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June 30, 2017
Ironman Boulder Brothers: Kyle and Brent Pease
Last week, I visited my favorite brothers, Kyle and Brent Pease, and got all the deets on their amazing feat at IRONMAN Boulder. The bros are BACK on the podcast, with the UPDATE from IRONMAN Boulder. We have the scoop, we also have jokes, and then discuss what a “curb” is.
June 28, 2017
Saving Money Elsewhere to Spend on Your Tri Life? Yes, Please!
Sponsored Post FTC Disclosure Here Now y’all, I don’t bring you sponsored posts very often. BUT. This one is of SUCH VALUE to everyone, I said, “Yep, I’m in.” Because—-saving money is a good thing, especially at places you already shop. Question: How long has it been since you’ve been on Groupon.com? For me, it had been awhile—probably since that
June 25, 2017
Meredith, a Marathon, and Logan: Week 1 of 17
Week 1 of the official marathon training is in the books. For those of you who don’t know, I am running the Marine Corps Marathon in October as a pusher for this sweet boy, Logan, benefiting the Kyle Pease Foundation. (Go DAWGS!) I finished Week 1 training with a 10 mile run today. I am doing this marathon AND the training
June 22, 2017
Two Things that Change Most Everything
Nights like this, I remember with great clarity why I was a drinker. I can’t sleep. I’m on a bad streak. This isn’t anything new for me. It’s a recurring theme, and I would almost bet $100 if I texted my momma, she would be awake too. We are weird like that. One of my favorite quotes is this: So
June 19, 2017
My First Marathon
One of my long-standing jokes is the fact that I am a four-time IRONMAN finisher, but a ZERO time stand-alone marathon finisher. In other words, I have done four marathons—but only after swimming 2.4 miles and biking 112 first. Silly as can be, I know. I decided that 2018 would be the year that I broke that silly streak. I was
June 16, 2017
Giving up the Ghost with Sarah Hepola
I used to think that walking in high heels was difficult. Then I became a heavy drinker who wore high heels. Then I became a sober person. Not particularly in that order. I “celebrated” 18 months as a sober person a week or so ago. As a mile-marker, I had the honor of interviewing Sarah Hepola, author of the New
June 12, 2017
5 Ways to Toughen Your Mental Game
If you missed out on the LIVE event with performance coach, Deb Cheslow, and Meredith Atwood for the FREE webinar — 5 Ways to Toughen Your Mental Game—in life, sports and career. WE HAVE IT HERE! No time to watch? Get the NOTES from the Webinar here Learn MORE about the Your Brave Mind series with Deb and Meredith!
Free Webinar Thursday!
Join peak performance coach, Deb Cheslow, and Meredith Atwood for a FREE webinar on Thursday evening — 5 Ways to Toughen Your Mental Game—in life, sports and career. Webinar Link will be posted in the event on the day of. If you are interested click “going” so you can stay up to date. If you click “going,” we will post
June 7, 2017
Toxic Thoughts, Toxic People
How does anyone change… like for real, change? When the cost of staying the same is more painful then changing? That’s one way to look at it–and I think that’s a great way. I know, for me, when I decided to become a triathlete, it was because the pain of not doing something powerful and weird and amazing was way more painful
May 30, 2017
A Change of Plans? Think Again.
I had a conversation with my coach last week that went something like this: Me: I am going to take a breather from triathlon racing this season. Maybe I’ll do Augusta, but as of now, I am not sure. The fire in my belly for racing is just not there. I didn’t feel it spectating at Chattanooga 70.3. Usually, I think,
