If you donʻt have aloha, you’re not alive. – “The Duke” Kahanamoku Aloha is a deeply held spiritual belief best understood through Native Hawaiian culture. Beyond a greeting, aloha can describe a deep love and respect for people and places, or act as a reminder of how to behave appropriately in the world, or “with […]

Success doesn’t mean to win everything, but to make the best out of every situation. – Daniela Ryf 2022 has been quite the rollercoaster. 2021 World Champs in May, racing every single weekend in August, and competing in several 70.3 deferrals from COVID times are making this season extra demanding, exciting, and humbling. 2021 World […]

I got history there and we’ve got unfinished business. -Beast Mode Professional runner Ben True has always been someone I admire and can relate to.  He claims his relationship with running is “complicated.”  Many highs and lows, ups and downs.  All through high school and college he split his time with cross-country skiing and running.  […]

Always bring the disc. – Cam Hill, Local Arizona triathlete legend Early in the season, my good friend Brian Folts rolled up to the start line at Victoria 70.3 on his aluminum training wheels, Gatorskin tires, road helmet, and cables dangling from bike.  I told him three words… Clean it up. Two months later, he […]

When the pain comes, you know what I do? I smile. – Chris McCormack I love sport comeback stories. Jonny Brownlee’s recent victory came at the perfect time. It was inspiring to watch before my Ironman because it was his first World Triathlon Series victory in two years. Jonny had many doubters.  “People have very short […]

News flash – Kim is on a roll!  Kim is a coach’s dream.  She not only works her butt off, she also communicates well, listens, and constantly provides feedback.  I feel like we’ve “clicked” from day one and her race results prove it.  One aspect where she particularly shines (that is often very tough to […]

Bartlett triathlon represented Becca’s one year anniversary in this sport.  Her progress in this sport has been remarkable. Started from the bottom… And now she’s here. Boston Marathon training has been tough and trying to maintain bike and swim fitness has been a challenge.  Becca used Bartlett race week as a period to recover a […]

This past weekend I hosted a Peak Tri Coaching / ONE Multisport training camp in Flagstaff.  It gave us the opportunity to escape the 120-degree heat wave in Phoenix and train in slightly cooler weather at elevation. The camp was full of laughter, pedicures, pickle juice drinking contests, pizza eating, delicious desserts, David Tindall beatdowns, lengthy […]

  The crew at PBM Coaching (including my coach, Kurt Perham) hosted a “Breaking Barriers” training camp in Tucson, AZ this March.  It was full of pain, sweat, laughter, sunburn, Whole Foods trips, pizza eating, Peeps, Skittles, broken chairs, new friendships, super negative TSB values, and a whole lot of bitching from Joe. The rules of tri camp were […]

You don’t play triathlon. You play soccer; it’s fun. You play baseball. Triathlon is work that you can leave you crumpled in a heap, puking on the roadside. It’s the physical brutality of climbing Mount Everest without the great view from the top of the world. What kind of person keeps coming back for more […]