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June 12, 2023

What’s The Dream?

What’s The Dream? What’s the big hairy audacious[...]

June 03, 2023

The Invisible Injury

There’s something I call “The Invisible Injury”. It’s[...]

May 29, 2023

Can It Be Done: Go From Long to Short

Can It Be Done: Go From Long to[...]

Fall Fitness header

Fall Fitness header

May 10, 2023

Fall Fitness

Fall Fitness is the gold of any season.[...]

Recovery and sleep

Recovery and sleep

May 09, 2023

Recovery and Sleep

Recovery is the fourth discipline in a triathlon.[...]

May 08, 2023

Belief

Belief- This one word carries weight. It holds[...]

January 04, 2022

Happy New Year

The New Year has begun. It’s a time[...]

May 06, 2021

Seven Great Swim Start Tips

The moment of truth in any triathlon happens[...]

March 28, 2021

Tri 101 The Journey

What are sports for you? Are they a[...]

Mark Karen Mask

Mark Karen Mask

March 21, 2021

Tri 101 Racing Out Of COVID

Racing out of COVID is going to be[...]

March 14, 2021

Tri 101 Goals

Goals can be small or tall. They can[...]

Mark silent swim

Mark silent swim

March 05, 2021

Tri 101 Your Mind’s Perspective

A great race takes so much more than[...]

February 25, 2021

Tri 101 Diets

Sometimes it’s good to get guidance in crafting[...]

February 17, 2021

Tri 101: Eating

Now we’ve come to a favorite topic and[...]

February 07, 2021

Tri 101: Recovery

Everyone wants to know how hard and long[...]

January 31, 2021

Tri 101: Strength

If you are an endurance athlete the focus[...]

January 28, 2021

Tri 101: Training Intensity Explained

The New Year has passed. The upcoming race[...]

November 09, 2020

Keeping It Simple: Trust

It’s easy to get stuck into feeling like[...]

November 01, 2020

Keeping It Simple: Be Humble

What happens when grand plans get gutted? How[...]

October 17, 2020

Keeping It Simple: Calm Your Nervous System

It’s so easy to get caught up in[...]

Small daily successes

Small daily successes

October 14, 2020

Keeping It Simple: Small Daily Successes

Forget the races. Forget the big deals. The[...]

September 28, 2020

Keeping It Simple: Consistency

The most dramatic action that can carry you[...]

September 24, 2020

Keeping It Simple: Focus On What You Can Do

We all like to have choice. We like[...]

home workout copy

home workout copy

September 18, 2020

Keeping It Simple: The Foundation

When big challenges come our way, it can[...]

September 13, 2020

Keeping It Simple: Inner Landscape

How’s your inner landscape, the place inside of[...]

September 07, 2020

Keeping It Simple: Life Trajectory

What’s your life trajectory? Not in the immediate[...]

September 01, 2020

Keeping It Simple: Sleep

It’s the unsung hero of health, athletic performance[...]

August 28, 2020

Keeping It Simple: Fuel

Fuel is one of the simplest keys to[...]

Challenge Yourself

Challenge Yourself

August 25, 2020

Keeping It Simple: Challenge Yourself

With the pandemic life can feel a bit[...]

August 21, 2020

Keeping It Simple: Know Yourself

You know the adage that says One Size[...]

August 20, 2020

Keeping It Simple: Take The First Step

During COVID most of us are going to[...]

running outdoor

running outdoor

August 18, 2020

Keeping It Simple: Move

Life can feel more challenging now than ever[...]

June 25, 2020

A Can Of Worms

I’m going to open up a can of[...]

June 07, 2020

Racing In A COVID World

We are so close to racing in a[...]

April 30, 2020

Shelter In Place Day 46

It’s been sixteen days since my last post[...]

April 13, 2020

Shelter In Place Day 30

A month has now passed. As I walk[...]

April 10, 2020

Shelter In Place Day 23

Today is Shelter In Place Day 23. However,[...]

April 06, 2020

Shelter In Place Day 21

I’ve been thinking about a few things recently.[...]

March 30, 2020

Shelter In Place Day 15

The one thing that keeps changing daily is[...]

March 27, 2020

Shelter In Place Day 11

Like all days since being sequestered in my[...]

Mark silent swim

Mark silent swim

March 24, 2020

Shelter In Place Day 7

Shelter In Place Day 7 has come and[...]

March 22, 2020

Shelter In Place Day 6

Shelter In Place Day 6 has come and[...]

tough decisions

tough decisions

March 20, 2020

Shelter In Place Day 5

Today was Shelter In Place Day 5 in[...]

March 20, 2020

Shelter In Place Day 4

Shelter In Place Day 4 brought a few[...]

Shelter-In-Place

Shelter-In-Place

March 20, 2020

Shelter In Place Day 3

It’s Shelter In Place Day 3 in my[...]

Richard Holstein run Nice

Richard Holstein run Nice

September 04, 2019

Things You Might Not Know: A Quirky Head-To-Head Battle Nice 1993 (Part 2)

(The head-to-head duel continues from Part 1) It[...]

Simon victorious

Simon victorious

September 03, 2019

Things You Might Not Know: A Quirky Head-To-Head Battle Nice 1993 (Part 1)

Head-to-head competition is the ultimate test. One athlete[...]

June 18, 2019

Legends Of The Future: IRONKIDS Les Sables-d’Olonne

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May 08, 2019

Twelve Years Plus Two: My History At The IRONMAN World Championship

Some of you might know a few snippets[...]

April 27, 2019

Things You May Not Know: A Winning Strategy That Nearly Failed IRONMAN 1995

Every top professional athlete has their strategy of[...]