by Anne Marie Sebastiani, Triathlon Coach and Certified Personal Trainer | First my confession: swimming is not my strength. Oh how I wish it were! I really, really do. But what I’ve come to learn over the past few years in triathlon training is you can tell which ladies grew up swimming, and which ones did not. I, my friend, did not…
Yoga Lessons from the Masters Swim
April 14, 2009 By 1 Comment
By Sage Rountree, USA Triathlon Certified Coach and Registered Yoga Teacher
I know from personal experience how intimidating beginning a yoga practice can be. I first tried yoga when I dropped in on a popular teacher’s class. What looked so easy on the other side of the studio’s glass doors proved to be incredibly difficult…
Follow My Bubbles
June 27, 2008 By 1 Comment
by Kathleen Burke Jensen, Novice Triathlete
Today is swim training session number two with coach Morgan Filler. This day is about as different as you can get from our first session swimming outside the lines. The air temp is 50 degrees; colder than the water which is 56 degrees today. The fog is thick and the club is practically deserted…
Swim Outside the Lines
May 20, 2008 By 15 Comments
by Kathleen Burke Jensen, Novice Triathlete
I’m training for my first triathlon at age 42, and Morgan is coaching me in open water swimming. “Your ankles will tell your body it’s too cold,” she says with a mischievous grin. “So we have to go in fast enough that your brain doesn’t get the message.” Her next piece of advice reminds me just how cold the 55 degree water really is…
