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April

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The Big Scary Test

REMINDER!: This year I am blogging on Athleta.com website and will be sharing the same blogs I offer Athleta to this blog site. Enjoy! – Terri In my last post, Part 2, we were left working with word imagery while prepping to head to Kona for the big scary test at the Ironman World Championship. Check list en route to Kona: Word cues and affirmations solidly in place? Check. Fit as I can be given minimal land running? Check. Stifling heat and unrelenting winds on the Kona Coast? Check. Huge unknown hanging over my head as to how this race will play out!? Check! Even though I was completely unsure how my injured leg would play out on race day, as [...]

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Category: Racing/Reflection

30

March

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The Planning Hunt Fix

There is a small part of me that wishes I could just show up to an extended expedition or event and just do it. Forget the reading, internet searching, extensive phone calls, team collaborating, info gathering, gear reviewing, and training and just touch down in some foreign land and have at it. But besides the fact that Bhutan doesn’t allow foreigners to do this sort of spontaneous traipsing about their country, the bigger part of me fully savors the planning hunt. I am a planner and one of the most curious people I know. So the act of collecting newinformation about all kinds of topics and places that I find fascinating, repeatedly satisfies my inquisitive nature. Thus far and without [...]

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Category: Adventure

06

August

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Warm-Up for a Triathlon (definitely)

For the same reason you don’t bolt out the door in a sprint, for your early Sunday morning run, it’s critical that you slowly allow your body to adapt to the fervor of a triathlon race start! So once you have set up your transition, it’s time to warm up for your race—which can involve getting used to swimming in some cold water. The quantity of warm-up you do depends on your goals for the race, your level of fitness, and the distance of the event. If your goal is to complete the distance of the race, then you’ll want to warm up enough to feel rested, confident, and mentally prepared going to the start line. This may mean getting [...]

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Category: Tips

19

June

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Balancing Training and Life

When putting together a triathlon training program, there are several facets of life to consider. Look at your weekly and monthly life agenda and then decide how much additional time you wish to devote to your training program. Your life agenda may include work, family time, hobbies, classes and study time, socializing, and relaxing. Avoid creating a training program based on what you feel you are supposed to be doing or on what other people are putting out. In order to generate a healthy sense of balance and eliminate the frustration or guilt that can emerge when unsuccessfully executing your training program, it’s important to create a program after you have evaluated your real life schedule. Evaluating Your Life Schedule [...]

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Category: Tips

04

June

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How to Run Through The Woods 101-A

Trail Racing season is upon us and entries are rolling in for the upcoming Dirt Inspires Women’s Trail Half Marathon in Nisene Marks State Park in Aptos. Have you been toying with hitting the dirt but aren’t quite sure how to negotiate the natural obstacles nature offers? In this intermittent blog series – How To Run Through The Woods 101, I’ll be offering brief random tips and thoughts on trail running and racing. All in the hopes of inspiring you to hit the trails this season! [Note: Most of these tips were generated from email questions I received prior to last years Dirt Inspires race] Training/Racing Tip#1: Creek Crossings Creek crossings are very common in trail races and with some [...]

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Category: Tips

27

May

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Switching Fear to Function In Open Water Swimming

      [Note: For 20 years through my coaching, clinics and camps I’ve enjoyed helping athletes learn to love open water swimming. Join my upcoming 5-Week Open Water Clinic to master your open water experiences!] If you are new to swimming, new to swimming in open water, or new to both, you may have some fears about venturing into a lake or the ocean. In open water, you don’t have lane lines or the pool edge to hang onto or to push off of. Waves, currents, and swells create a dynamic situation in open water that you don’t contend with in a pool. In total, these elements make open water a change from what is familiar. A change can [...]

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Category: Tips