I try my best to walk my talk. On the outside, I think I pull it off pretty well. But let’s be real—I’m human. I have my moments. The things I know I shouldn’t eat, the broken promises to myself, those things I know I could be better at. Still, for the most part, I […]
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Leadership: The Muscle I Didn’t Know I Had
Whew. It’s been a minute since I’ve written anything longer than a to do list. Life has been… lifing. You know, the usual combo platter of world chaos, kid chaos, and trying not to spiral over things I can’t control (which is a full-time job in itself). But recently, I did a thing. A big […]
Why I Work Out: A Journey from Marathons to Motherhood
Apparently, today is National Women’s Health and Fitness Day. Who knew? I swear, there’s a day for everything now! But honestly, I love it. Any excuse to reflect on the importance of fitness and inspire others works for me. I’m part of a few online fitness groups, and the other day, my gym community—shoutout to […]
Unlocking the Power of Acceptance: Lessons from a Locked Gym
Sometimes life throws you curveballs, and you have to roll with it. Quite literally. I mean, isn’t that part of what “balls” do? When unexpected things happen, how you respond to them is really what defines the experience. If you get super frustrated or angry, those feelings will dominate your day. Part of that frustration […]
From Burn Boot Camp to Piano Recitals: Battling Performance Nerves
I recently became a Burn Boot Camp trainer. It’s very exciting and I am actually starting to enjoy it. I say “actually” because I still feel very much like a beginner. It’s a new skill I am cultivating. As I prepare, practice, and try to memorize the protocol as best I can, I still feel […]
Mom life workout update: starting off 2023 right
Because this blog is called “IronYogini”, I feel like I want to have a post here and there about what I’m up to fitness-wise. In the past it was all about my training and race reports. Road races, triathlons, Spartan races, figure competitions, etc. There will be more of that, don’t worry. But for now, […]
Don’t wait until Monday
I have a confession to make. I have seriously gotten out of my workout routine. The last time I did any kind of strength training was a month ago. To the date. I was trying to listen to my body and feel what it wanted. And it wanted to just walk. And that’s OK. I […]
Spartan Beast WV Race Report (first TRIFECTA!)
I have been meaning to write this Race Report for a bit now. But you know, LIFE. LOL. Actually, it’s the weekend of the Spartan Beast in Killington, VT which is supposed to be one of the hardest, if not THE hardest Beast on the East Coast. So, AROOO!!! Go, Spartans! So, thoughts on this […]
TBT: 10 year ago … Ironman Race Report 2009
I have been doing a bit of reflecting recently and realized it will be 10 years ago, this weekend, that I completed my very first Ironman. So I thought I would re-post my Ironman race report from my July 2009 in Lake Placid, NY. It seems like a lifetime ago. Quite literally. My journey in […]
#yougotthis
Do you ever psych yourself out? I just might have. As I’m prepping for my first Spartan Super, I started reading race recaps about this particular course. And now I’m scared. Yeah, this is an Iron(wo)man talking. (10 years ago to the month!) But I’m still scared. Because you read stuff like… “…brutal one-mile climb […]