“Her strength is not in any physical attribute. It’s not even in any particular technique. It’s in her overwhelming desire to do what she needs to do to get better.” ~ Bruce Gemmell. Coach of the legendary Katie Ledecky. Read the article this quote came from here.
Going into the race I was super nervous. I had raced my first 50k trail race about a month prior and that did not go as planned. I fell during that race at mile 23 and ended up walking about 4 miles at the end. With a race like that it gets into your head … Read more
For the first 20 days of October I’ve been running a daily caloric deficit of 815 calories eating 100% vegan. It hasn’t been terribly difficult due to 2 products I’ve started that COMPLETELY kill my appetite. Today after seeing brown bananas in the kitchen I decided I wanted banana bread. Because I am a man … Read more
I call this Pea Hummas but the creator of the recipe calls it Pea Purée. I put the finished product on a wrap with some cucumbers that were laying around – extremely filling!
One of the biggest challenges I have as a vegan athlete minding my calories during the off season is traveling to our kids swim meets. They are long and don’t have good options for what I want to put into my body. So I’ve had to rely on the minds of others to help me … Read more
I’m a 52 year old husband, father of 3 and multiple business owner and I am super fit. I don’t say that to brag but anyone who trains with me or near me can validate that (leave a comment about that below if you don’t mind). Fitness has been my life calling: …from watching the … Read more
In August 2012 I checked out Aikido of Charlotte. Aikido is a martial art that has fascinated me for 15 years for reasons that I don’t know. I think I saw something on TV maybe. It has nothing to do with hitting or tournaments or belts or anything like that, it was something about the … Read more
