This summer, I started riding with a group of people called the “Tri Geeks”. I knew I was going to be the slowest person, but I was also desperate for bike handling skills and hills, so I went to the first ride about 2-3 months ago a tad nervous. The group was awesome and made sure that someone stayed with me for the first couple of times until I knew the route. I spent a lot of time huffing and…
Over a recent conversation with Coach Mike, he mentioned that part of racing is learning how not to quit. That made me think of races and goals. (This is more of a rambling thinking out aloud post than a definitive answer post). Race Goals – A ton of what I’ve read and been advised is to have ABC goals in a race. Why so many goals for a single race? The idea is to have a perfect day A goal, backup plan…
This post about my training and stress affecting it is one of the most unorganized posts I’ve written. It bugs me because it doesn’t flow the way I wanted to in my mind. Perhaps this is two posts mashed into one. Either way, it was written from the heart without an editor’s hand and I don’t want to spend too much time fixing it. So this stays! Plenty has been researched and written about the mental benefits of running. I’ve written about days…
I’ve been wondering if I should write this post. It doesn’t have anything to do with the running or triathlon or fitness world other than originating from it. On the other hand, it is a basic common life lesson that NEEDS to be spoken of. A couple of months ago, there was a difference of opinion on the Internet and some of us who had a different opinion than the person I will call XYZ were blocked on Facebook. While…
If anyone followed me back when I was training for my first marathon, they’d know how petrified I was of my race and how I made sure that I never took extended breaks from training. Which meant – no vacations that spring and summer of 2011. It annoyed Mr. FauxTriathlete, but at least the minions were young enough. This time around, while training for another first, I’m looking back at the training hours and a vacation is definitely needed! To…
If you have visited my blog in the past, you will have noticed the new look to the blog today. I’ve been working to develop a logo for the past few weeks and that made me think about my name, my journey and my future. Who really is the Faux Runner? Five and a half years ago, the Faux Runner was a couch potato who took up running “just for three months, until the race is complete and the bling is earned”,…
I discovered the Ultimate Coffee Date LinkUp with Coco, Lynda and Deborah. This sounds like such a wonderful idea as a recap and just talk about things in general! If we were having coffee, … I’d tell you how this seemingly slight cold has knocked me out and is making me miserable. It is not big enough for me to excuse myself back to bed and take meds, but is just enough to take all the enthusiasm out of me. My sunshine perkiness…