#91: Zoom Out and then IN

Yesterday’s post that wasn’t published:3 days out and I’m finding myself applying a lesson I’m learning in a business book to my upcoming challenge……what a nerd!The observation is that great companies and specifically the leaders in those companies (something I aspire to be and work on in my non-triathlon training hours) is to step back take a good look at the big picture, reconnect with the greater “grand-scheme-of-things” and then roll-up the sleeves and get to work on the little […]

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#90: 4 days out – learning from the Olympian

It’s officially race week….even got the email today from race director that says so. That means today begins my daily posts leading up to the race. Just a little something short & sweet to keep my head on straight. Thanks in advance if you’ve been reading along these last months (I never dreamed of having almost 20,000 reads) hopefully find these chapters interesting.Body: Up super early to be at work, but feeling pretty strong. Not without the little nags here […]

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#89: Finding my calm – IM US Championships cometh

With only 1 week of training left before race-week, this week was about final touches, race-simulations and the beginning of final prep.  This portion of the training is really NOT about coasting into the starting line, despite how tempting it is to do so……(to me) it’s about arriving at the starting line healthy, strong, confident and ready to lay it out there.That of course sounds wonderful……however the more I compete in these longer races, with this by my definition (anything […]

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