category Archives: Motivation
When Your Husband Means Well…
A couple of disclaimers: 1. Before the race a couple of day ago, my husband and I had never run together. 2. I am not a natural athlete. He is. When I started running about 6 months ago, he was … Continue reading
Posted in Motivation
Tagged 5K, chili dogs, Events, Minutes, Multi-Sports, personal best record, race, Road running, running, Sport, Triathlon, United States
8 Comments
Three Triathlons in Eighty-One Days. Now what?
Water still dripped down my neck from the swim as the thermometer crawled toward forty. Except for the burn in my thighs as I shifted into high gear, there was no evidence I was connected to my lower extremities. As … Continue reading
Posted in Motivation
Tagged biking, Cowardly Lion, jogging, Olympic-size swimming pool, running, Sport, Swimming, Swimming pool, timing, Tri-the-Illini, Triathlon, United States, Water Sports
13 Comments
The Second Time Around: Can It Ever Be as Good as the First?
Well, if you walk away with a trophy, maybe it can. Or not… After my first triathlon, I was flying high from the excitement of the whole event. If you read my summary “Can’t Wipe This Smile Off My Face…”, you know what I’m … Continue reading
Posted in Motivation
Tagged Charley Horse, Epsom, first place, Magnesium, Magnesium sulfate, massage, Multi-Sports, Sports, Triathlon, trophy
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Can’t Wipe This Smile Off My Face: Confessions of a First Time Triathlete!
It started the night before the race. The smile. My husband noticed it as we walked the path to the pre-race swim clinic. As 30-50 people gathered to hear what Ironman triathlete Bryan Rhodes had to say about open water swimming … Continue reading
Posted in Motivation
Tagged biking, Bryan Rhodes, Events, grin, Ironman, Ironman Triathlon, Lake Evergreen Triathlon, Lindsay Lohan, Multi-Sports, New Zealand, Open water swimming, Richard Nixon, smile, Sport, Sports, Survivor, Swim cap, Swimming and Diving, Triathlon, trisuit, Vibram FiveFingers, Water Sports
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Just When I Was Feeling So Good (Translate Cocky) About The Triathlon…
Here’s my top 11 random thoughts during a 25 mile bike ride in 90 degree weather today. 1. Is the wind ever, ever at your back? I mean ever? 2. And will I ever be able to catch my breath? 3. … Continue reading
Posted in Motivation
Tagged bicycles, Clap For The Wolfman, riding, Sports, The Guess Who, tri-suit, Triathlon
10 Comments
Can Couch Potatoes Change?… or Don’t We All Start as Spuds?
It’s official. I registered (and paid) for the triathlon scheduled for July 16. Pretty good for someone who—until very recently—thought triathlon was spelled Tri-ath-A-lon! If you’ve read any of my last three posts or A Running Journal diary, you’ll know I rather dubiously started running via the … Continue reading
Posted in Motivation
Tagged biking, East Coast, East Coast of the United States, endorphins, Events, Facebook, motivation, Multi-Sports, Organizations, Peter Walsh, Potato, running, Sports, Swimming, tri-suit, Triathlon, United States
6 Comments
What? You’ve Never Heard of Brick Training? Join the Club.
Yes, it all began with that one step. Now I’m wondering what I’ve gotten myself into. I showed my husband the Sprint Triathlon website, which by the way includes a NON-traditional biking distance of 24 miles, a Sprinternational special condition, … Continue reading
Posted in Motivation
Tagged Brick, Cycling, Events, GoogleEarth, Mark Spitz, motivation, Multi-Sports, Organizations, Sports, Train, Triathlon
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Stand Back (Get Out of My Way) or…Who Says There’s Limits?
When I started running a few weeks ago (see Sit.Desk.Write… and Run.), I never aspired to anything more than… running to lose a few pounds. My athletic husband, who’s mouth is still hanging open because I’m actually moving, tentatively suggested … Continue reading
Posted in Motivation
Tagged Bicycling, Events, Facebook, Google, motivation, Multi-Sports, Road running, running, Sport, Swimming, Triathlon, weight loss, windsurfing
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Sit. Desk. Write… and Run.
A week and two days ago, I started running. It wasn’t a planned event, but here I am. As I began to chronicle my daily data; weight, distance, and my level of motivation, I realized it was turning into a … Continue reading
Posted in Motivation
Tagged Athletic shoe, Facebook, Health, journal, motivation, running, Support group, weight loss, Weight Watchers, Writing
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Remind Me Not To Eat 5 Brownies… Again.
It’s almost noon and I’ve already walked 7.9 miles, moved fifty-one bricks to different locations, and done three loads of laundry which entails traversing many, many stairs. So why am I not losing weight? It might be all the food … Continue reading
Posted in Motivation, Unchained Observations, Why I Established Sit.Desk.Write.
Tagged Baking and Confections, Born to Run, brownie, chia seed, Chocolate, Christopher McDougall, Cooking, Dairy Queen, Eating, Emotional Eating, losing weight, procrastination, Vibram FiveFingers, weight loss, Wheat Thins
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