

The Benefits of Slowing it Down
An endurance athlete who is looking to accomplish big things is in greater danger of working too hard than of not working hard enough. Over the last twenty years as a coach, I have had to hold ambitious athletes back far more often than I have had to push lazy ones forward—even to the point of sending overzealous athletes home when they argued with me that running two minutes slower than 5K pace didn't "feel like running." Most coaches have done the same. When Mary Decker


Lindsay's Race Report - Ironman Puerto Rico 70.3 2015
Event Name: Ironman Puerto Rico 70.3
Date of Race: March 15, 2015
Total Race Time: 7:26:41
Overall Place: 1191/1290
Age Group: Women 35-39
Age Group Place: 58/67
The Journey: Before signing up for my first half Ironman, I never had the intention to race that distance. I raced a few sprints, a couple duathlons and an olympic triathlon, and would always do the bare minimum to train and get through race day. However things started to change last summer as I was in the pro