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Body Image: I Love My Body

By nolimitsadminPosted on July 30, 2020Posted in NutritionTagged bodyimage, nutritionforenduranceathletes, nutritiontips

By Coach Lindsay Leigh “Bad body image is not cured by weight loss. It’s cured through self-care and respect.” I recently read this quote, which inspired this post. For many (most?) of us, it is hard to repeat the sentence: “I love my body.” Do you want or need to lose a few pounds? Okay,[…]

Hydration Tips: Are you drinking enough?

By LindsayZembaLeighPosted on July 30, 2020Posted in NutritionTagged athletehydration, dehydration, hydration, runtrainingtips, summerheat, triathlontrainingtips

by Coach Lindsay Leigh When summer turns up the heat and humidity, it’s hard to keep up with our hydration needs, especially when we train hard. I often field comments from athletes saying they didn’t hydrate enough during the workout or started a workout dehydrated because of not drinking enough through the day. Both of these[…]

6 Differences to Consider if You Race an Early Season Triathlon

By nolimitsadminPosted on December 10, 2019Posted in RacingTagged earlyseasontriathlon, ironmantexas, ironmantraining, ironmantriathlon, triathlontraining

~ by Coach Lindsay Leigh During the 2019 season, I raced at Ironman Texas, which took place at the end of April. I’m not alone – there are more and more triathletes getting their season started earlier by traveling to warmer locations. For anyone living in the northern part of the world, the weather is[…]

5 Lessons from the 2019 Harrisburg Marathon

By LindsayZembaLeighPosted on November 30, 2019Posted in Race Reports, RacingTagged harrisburgmarathon, marathon, MarathonRaceDayTips, marathontraining, running, runningcoach

~ By Coach Lindsay Leigh The great thing about endurance sports is they teach us lessons, sometimes hard ones, whether it’s our first attempt at a distance or 20th. In this respect, the Harrisburg Marathon was a great teacher! The 2019 Harrisburg Marathon was my 8th stand alone marathon (20th if you include Ironman marathons).[…]

Vermont 100 Endurance Run: Digging the Mind Out of the Trenches

By nolimitsadminPosted on August 5, 2019Posted in Race Reports, RacingTagged harrisburgruncoach, harrisburgultracoach, runningcoach, ultramarathon, ultraruncoaching, ultrarunning, vermont100

By Coach Lindsay Leigh I had so many reasons to quit the Vermont 100 Endurance Run, and reasons I knew were good enough and people would support me. I had trench foot, a strained calf, blisters covering my feet, and a series of other maladies. But I continued on, aid station to aid station, and[…]

Race Analysis: How to Move On from a “Bad” Race

By nolimitsadminPosted on July 13, 2019Posted in Racing, Tips & TricksTagged endurancesport, running, triathlon, triathlontraining

By Coach Lindsay Zemba Leigh “When you take risks you learn that there will be times when you succeed and there will be times when you fail, and both are equally important.” ~Ellen DeGeneres You’ve trained months and months, tapered well, had high expectations for your day. Yet, you had a subpar or flat-out “bad”[…]

A Test of Endurance: Ironman Texas Race Report

By LindsayZembaLeighPosted on May 9, 2019Posted in Race ReportsTagged 2019IMTX, 2019Ironmantexas, IMTX, ironman, ironmantexas, ironmantexasracereport, ironmantraining, ironmantriathlon, swimbikerun, triathlon, triathloncycling, triathlonracereport, triathlonswim

Every race brings challenges that we must work through if we are to endure. Coach Lindsay gives her Ironman Texas Race Report to tell her tale of endurance!

The Neglected Cool Down

By nolimitsadminPosted on April 22, 2019Posted in TrainingTagged cooldown, coolingdown, endurancesport, ironmantraining, ironmantriathlon, recovery, running, TrailRunning, triathlontraining, ultrarunning

While the end of a workout may sometimes seem unimportant, it really sets us up to recover properly, both mentally and physically, so we can have a quality workout the next day.