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• How Flowers Can Power your Workout

  Those damn hippies may have been onto something. Turns out, the art of flower design can teach us a lot about working out. Posted Apr 21 2008, 03:54 PM by Tim Cigelske With | With no comments Filed under: motivation, cycling, mental training, Injuries

• 56 excuses

  "You know, once I was thinking of quitting when I was diagnosed with brain, lung and testicular cancer all at the same time. But with the love and support of my friends and family, I got back on the bike and won the Tour de France 5 times in a row... Posted Mar 26 2008, 12:34 PM by Tim Cigelske With | With no comments Filed under: motivation, mental training

• Putting on a clinic

  I recently took a two-hour private ski lesson. Before that, I sloppily careened down beginner blue and green hills. After a few hours of instruction, I was easily controlling myself down a black diamond called Over the Edge. No problem. It was amazing... Posted Mar 11 2008, 04:13 PM by Tim Cigelske With | With no comments Filed under: Running, Goal-setting, cycling, Beginner advice, mental training, swimming

• Ahh, water.

  Today began for me at Invivo when I realized in sinking despair that I completely forgot to do my push-ups on Friday. Oh. crap. That means 200 of them today. While I waited for Maurice, I busted out my first 100. And I must say, I think it's getting... Posted Mar 08 2008, 11:36 PM by lhalfmann With | With no comments Filed under: Running, mental training

• 104 for No. 4

  Today was day No. 1 of the next 10 consecutive 100 push-up days . But instead of stopping at 100, I did an extra four in honor of No. 4's retirement. And then I ended with an interception. ( Ouch! Too soon! Too soon! ) Did them right in the office... Posted Mar 04 2008, 11:31 AM by Tim Cigelske With | With 1 comment(s) Filed under: motivation, Goal-setting, mental training, cross training

• My rival

  We've never met, but John Lancaster is my biggest rival. This is according to Athlinks, the new social network for athletes . The site declared this complete stranger to be my No. 1 running adversary. The last time I had a rival was during high school... Posted Mar 02 2008, 03:05 PM by Tim Cigelske With | With 2 comment(s) Filed under: motivation, Running, waxing philosophical, mental training

• Marathon movie returns

  Tonight is the ONE and ONLY night to see "Spirit of the Marathon" in theaters. In my opinion, this is the film they should be honoring at the Oscars this weekend. Along with Daniel Day-Lewis' mustache , of course. Check out Hillary's... Posted Feb 21 2008, 12:03 PM by Tim Cigelske With | With no comments Filed under: motivation, Running, Marathon, mental training

• Mental Vacation

  Because I'm sure we all need it today... Posted Feb 19 2008, 10:34 AM by Tim Cigelske With | With no comments Filed under: mental training

• Where's the sun?

  I vaguely remember seeing the sun on Saturday. Fortunately, I was skiing. I remember feeling almost high. I was giddy and had a perma-grin. It could have been from the skiing, though not entirely. Crystal Ridge in Franklin is little more than an ant hill... Posted Feb 11 2008, 05:58 PM by Tim Cigelske With | With 1 comment(s) Filed under: mental training

• Just breathe

  There's a thread on the Runner's World triathlon forum about breathing. Just breathing. You wouldn't think it's so complicated. We do it every day. But we don't have gills, so it's not so easy in the water. There was lots of advice... Posted Feb 04 2008, 05:25 PM by Tim Cigelske With | With no comments Filed under: mental training, swimming

• Writing Diet

  Apparently, there is such a thing as a Writing Diet. My first thought: coffee, coffee, bagel, double latte and more coffee, black. Truth is, few of us eat well when we're working. I know I'm guilty. But the official writing diet is less about... Posted Dec 19 2007, 03:59 PM by Tim Cigelske With | With no comments Filed under: motivation, waxing philosophical, mental training

• Ready for it

  I remember sitting in the shuttle taking us to the start of the Lakefront Marathon two years ago. We left Milwaukee and headed up 1-43. Then we kept going. And going. And going . That's when it hit me that 26.2 miles was a really long way. But because... Posted Oct 05 2007, 02:31 PM by Tim Cigelske With | With no comments Filed under: motivation, mental training

• Making our list

  So we don't have to remember everything on race day morning, we're making a list. Things to bring, things to do, things to remember. Here's 5 items that are on the list so far, in no particular order. Clif shots There will be energy gels on... Posted Oct 02 2007, 03:41 PM by Tim Cigelske With | With no comments Filed under: gear, mental training

• T-Minus 16 days: Mental preperation

  We don't have to run the marathon. Really, we don't. Even after months of training, hundreds of miles and a few injuries along the way. We can still pack it in. No one's holding a gun to our heads to run this thing. Kelly or I could call off... Posted Sep 20 2007, 03:13 PM by Tim Cigelske With | With no comments Filed under: motivation, mental training