Sparta Chicks Radio , Training and racing
Almost everything you know about…developing training programs…are based on the schedules of men…This week’s guest on Sparta Chicks Radio will challenge you to cast aside everything you thought you knew about training, racing, nutrition and recovery. And as someone who has been coaching since 2011, that’s hard to admit! But the more I dive into her work […]
Continue readingI’ve been a coach since 2012. And there is one phrase I’ve heard perhaps more than any other.I’ll feel confident when……when I’m faster.…when I’m fitter.…when I lose weight.…when my running feels easier.…when I finish in the top 10% of my age group.…when I know I won’t miss the cutoff.…when I can keep up with my […]
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So you’ve done all the physical training and you’ve been working on your mindset and the stories you’re telling yourself what you (think) you can and can’t achieve on race day.But have you taken the time to think about and plan your race strategy? I created a worksheet to help you review and plan your strategy […]
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You’ve entered your first triathlon - congratulations!You may have watched a friend compete in a triathlon before. But competing in one is a very different experience from watching one. You’ve never had to worry about where to go and what to do on race day.Let’s walk step-by-step through the process so you can line up […]
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I’ve often wished someone would invent a way to add more hours to the day. Don’t you?There are so many competing demands on your time; from work, school sports, maintaining a great relationship with your spouse and looking after your (ageing) parents - not to mention everything you do to keep the house running. Somewhere […]
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I have to admit I never intended for #SpartaChicks to be a site where we discussed training - in my mind, that was reserved for SpartaPT.My intention was that #SpartaChicks instead would be a safe place for us to discuss everything else (all the fears, self-doubts, self-sabotage, mindset, struggles and realities of being a goal-oriented […]
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“Feel the fear and do it anyway”. We’ve all seen that slogan and many others like it slapped onto a picture of a beautiful landscape and shared across Facebook and Instagram. But seriously… What a load of $hit. One of my biggest pet peeves in the health / fitness / sport space is the way we (as an […]
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Think back to the last time you felt confident. Truly confident. Down deep in your bones. No doubts, hesitation or self-sabotaging words. Just quiet confidence. If you’re new to endurance sports or outdoor adventures, you might not believe this — but it is possible to feel confident when you line up on the start line. Don’t get […]
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When I was a kid, I used to get terribly carsick. Each time we’d make the 3 hour drive to Nan and Pop’s house, we’d take the long and winding road Old Pacific Highway. These days a highway cuts a relatively straight and definitely faster path through the hills that stood between our house and theirs. […]
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Women can truly be our own worst enemies at times. How many times, on hearing about an event or adventure, have you thought to yourself “I would love to do that”? But just as quickly follows the (almost instinctive) thought – “I can’t”. Or “there is no way I could possibly do that”. Or “what would [insert person’s name] […]
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