New Swimming PR

Today is the sabbath – a day of rest. MUCH Needed rest.

I missed the group for Plan7 this morning because I only had about 1 hour of sleep. For some reason I had the chills all night. Instead, I went to Elevate Fitness at night and set up the PerfStudio Pro to track my ride. It was a very different experience ...

This morning was kind of surreal. It was as if I had walked into the “Great Athlete Hall of Fame.” Today is a swim day. I’m blessed to be coached by an amazing athlete and Ultramarathoner Marci Lamoreaux. I entered the pool area and wou...

To most anyone with any type of experience in the pool (including my 12 year old son Isaac) today’s Victory will seem simplistic and mundane but, for me – TODAY ROCKED! Today was another swim day in my triathlon training. Last night I had told Iss...

Today was filled with Malia’s baptism and all the prep work around the house. The baptism was amazing because she is such a special girl. I’m very happy that she chose to become a member of Christ’s restored church on earth. We also attended...

Triathlon Training Day 26 – A Day of Rest and Travel Sunday is my rest and recuperation day. Today I got a little less rest and a lot less recuperation because I am on my way to California for business. Planes always give me a random cramp here and ...

The holidays are known for Caroling, Family, Lights, Christmas Cheer, and FOOD. Delicious food that is so easy to have seconds. But if you are training for anything then you cannot let yourself add an extra 3 pounds to your waist every time you get togeth...

My alarm rings at 5:45 and and I roll over realizing that I’m not in my own bed. I’m in California at the Loews Hotel in Coronado (just south of San Diego) My friend and coworker who is accompanying me on this business trip told me last night...

Last night I got another wild hair. Coach Marci wanted me to bike and swim yesterday. Because of the CLOXchange conference and the running group was counting on me I decided to run and swim yesterday and save the biking for today. So, I decided to switch ...

What an amazing month of training. Here is the summary so far: Swimming This has been the craziest adventure of all. It is what terrified me the most yet it is what I have made the most progress in. It is hard to believe that Coach Marci has me swimming l...