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Embrace sport scariness

Sports are awesome because they resemble life.  In both life and in sport, there are rules, ethic codes, regulations and laws. In both life and sport, the things that come easy are often most enjoyable and fun but when there's a struggle, it's easy to lose motivation and to lose confidence. In both life and sport, we need to work hard, stay committed and remain focused. We also need a bit of luck. And in both life and in sport, we need a "team" to help us succeed. And in life and sport, both can be extremely awesome and a little bit scary. Despite how scary sport can be, people from around the world, of all different fitness levels and backgrounds embrace the scariness of sport because it resembles life. Many people recognize that life is extremely hard so why not do something fun with your body that scares you? I've always believed that one of the best things about sport is having countless opportunities to embrace scary situations and then work to overcom

Making hard decisions when dealing with an injury

Imagine if you could train and race without a single risk for injury?  If it seems to good to be true, well, that's because it is. Injuries are part of sport. If you call yourself an athlete, accept that you are always at risk for an injury. When you train for an athletic event, you are placing a tremendous amount of stress on the body to improve your skills, fitness and preparation. And for any athlete who wants to get more out of his/her body, there are risks to be taken to push a little harder and go a little longer. Certainly, every coach has his/her intentions to design a smart training plan/training environment to reduce the risk for injury but sometimes things are just out of your control. While many injuries (niggles) are managed conservatively with little break in structured training or activities of daily living, other injuries are very disruptive to life, often causing physical and mental stress due to a complete stop in physical activity.  For any athlete who has

Athlete spotlight: Christine McKnight - Stretching goals and training hard at 69 years of age

Name : Christine McKnight Age:  69 City/State:  Saratoga Springs, New York Primary sport : Triathlon  How many years in the sport: 20 years What Trimarni services have you used:  Nutrition consult, Sweat Testing                                                        ------------------------------------- Describe your athletic background and how you discovered your current sport? I graduated from a smalltown high school in western  Michigan in 1965.  There were no sports for girls back then and  no female athlete role models for young women either.  I  was sedentary until my late 30s, when I then took up running. I quickly discovered that I had a competitive mentality.  I was  xclusively a runner for 12 years, and I raced a lot.  But, as the running injuries mounted, I embraced cross training and  discovered triathlon as a 50 ­year­ old.  Since then, I have completed more than 110 triathlons, from sprints to the Ironman distance. What keeps you tr