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Category: Coach JoieI was suppose to run a half marathon today through this fun tunnel and down the beautiful #ironhorsetrail . Since it was obviously cancelled we took our bikes on...
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Category: Coach JoieSince races are canceled this summer I needed to find some other way to get an adrenaline rush. And I’ve found it. *learning to mountain bike with a very...
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Category: Coach JoieWhen life turns you upside down, simply adjust your view. Happy International Yoga Day. 🧘♀️ . It’s never easy for me to be still and do yoga. But it...
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Category: Coach JoieI have many childhood memories of my dad leaving the house to go on a run, playing basketball, doing a flip off the diving board, teaching me to ski,...
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Category: Coach JoieA childhood friend took this photo during a recent protest, and in the comments he wrote, “I've always measured commitment by the discomfort someone is willing to endure for...
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Category: Coach JoieI’m still here. I haven’t forgotten. And I never will. I won’t go away. I’m always listening. I’m trying to learn. And I’m still running. And every time I...
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Category: Coach JoieDon’t talk,Just act. Don’t say,Just show. Don’t promise,Just prove....
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Category: Coach JoieLast night I had a nightmare that I didn’t know one of the triathlons I’ve signed up for was NOT cancelled after all, and I missed it!! ….Obviously I’m...
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Category: Coach JoieThis bowl was amazing!! So tasty. Marinated mushrooms, and roasted peppers and pineapple. Topped with a kale pesto sauce. Recipe on @pinchofyum...
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Category: Coach JoieThough I would have gladly accepted a massage or day at the spa for Mother’s Day, a 32 mile bike ride around the lake, on a sunny morning is...
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Category: Coach JoieNew running shoes and sunny mornings make me happy! 🏼♀️I never take my health for granted and feel blessed when I can run freely down the street through my...
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Category: Coach JoieWe finally upgraded to a 4-bike car rack. Yay!! No more squishing two bikes in the back of the car!! 🏼 so far I love it! #kuatbikeracks @kuatracks...
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Category: Coach JoieWent on a short easy ride today since the sun came out. When I got home:Husband: how was your ride?Me: super windy and coldHusband: so you loved it?Me: Yup!!...
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Category: Coach JoieSilver lining of #quarantinelife : doing Zoom sessions in bike shorts, immediately after hopping off my bike 😬 (Sure wish there was a filter on Zoom to block out...
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Category: Coach JoieNever miss a Monday. Or any day!! I work with 1-3 year olds and am use to sitting and crawling around on the floor with them for hours each...
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Category: Coach JoieI went for a run today because I wanted to. I didn’t look at my watch or try and run a certain pace. I didn’t have a distance in...
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Category: Coach JoieAfter training for 6 months for the half Ironman #oceanside703 I was scheduled to participate in yesterday, I was pretty disappointed. But I loved the perspective of my amazing...
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Category: Coach JoieI miss swimming. There, I said it; though I never thought I would. I’ve swam my whole life and yet there is something so difficult about the effort it...
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Category: Coach JoieIt’s race week!! 🏼♀️🚴🏼♀️🏼♀️… no, not really. But I sure wish it was. And it WOULD have been, so I’m going to be sad for a moment #oceanside703 ,...
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Category: Coach JoieDon’t let the tall weeds cast a shadow on the beautiful flowers in your garden. .I enjoy the different perspective I often have while on a run or bike...
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Category: Coach JoieThis chicken (cauliflower) rice soup we had for dinner was amazing! Recipe from @paleorunningmomma...
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Category: Coach Joie🚴🏼♀️ Tip of the day: make sure your rain boots match your tri shorts while washing your bike. #wattieinkwednesday #wattieink @wattieinkracing...
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Category: Coach JoieControl the controllable. That is all you can do right now so focus on that. For me I can control my workouts and continuing to wear fun leggings ....
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Category: Coach JoieI had no idea our garage gym would be part of our emergency preparedness, but it is! (Now if only I had a pool🤔) And I say that in...
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Category: Coach Joie‘The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of the depths. These...
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Category: Coach JoieApparently I was the only one who felt it was more important to get a swim in this morning, than it was to protect myself from the #coronavirus ....
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Category: Coach JoieThe sun, my bike and my new @speedfil hydration system was all my soul needed today....
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Category: Coach JoieThe rain stopped long enough for me to ride outside today. It was super muddy, cold and I was soaking wet. Was it worth it? Absolutely!!! #myhappyplace...
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Category: Coach JoieWhooo hoooo!!! We got in on the first round of the lottery!! Super excited to complete this half marathon again with some of my favorite gals!!! #momsruntheworld...
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Category: Coach JoieRepeat after me: Today will be FABULOUS! .There are very few …(okay maybe not any?) mornings that my alarm goes off and I pop out of bed. I’m NOT...
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Category: Coach JoieA little light dispels a lot of darkness. .It rained all day which seemed to match my mood. Last night a car drove through our front yard and hit...
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Category: Coach JoieWorking hard to hydrate more on long rides and runs, as I’m realizing the importance of this, the more I learn about this sport of #triathlon. Super excited to...
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Category: Coach JoieDreaming of riding outside today as I pedal for 2 hours on my trainer. I was kind of dreading getting on my bike today and dragged my feet getting...
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Category: Coach JoieAt least when I get hot I have a fast cooling system in place today. ️ #snowday...
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Category: Coach JoieSome days I feel like a super hero and other days I feel I can barely keep my head above the water. Just keep swimming. One step at a...
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Category: Coach JoieSo thrilled to be part of this incredible team!! I’m humbled and honored to be among incredible athletes who are kind, supportive and full of so many experiences and...
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Category: Coach JoieI haven’t been skiing since I had this little girl 13 years ago. She’s been begging to go so today I got back on the slopes. Not quite as...
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Category: Coach JoieCandy Cane Lane 5K run was a blast!! I loved running in the dark with a headlamp on a trail. It was muddy but the rain stopped just in...
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Category: Coach Joie#meatlessmonday was sweet potato broccoli cheese soup for the win!! 🏼🏼🏼 so good!! Recipe from...
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Category: Coach JoieThere are two things I hope for, more than anything, for my daughters I am trying so hard to raise successfully: to be kind, and to love themselves. .My...
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Category: Coach JoieTried out these #aftershokz headphones in the pool yesterday for my 2 mile swim. Anyone else swim with these? The sound was AMAZING!! But the positioning with my cap...
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Category: Coach JoieI loved riding outside yesterday!! I love the colors and seeing all the things I wouldn’t if I weren’t on my bike. #myhappyplace...
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Category: Coach JoieI am absolutely honored and totally thrilled to be back on the #wattieinkhitsquad for another year!!! It’s an incredible team of athletes and I am proud to represent @wattieink...
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Category: Coach JoieThe best thing a surgeon said to me 10+ years ago was that I will never be a runner. I walked out of that office more determined than ever....
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Category: Coach JoieI’ve had a few reminders this week to cherish what is truly important in life. It’s hard to not sometimes get caught up in the comparison trap, to envy...
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Category: Coach JoieAutumn whispered to the wind, ‘I fall; but always rise again.’ The colors take my breath away. So grateful to see it all from my bike, on a sunny...
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Category: Coach JoieDiscipline is the strongest form of self love. #I didn’t want to run this morning. ….I am actually never sure I wake up feeling like running. 🤔 but today...
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Category: Coach JoieDinner tonight: pesto chicken with spaghetti squash. So super delicious with homemade pesto sauce. Recipe from @paleorunningmomma –...
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Category: Coach JoieI love this photo (📸Cred: @tannerscholten thank you!). It’s the first triathlon I’ve done in the POURING down rain and I couldn’t even wear glasses because I could hardly...
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Category: Coach JoieI absolutely love biking on sunny autumn mornings where I can enjoy the beautiful colors of the changing...
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Category: Coach JoieSometimes the best workouts come on days you don’t feel like moving at all. My heart was feeling very heavy today and it was hard to get out of...
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Category: Coach JoieAaaand just like that my “off season” is over. Today marks day 1 of training for #oceanside703 . I have some lofty goals and a lot of hard work...
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Category: Coach JoieMe: the sun came out! Do you mind if I go on a bike ride?Husband: Yes! Please go! For ALL of our sanity! #happywifehappylife...
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Category: Coach Joie‘It’s not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves.’ With every challenge you face in life you learn more about yourself and the strength you have within, to endure. And...
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Category: Coach JoieOh hello road bike. It’s been awhile! 🚴🏼♀️ ️When my brother was here this past summer and we went on a few bike rides, he commented about how unfriendly...
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Category: Coach JoieI swim like a girl. Try and keep up. (And if we are racing, I’ll win. ) #This morning during my swim (in the pool) I was reminiscing about...
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Category: Coach JoieIt’s #wattieinkwednesday and it’s team week!! Which means applications for the Wattie Ink. Elite Team and Hit Squad will be opening SOON!! Let me know if you have questions...
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Category: Coach JoieAs I’ve mentioned many times, I’ve had the absolute honor of being on the @wattieink Hit Squad this past year and hope to be a part of it again...
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Category: Coach JoieWith my friends it never gets boring. What a great day doing the Ragnar Sunset relay. Such a fun event and well organized!! 🏼 We each did 2 legs...
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Category: Coach JoieBe kind whenever possible. It is always possible. -Dalai Lama .As the start of a new school year begins and my triathlon season ends I have been reflecting a...
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Category: Coach JoieDinner: BLT bowl with cauliflower rice except instead of lettuce we did brussel sprouts. I wish my avocado was ripe because that would have made it even better. #accountability...
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Category: Coach JoieStrength is not in the dumbbells, it’s in your body. How far can you go, how hard can you push, and how bad do you want it. -Shaun T....
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Category: Coach JoieThe Olympic distance triathlon I completed today wasn’t about winning, or getting on the podium. It wasn’t about getting another medal or adding to the list of tris I’ve...
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Category: Coach JoieThe best view comes after the hardest climb. Or, in many cases, the best downhill ride! 🚴🏼♀️ Either way, it’s always worth it!!I’ve been working on hill climbs lately....
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Category: Coach JoieDon’t count laps. Make every lap count. .My 2 mile swim this morning wasn’t easy. I had to work hard to keep going and make each lap count. I...
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Category: Coach JoieEveryone wants to live on top of the mountain, but all the happiness and growth occurs while you are climbing it. 🏔 -Andy RooneyI loved getting away from all...
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Category: Coach JoieHow old would you be if you didn’t know how old you are? -Satchel PaigeI am 41 years old today but if I didn’t know that I don’t think...
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Category: Coach Joie….When mom takes a super long time getting to the finish line of her triathlon. (Not all aspects of triathlon are glorious ) #waitingishard Cred: @tannerscholten thank...
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Category: Coach Joie#medalmonday ! So proud of my daughter for completing another triathlon last Saturday. I was finishing up my run and worried I would miss the start of her race...
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Category: Coach JoieI completed the olympic distance #laketyetriathlon this morning. And placed 3rd in my AG. I woke up to pouring down rain and was bummed. I’d prefer to race in...
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Category: Coach JoieYou are the youngest you will ever be in your life right now. #noexcuses I often hear “I’m too old to ________” and as my birthday approaches I’ve been...
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Category: Coach JoieSometimes it’s not about how far you go or the miles you put in. It’s about your effort. Your passion. Your determination. Your attitude. And your belief in yourself....
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Category: Coach JoieOh don’t mind me- I’m just over here pretending to be Katniss from the Hunger Games for a moment....
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Category: Coach JoieThe good and bad thing about having to sign up for a #70point3 8 months ahead of time is that you don’t really have time to fully contemplate whether...
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Category: Coach JoieI received an email the other day from @roka that said ‘We've noticed you love our goggles . . .’ Why yes I do!! And so does my entire...
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Category: Coach JoieEvery mile is a solid reminder that accomplishments are made one step at a time. Sometimes it’s hard. And sometimes it hurts. But it’s absolutely worth it. Always....
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Category: Coach JoieA year ago today I completed my first 70.3 in Santa Rosa. What an incredible experience. I learned so much about my own determination and what I am capable...
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Category: Coach JoieYou don’t have to be great to start. But you do have to start if you ever want to be great. #tbt to a few weekends ago when I...
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Category: Coach JoieFocus on the weights you LIFT not the WEIGHT you lose. -I can’t emphasize enough how important strength training is for women’s overall health. Losing weight is just an...
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Category: Coach JoieWhat am I training for right now, you ask? Life. That’s what. Motherhood and training for a half Ironman are basically the same thing. Endure to the end....
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Category: Coach JoieSprint triathlons are so fast and fun!!! Great competition and always a challenge. I absolutely LOVE this bike course and my run felt pretty decent also. I came in...
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Category: Coach JoieI put in A LOT of hours on my bike, alone. So to go biking with my brother and brother in law the last few days has been super...
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Category: Coach JoieI’ve swam my whole life but open water swims are an entire different beast. It’s taken me awhile to figure out how to really successful swim in open water...
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Category: Coach JoieLearn to be comfortable with being uncomfortable. It’s ok to push your body in ways it’s not use to.To try a new move. Be a little out of breath....
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Category: Coach JoieHappy National Triathlon Week!!! I truly love this sport and everything that comes with it- both physically and mentally! I’m continually inspired by so many amazing athletes who keep...
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Category: Coach JoieIf only we could all just be as accepting as children are, toward differences, regardless of what they are. These kids walked around Capital Hill today, to visit daddy...
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Category: Coach JoieResilience is very different from being numb. Resilience means you experience, you feel, you fail, you hurt. You fall. But, you keep going. -Yasmine Magahed Today I started a...
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Category: Coach JoieA week later I can say I’m glad I completed this race. I’m proud of myself for doing it and may think about doing one again some day 🤔....
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Category: Coach JoieThe run: I got off my bike and my hamstring hurt so badly I could hardly walk. So it took a mile or so before it loosened up and...
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Category: Coach JoieThe bike: I absolutely loved the first 40 miles of the bike course. It was mostly rolling hills so going up was a little slow but then flying down...
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Category: Coach JoieRace report: The swim was great! The water was warm and the course was straight forward so it was pretty easy to sight. My time was 34:24 which was...
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Category: Coach JoieBack at it today! I forgot about the post-race blues and that it takes a few days to figure out how to workout without a plan and without a...
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Category: Coach JoieThis guy deserves a huge shout out!! ️ Not only does he support my training schedule and watches the kids without hesitation any time I need to get a...
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Category: Coach JoieFlat Joie is ready to go!! 🏼♀️🚴🏼♀️🏼♀️It’s easy to get caught up in the comparison game when surrounded by soooo many incredible athletes. You can quickly become intimated. My...
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Category: Coach JoieChecked in . Ready to go! Feeling less nervous this time around. #wattieink #wattieinkhitsquad #wattieinkhitsquad2019 #ironman703 #ironmanvictoria #thisis40...
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Category: Coach Joie#tbt to that one time last year when I completed my first #ironman703 . This picture brings back ALL the emotions as we showed up to transition at 5:00am...
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Category: Coach JoieDon’t make it complicated!! Eating clean can be so simple. You just have to start. Do something! Little changes adds up to making BIG impacts! For example, start by...