It’s more than the miles and time! It’s heart and determination!

The Highs and Lows of Training: Staying positive when times get tough! Coach Rebecca

Mama said there would be days like this.   Training has so many highs and lows.  Running in particular, I find, has the most high and low swings.  There are days when its all pure flow…the endorphins are rolling, the body is moving fast, light and free, time passes by, unknowingly, and the world is a beautiful place.  There are other days when the body and mind feel off…easy pace can feel like a struggle and the clock seems not to tick.  Each scenario teaches us something as runners.  Its important that we listen and learn from the experience. Sometimes there are chunks of time...

Plantar Fasciitis by Coach Glenn McDaniel

It’s a cool April morning as you toe the starting line with thousands of your closest friends, wearing your favorite race gear and prepared to battle the famed Boston Marathon.  The first few miles go exactly as planned.  At the half way point, you are on pace to set a new PR.  Your passing people and feeling really good about yourself, then you wake up!!!  That first step of the morning reminds you that plantar fasciitis has slowed your training and made walking somewhat painful. If this is you, and I truly hope it’s not, have no fear.  Plantar fasciitis can be treated and...

Nutrition: Small Changes, Big Payoff by Coach Rebecca

Runners and triathletes, by nature, are generally healthy eaters.  The longer you train, the fitter you become, and the more food becomes incredibly important both for recovery and for fuel.  I’ve been a runner for a long time, a triathlete in training, and a serious triathlete for long enough now to know that food plays a crucial role in performance.  Like most athletes, I’ve planned meals well in advance of big workouts, logged what works and what doesn’t, and been careful when attending social gatherings to eat properly and fuel for the next day.  I’ve always considered myself...

Ironman Training and the Family by Ann Brennan

Allowing Them to Sacrifice Posted on July 25, 2012 by Ann Brennan   Written by Ann Brennan Three weeks ago I looked at the calendar and thought I might die from fright. I was absolutely sure there was no way I could possibly be ready for Beach to Battleship Ironman in October. Fifteen weeks? That’s all I had? It took everything I had not to call Coach Jeff and tell him I could not do it, that I was once again backing out of a race. Then I saw the schedule he had set up for me for the following week and watched the video he sent reminding me of the importance of getting in each and...

Ironman Training Is Not Easy! by Ann Brennan

How Do You Eat an Elephant? Posted on July 21, 2012 by Ann Brennan Written by Ann Brennan I don’t wanna.  I am tired and I just want to go back to sleep.  I am tired and I just want to sit on the couch with my book. I am just too tired.  Oh and did I mention hungry? I am so hungry. Twenty-four hours a day I am hungry, starving really.   So to sum it up…I am tired and hungry and I don’t wanna go run/bike/swim/lift. Besides, there is laundry to do, kids to feed, a house to clean and letters to write to my son, not to mention work.  Don’t you think I should just skip this...