They Call Me Seashell

I am in a Facebook group that is about getting ahead of our 2016 New Year Resolutions.  I am in the place now where I am looking ahead to the new year and seeing what I want to put my energy into.  So here are some of the goals I am putting my energy into achieving, as well as how I want to help others achieve their goals too! THE GOALS: 2016 edition GYM RAT I have such a weak upper body, but some strong legs.  I can muscle through a lot but this year I need to be real about gym goals because I need to balance out this body! A bonus to strength work is body composition change and more muscle = more ability to burn baby burn those calories. GOALS:  Strength at least 2 times per week - core included - and workout at the gym on average 3 times per week over the course of the year. RUN A RUN A DO RUN RUN, RUN A DO RUN Since I am not planning on a solo long distance event this year, but rather relays events with my husband and some shorte...

For those who have followed my journey, you know that I have at times had a struggle with self acceptance and achievement in the sport of triathlon.  I never really considered myself an athlete, however I have always felt that I could be one if I tried.   I think now at this point in my life, I can stand behind my voice when I say that yes, I am an athlete.  I swim, I bike, I run, I paddle board, I enjoy the sport of it all and encouraging people, especially women, to give it a try and find their love of sport for themselves. I am an athlete and an ambassador for people. Along the way, my husband Mike has grown to be there cheering me on and supporting me in my training endeavors.  It was not always this way.  At the start, even though we were both runners when we met, I had continued on running while he was having more and more back issues and this was starting to become an issue for us. I just could not stop being who I was because he had to change ...