22 June 2015 Monday Morning Motivation – From 280lbs to Ironman If you’re struggling for inspiration, check out Ginger Kaburek’s amazing story about how she lost half her bodyweight and became a certified personal trainer: Save Categories Cycling/Motivation/Running/Swimming/Triathlon Comment: 1
15 June 2015 Monday Morning Motivation – growing old (dis)gracefully Growing old doesn’t have to mean giving up. Check out this amazing documentary (The Optimists) about some older ladies who play volleyball: Categories Motivation Comment: 1
8 June 2015 Monday Morning Motivation – Lisa Smith-Batchen If you’re searching for some motivation on a Monday morning then look no further than Lisa Smith-Batchen, who is an inspirational female runner. In July 2014, ultrarunner Lisa from Idaho, successfully covered the famed 135-mile route of Badwater – known as “the world’s toughest footrace” due to its extreme heat and sheer duration – four times, back-to-back, adding on two... Categories Running Comments: 0
1 June 2015 Monday Morning Motivation – The ballerina on the golden bicycle Lilly Yokoi was an acrobat who specialised in performing on a golden bicycle. During her career, she toured around the world and appeared on the Ed Sullivan show three times. Yokoi did some stunts that definitely seemed before-their-time. These tricks included: a no-hands handlebar spin a no-hands wheelie a handstand over the handlebars Yokoi managed all of this in high-heeled... Categories Cycling Comment: 1
25 May 2015 Monday Morning Motivation – are you a wimp? Has exercise changed your life? Has it made you tougher mentally? Categories Running Comments: 2
18 May 2015 Monday Morning Motivation – Touch the sky with Alex Zanardi Alessandro “Alex” Zanardi is an Italian racing driver and paracyclist. Zanardi won two CART championship titles in North America during the late 1990s. He also had a career as a Formula One racing driver. More recently, he has attracted widespread praise for his return to competition in the aftermath of a crash in 2001. It resulted in the amputation of... Categories Cycling Comments: 0
11 May 2015 Monday Morning Motivation – the benefits of swimming Are you aware of the benefits of swimming? Categories Swimming Comments: 3
4 May 2015 Monday Morning Motivation – the underdog Here’s the thing that makes life so interesting. The theory of evolution claims that only the strong shall survive. Maybe so…maybe so…But the theory of competition says just because they’re the strong, doesn’t mean they can’t get their asses kicked. That’s right. See what every long shot, come-from-behind underdog will tell you is this: the other guy may in fact... Categories Motivation Comment: 1
27 April 2015 Monday Morning Motivation – Prefontaine One of my running heroes is Steve Prefontaine: Pre was known for going out hard in a race, rather than waiting until the final lap before making a move: “I am going to work so that it’s a pure guts race. In the end, if it is, I’m the only one that can win it”. Movies about Pre There are... Categories Motivation/Running Comments: 0
20 April 2015 Monday Morning Motivation – The Marathon What persuades someone to take part in a marathon? Is it because people love running? Is it to show how talented you are? I would argue that for many people it’s about far more than that. To run 26.2 miles or 42.2km takes dedication and determination to succeed. It is a challenge and also an opportunity. The road to Sparta... Categories Motivation/Running Comments: 2
