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https://youtu.be/Q0fvS5_31E8 As I mentioned last week this concept from one of my favorite shows Insecure. Maybe I love Insecure so much because it causes me to do some self-reflection. I said google it last week, but let me share what it is. Impostor syndrome is...

The last blog I posted I had just returned home for a ski trip in Sun Valley Idaho. So much has changed since early March. The last two months have been a time of tremendous reflection among a lot of other things. Below are a few things that I have learned during this...

I had the week from hell two weeks ago. The safety net hospital I contract with is having significant financial problems. They are robbing Peter to pay Paul. So as of April my salary won’t be fully supported there.  I found this out in meeting I thought was...

Pre-Race The day was finally approaching. The day that I had trained over a year for. I am always early and I had to continue the tradition. I drove to Louisville late Wednesday. I got there early enough to drive the course. I had driven it two prior times, had cycled...

So I was not going to do a race report as I did not finish the race- DNF. This is my second year competing in triathlons. Last year August 70.3  was my A race.  It would be my first 70.3 race, and fourth triathlon. I trained and trained and I was so scared I...

When I first started running I was so excited. I signed up for as many races as I could. I ran 3-5 days a week. After running a marathon I never really took time off. I may have had a easy walk/run day after the race but then it was back to training for the next big...

This thing called life is a struggle. Some days are more so than others. Life can beat you down, but we have to dust ourselves off and keep moving. Everyone has goals and aspirations whether it be professional, personal, or relational.  Well, sports mirrors...

My coach recommended an early 70.3 to my race schedule in order to prepare me for my "A" race IronMan Louisville 140.6. Grand Rapids was close and a few of the people in my triathlon group had completed it in the past. I arrived in Grand Rapids on Friday evening. My...