Why am I doing an Ironman again? [Picture is an "OLA." When facilitating for a business partner, LIW, we cover their Organizational Leadership Architecture, which has leaders getting really clear about what they want and are truly inspired to achieve - in their role or for a specific project - and then what it'll take to get there. It's powerful stuff. As we covered this in training this week, I did an OLA for Continue Reading
Transition bags
Alight! I'm starting to consider what needs to be packed in the 2 transition bags that I'll turn in the day before my Ironman race. I think I've actually already got everything I need...except perhaps the bags themselves. T1 T2 Cycling Shoes Socks Water Bottle Helmet Lead Band Sunglasses Sunscreen Running Shoes Socks Water Bottle Chews Gus Visor Sunscreen Continue Reading
Things I’ve learned recently
Things I've learned recently... Pack the Body Glide. Doesn’t matter if you don’t have a hard workout or a long one. Just pack it, just in case. Fitness centers don’t necessarily have a stationary bike. Don’t question it. Don’t think too much about it. Just pack up, put on your clothes, take the next step, get started. Move forward. Don’t think. Laugh, if you can. My most frequent answer to, “What are you Continue Reading
Week 14 – not perfect, but progress!
It's not going perfectly! Yet, I'm making progress. Look at this notebook. It's full of the results, the thoughts, the doubts, the celebrations, and all the work of the first 7 months of Ironman training. Time to get a new notebook! Sunday - Traveled back from Nashville. Set alarm to get up and do run before we left – too tired! Felt sick to my stomach and went back to bed for two hours. Landed in Chicago about Continue Reading