True Desire is Never Borrowed...

A few weeks ago, I started "word of the week" with one of my coaching clients, Peter.  Peter, like many of my clients, wants to get to Kona and the Ironman World Championship.  He wants to take the more difficult path and qualify by finishing near the top of his age group in another 140.5-mile Ironman race.  As his triathlon coach, I'm going to help him get there. The idea behind "word...

Setting Marathon Goals: Client Perspective...

This winter in the Baltimore and Washington DC area – as well as much of the U.S. – has been especially tough for training for longer events like marathons and Ironman triathlons, as we’ve had three snow storms since December and temperatures that have stayed around the freezing mark, making riding and running outdoors difficult and sometimes impossible. Throw in a demanding job (think “constant...

Intramuscular Manual Therapy AKA Trigger Point Dry...

My body is full of trigger points – tiny little contractions in my muscles that feel like "knots" and are often tender to the touch – especially in my legs.  Trigger points develop in a muscle when it is injured or overworked.  Trigger points can also cause pain elsewhere.  An avid triathlete since 1995, I've logged thousands of training hours training for 26 Ironman-distance triathlons...