Great Swim Workout

Recreation Outlet had a few people in it last night as I went looking for some inexpensive safety line.  The employees were very helpful and I walked out with 100’ paracord for $5.99. Enough for three lengths of 33’ each. This is a safe length of rop...

My biggest weakness is not my stroke nor my kick nor my follow through. My biggest weakness is the panic response that I feel when I am swimming. Last night my family and I went to see The Good Dinosaur and during to scenes Arlo, The Good Dinosaur, falls...

I woke up this morning to really cold weather and decided to wait until the sun warms Utah up a little before I stretch my legs. I took my clothes to the office and asked around who brought their clothes. Luckily Todd brought some. Stoker was supposed to...

Today was really fun because of one simple thing. I had one of my best friends training with me. Isaac is a great swimmer and we went together to the pool tonight. It was so great just to be with him but also it gave me some extra motivation. I swam 11 co...

Before the dawn of the sunrise, our small squadron of warriors enter the cavern of Mordang, in the land of Elevatoo, home of La-Neven the ten-fanged fury. Our preparation for this fight has spanned many months in which we defeated many smaller Blue ...

Today was a really great training day. It started in the pool. I was bound and determined to set a new/ higher bar for myself today – 12 laps. 300 meters. For most seasoned swimmers this isn’t a big deal. They could probably do it in their sle...

Read this enchanted post first,,,,. …now, here is the translation.   I walk into the cycling room at Elevate Utah at 5:30 sharp with my trusty Trek bicycle by my side. Sam isn’t here because he pulled some muscles winning a race over the ...

Triathlon Experiment – Many moons ago we (Elevate Fitness and I) came up with the idea of seeing if the training at Elevate can transform a regular Joe(me) from never having done a triathlon into a champion atop the podium. I still have a long way ...

The morning starts with my little buddy, Isaac, and I going to a leadership conference at his school. I am very impressed when we arrive. The entire gym is full of junior high school kids that are eager to spend three hours on a Saturday listening to spea...