Trimarni Coaching and Nutrition

I don't really like the words fail or failure.  Perhaps if you give up and never try again, you can consider yourself a failure but I know you would never ever give up without someday, trying again.  I believe that when things do not go our way, we are presented with an opportunity to learn. And as the saying goes, if you don't change, don't expect things to change.  In the beginning of my endurance racing career (triathlons/running) I found myself adapting quickly to training stress and seeing quick performance gains. I found every race to be a success because each race was a new experience for my body and mind.  Overtime, I found it harder to chase times for I didn't understand why I couldn't perform the same speed (or faster) at every race in a season.  Over the past few years, Karel and I adapted a training philosophy of training smarter to train harder and with that comes racing smart. In my last blog, I gave some of my tips on  ra...

I grew up traveling a lot.  My parents sacrificed a lot for my brother and I to do what we loved with our bodies. Almost every weekend, we would be at a swim meet or gymnastic meet.  This is a video of my amazing younger brother Aaron (University of Michigan gymnastics team) performing his high bar routine at the 2007 Big Ten Championships in his senior year. After this routine, he became the 2007 Big Ten High Bar Champion.  What a rock star! Still so proud of him! Almost 10 years since I graduated from college where I swam competitively all through College , I still enjoy traveling to race....or I guess you could say that I LOVE to race to travel.  So - for next season, Karel and I have decided on four key races to take our love of traveling to the next level as we use our active bodies to cross finishing lines in new places.  MAY 4th, 2014 - Me and Karel June 1st, 2014 - Karel (I will spectate/sherpa) June 29th, 2...