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Category Archives: Motivation
I never said I was Popeye.
At least I don’t think I did. Sure, I’ve been showing off with all my triathlons. I mean, wouldn’t you if you did five triathlons and got four medals? (Even if they were basically for showing up because there’s almost … Continue reading
Posted in Motivation, Unchained Observations
Tagged Conditions and Diseases, Health, Medicine, Pleurisy, Popeye, pulmonologist, Respiratory Disorders, spinach, test, Triathlon, wimp
5 Comments
I Can’t Get His Voice Out of My Head…
This is an e-mail I received on Friday, January 4, 2013: Gayla — The alarm rang at 4:45 AM. I fell asleep at 12:30 AM, but if you’d asked me if I got any sleep, I could have passed any polygraph. … Continue reading
Posted in Motivation
Tagged alarm clock, Do It, Master the Craft, motivation, paper, pen, Ryan Johnson, screenplays, write
5 Comments
Silver Bells For Nine Red Birds
I always postpone taking my birdbaths down until the very last moment. But, in the middle of December, with snow and ice finally predicted, I couldn’t wait any longer and take the chance my beautiful bowls would crack from the … Continue reading
Posted in Motivation, Unchained Observations
Tagged bells, birds, cardinals, Christmas, Christmas lights, Christmas music, doves, garden, holiday, ice, Joanne Fabrics, Meijer, Michael Bublé, ornaments, red birds, shell, silver bells, snow, winter
2 Comments
How Sudoku Helped Write My Query Letter
The word of the day in our household yesterday was router. As my husband struggled with that oh-so-important computer thingy that we take for granted until it doesn’t work, I struggled with taking new paths in my brainwaves. Before we … Continue reading
Posted in Motivation
Tagged Cat, clues, Crossword, Duck, ergot, Games, idea, New Year's Eve, nonce, pen, pencil, pronunciation, Puzzle, query, router, screenplay, Sudoku, tutor, words, You Tube
4 Comments
What Really Happened At My First Olympic Triathlon?
I usually start every race hopeful I’ll be a contender–you know, beat someone. Then, by the end of the race, I’m pretty happy to finish it. Usually, I don’t beat many, if any, people. In my age group or not. … Continue reading
Posted in Motivation
Tagged award, bike, buoy, coach, Events, international distance, Kevin McCarthy, Lake Evergreen, medal, Multi-Sports, Olympic, olympic distance, Path Performance, run, Sport, sprint distance, swim, Train, Triathlon, United States
15 Comments
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
10 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
14 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
4 Comments
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
13 Comments
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
11 Comments
Sit. Desk. Write. 