Workouts That Almost Killed Me

We all know the phrase “What doesn’t kill you, makes you stronger” but, as my husband said recently “Is that really the baseline? Death?” It obviously shouldn’t be but, having a sense of “this may kill me” during a...

Magic In the Miles: What Really Works to Boost Performance?

It seems we are on a never ending quest for magical powers. In a world that moves fast and with immediate gratification (Amazon Prime anyone?) we seek out the same in our physical selves. Who doesn’t want to lose weight, set a PR, be stronger, achieve extreme...

In the Name Of Fitness

What haven’t I done to get my workouts in? Almost nothing. Am I addicted to exercise? No. I’m addicted to feeling great, running fast, sweating as much as any human can sweat and eating back all of the calories I burn off. If that’s wrong, I...

Race Ready Workouts

I wanted to share some of my favorite workouts with you today. As most of you know, I’ve been training in three disciplines – swim, bike and run – to get ready for three different races – marathon, duathlon and triathlon. Most weeks have been...