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20 August 2014

On Coaches and Coaching

I just read a good article on the USA Triathlon website called "What Makes a Good Coach?" and it brought to mind my own internal struggles on the subject and all that I've heard from others in their experiences. My fear of the high cost and of trusting someone with my race season has basically "ended up" in me self-coaching - for better or (many times) worse - throughout more than 20 years of marathoning and triathloning.

20 August 2014

Not the Race I was Training For: USAT Nationals

07 July 2014

The Power of the Tall Tale

There's a great quote in a novella by a famous author that was once made into a pretty awesome movie. The quote is: "I never had any friends later on like the ones I had when I was 12." The author is Stephen King. In the novella, The Body, the next sentence is: "Jesus, did you?" But in the movie, Stand By Me, the next sentence was: "Jesus, does anyone?"

The movie version of that quote hit me smack in the face this weekend. Because… I think I realized... It's true.

Which brings me to the story of the tall tale.

02 July 2014