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Tomorrow I will.....

Are you a tomorrow person? Do you constantly find yourself saying that you will do better tomorrow? Do you find yourself stuck in a hamster wheel, day after day, not starting something today that you promised yourself yesterday that you would do tomorrow? As you continue to check off another day of your life today, what's making you feel like things aren't going as you planned today?  Are you already looking forward to a fresh start (or a better day) tomorrow? Many times, tomorrow brings hope that it will be a better day. My question to you is what makes tomorrow such a better day than today?  What makes today such a bad day? The idea of waiting until the right or perfect day or time to start something is likely causing you to put off making the change(s) that you need to make, right now. Whether it's diet, training, exercise, career, relationships, travel or something else in life, you don't have to wait for the perfect opportunity to start something that is i...

Build confidence, skip the excuses

" Ninety-nine percent of the failures come from people who have the habit of making excuses." - George Washington Carver     Saturday morning brick: 2:45 trainer ride 1 hour warm-up (including 20 min of 1 min single leg drills each leg, then both together, etc.) Main set:  3 x 15 min Z3 upper w/ 5 min EZ (cadence 90+ rpm) 10 min EZ 2 x 5 min Z4 low w/ 3 min EZ (cadence 90+rpm) Cool down   30 min (3.5 miles) treadmill 'brick' run 15 min warm-up (last 5 minutes picked up the pace a little) Rest/straddle treadmill for 1 minute Main set: 5 x 2 minutes (90 sec at half IM race pace, 30 sec at olympic distance race pace) w/ 1 min rest/straddle treadmill Cool down walk   Sunday long run (treadmill): 10.5 miles/1:25 Dynamic stretching warm-up 30 min warm-up (stretched out every 8-10 minutes) Main set 3x's: 5 min @ half marathon race pace (+20 sec slower) 5 x 1 min @ Olympic distance race pace w/ 20 sec rest in betwee...

No excuses - home and back at it!

Well, that's a wrap from the Oakley Women ambassadors, Shawn Parkin and Sweat Pants media . Photos, how-to videos, product reviews, recipes and so much more all accomplished in two days.  Thank you  Oakley Women   for another amazing experience to share my knowledge on nutrition and triathlons. There's nothing more motivating and inspiring than being around so many fitness enthusiastic, passionate, hard working and motivated women.  With a few upcoming exciting months ahead for Trimarni Coaching and Nutrition, I was ready to get home on Wednesday (1/22) to get back to the normal routine.                                                            4:45am West Coast wake-up call.  4:00pm East Coast arrival 5:45-7:15pm swim practice with Karel at UNF 3700 yards Main set: 8 x 15...