Pillow talk ... for all you late night Olympics viewers

 Question of the Night

 
Which Olympic event/sport/moment this week fired you up to either begin training or train a whole lot harder?

Me? I have two answers ... I know.. you're shocked right?  Although I've never been much of a gymnast myself, I must hand it to the US Women's (seems weird calling them women when they look so young!), Gymnastics Team for their amazing floor routines last night.  One can't fake maturity beyond their age, genuinely amazing high flying talent, and the inner strength that seemed to just beam from their souls with each amazing routine! They were taking names and kicking... oh wait this is a family blog!...mats :) 
Answer #2 -- Pretty much every swim event I've watched... the fire, determination, and more... wow... it's always amazing. My swim program has been recharged!

Answer #3 -- Ryan Lochte  ... need I say more? He had me at Call Me Maybe

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Quote of the day

It's Tuesday, don't we all need a some motivation? Here's a little (okay, major) positive quote to keep you on course this week.

"Pain is temporary. It may last for a minute, or an hour, or a day or a year, but eventually it will subside and something else will take it's place. If I quit, however, it lasts forever."
- Lance Armstrong
May you train strong and stay focused,
Dana
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Good Monday Morning

It's practically Christmas week for endurance athletes, triathletes, Ironman finishers, those who have attempted an iron distance race, and fans of the sport of triathlon as the days quickly lead up to the Ironman World Championship race in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii (more casually known as Kona). The big day is this Saturday, October 9th, 2010. While our lack of budget :) unfortunately prevents us from covering the Ironman World Championship event and expo live from Kona, EnduraMoms will do our best to follow all the action from Raleigh, NC and put a spotlight on the EnduraMoms competing in this year's main event. There are a lot of amazing stories to uncover in the land of Ironman and we intend to find out what drives the Moms out there to not only cover 140.6 miles in a single day, but, what helped them to make it to and through Kona. We also want to know HOW they do it! It takes a special woman (and no I don't do the Danielle Staub pronunciation) to juggle motherhood and endurance sport training. I for one believe that extra special honors should be in store for those who make it happen. Behold the Enduramom. Maybe your distance is a 5K or 70.3...or the big 140.6...these are all worthy distances which take time, effort, and training. We can all benefit by sharing our experiences.

If you know of an agegrouper or elite EnduraMom making the epic trek to Kona this year, please let us know!
We've been on a bit of a hiatus during what can only be described as an "awful" September, but, as of this posting, the blog is back!

The Enduramoms.com website unveiling, aka phase 1, is in motion with an initial launch this weekend, so that we can all connect and chat about what drives us to compete, train, swim, bike, and run.
Have a great Monday! Only 5 days until "Christmas"! Oh and there's the underwear run... But that's another post... Hee hee
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A little inspiration to start your week

    Monday's are usually a tough one for Moms that do Endurance sport...and we're all hitting that back to school time frame where we will have less and less time to train.  On the other hand, some of you are gearing up for your 'A' triathlon or Ironman race of the year.  Put your race or training goals in focus and then read these great song lyrics.  I think (and I know I'm not alone here) the lyrics from the Rascal Flatts song "Unstoppable" are amazing.  Have a read then a view of Lisa Smith  Batchen's finishing video from Running Hope Through America.  I think the pairing will give you enough inspiration for not only a week, but perhaps years. 

Impossible

by Rascal Flatts

Yeah yeah yeah..

Hey

So, so you made a lot of mistakes

Walked down the road a little sideways
Cracked a brick when you hit the wall

Yeah, you've had a pocket full of regrets

Pull you down faster than a sunset

Hey, it happens to us all

When the cold hard rain just won't quit

And you can't see your way out of it

CHORUS

You find your faith has been lost and shaken

You take back what's been taken

Get on your knees and dig down deep

You can do what you think is impossible

Keep on believing, don't give in

It'll come and make you whole again

It always will, it always does

Love is unstoppable
Love, it can weather any storm

Bring you back to being born again

oh, it's a helping hand when you need it most

A lighthouse shinning on the coast

That never goes dim

When your heart is full of doubt

And you think that there's no way out

CHORUS

You find your faith has been lost and shaken

You take back what's been taken

Get on your knees and dig down deep

You can do what you think is impossible

Keep on believing, don't give in

It'll come and make you whole again

It always will, it always does

Love is unstoppable

Like a river keeps on rolling

Like the north wind blowing

Don't it feel good knowing

Yeah

CHORUS

You find your faith has been lost and shaken

You take back what's been taken

Get on your knees and dig down deep

You can do what you think is impossible

Keep on believing, don't give in

It'll come and make you whole again

It always will, it always does

Love is unstoppable

Love is unstoppable

So you made a lot of mistakes

Walked down the road a little sideways

Love, love is unstoppable

Do what you love today.
- Dana