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(Taken from a post from Ben Bergeron/CompTrain, and slightly changed for the audience and with my comments below) “Resilience is a hot buzzword right now. It’s a quality coaches and companies alike look for when recruiting; regarded as more important than education, experience, and training in predicting who will succeed and who will fail. It…

True story (this athlete will remain nameless, but she is mine):  The first year I worked with her we were fighting tooth and nail over getting her to slow the F#@k down in her running (and all other aspects of her life).  She almost fired me, and I almost fired her, until I really had…

I’d like to congratulate Sierra Huber, one of our UCANDOIT Coaches for stepping out of her comfort zone and starting her new business!  SoJourn Nutrition and Triathlon is open and ready for business! From Sierra:It was with much excitement that I announce the beginning of yet another journey!First off, my entire triathlon experience was created…

This was posted on our workout page (my crossfit coaching program) on Friday, and thought it was spot on with how I think daily.“True happiness is to enjoy the present, without anxious dependance of the future” – SenecaTake a moment today to enjoy the present.How often do we rush to finish, to move onto the…

Good afternoon everyone – my procrastinator monkey has taken over right now and helping me to avoid mowing/raking my leaves to give you this important public service announcement swim drill lesson.Do not fear the 5 stage free (or 4 stage, and you’ll see why I go back and forth between this and the 5 stage…

In other words – what I learned at summer camp!  On August 5 & 6 I attended the Training Peaks Endurance Coaching Summit in Boulder, CO.  Here are the key takeaways from the speakers who presented at this summit. Keynote Speaker:  Dave Scott His perspective on coaching, training, and racing:  We rely too much on…

A few  month’s ago I was reading a book by Anat Baniel (“Move into Life”), and she wrote something that resonated with me:  You sometimes need to do something wrong before you know when it’s right.  After reading this I realized that we focus so much on how to be correct all the time, that…

It’s really easy for us to understand how important it is to work hard to achieve our goals, whether it’s for sport or work.  We seem to understand that it’s ok to kick back from work at times so that we can be fresh the next day, but athletes have a hard time understanding how…

During these dog days of summer it is important that you remember that whenever you run or ride outside, that it’s all about the time on the legs, and keeping the heart rate under control. It’s not about the speed. It’s not about the miles covered. Your heart and legs only know that they are…

This is how I felt on Saturday last week.  That moment when you realize you aren’t getting what you wanted.  The moment you just want to curl up in a ball and cry, because things didn’t go your way. It’s not often that I feel like this whenever I compete at athletic events.  Normally, I…