Developing a habit of exercise is really important. But at some point eventually, a long established habit becomes life. And then everything gets easier. Don't quit.  Stick with it.  

Race number 2 in the Winter Race Ladder was a really cold one!  Here are the results from the Joe Davis 10k Run for Recovery in Fort Mill, SC.  

Maintaining equanimity in the face of disappointment.

Scarcity and abundance always exist side by side as the flip side of the same coin.  While what we lack, we used to have but it is also true that what we have we will one day lack.  focusing on fitness is an incredibly effective way to restore some balance during the holiday season.

I had a wonderful Thanksgiving, followed by a brutal week at work, followed by a 5k race and a new fitting on my tri bike.

Bad habits are sticky like velcro.  We need a consistent practice of good habits to fight the inertial tide of the negative. 

“Gratitude is a quality similar to electricity; it must be produced and discharged and used up in order to exist at all.” 

- William Faulkner  

I received a lot of feedback on my article about Plodders, Slow Athletes and the Beauty of DFL.  Read about it here and share your experiences below.

Do you ever sabotage your best intentions by saying you are already too far down the wrong path?  Think of this Turkish proverb to get you heading in the right direction.

Your "why” for choosing to be fit has to be big enough to overcome the obstacles that are sure to confront you on the way.  

Installed SRAM Red eTap on the road bike yesterday! 

All too often, when we are operating well outside of our comfort zone, that voice in our head that tells us “we can’t” gets really loud and bossy.  Don’t let that voice sabotage you bu turning a positive into a negative and snatching defeat from the jaws of victory. 

Sometimes, the effort it takes to hold on to a training and racing schedule makes us tight emotionally as we struggle to balance the demands of our training and our racing with the demands of family, friends, work, sleep and nutrition.  Often, when we are pressed, our training routine is the first to suffer as we load up all of our "must do" items and load up ourselves in the process.

What makes a runner slow?  Of course, one can only be slow in comparison with someone who is faster.  But comparison is the thief of joy.

Don't be seduced by the illusory promise of all or nothing thinking. It can be hazardous to your health.  

The off-season is the perfect time to replace the long mileage grinds with some fun ways to raise your heart rate and keep active.