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The Courage to Tri: Kat Gurd

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Kat Gurd never considered herself an athlete. “Growing up I never was really into any kind of sport. I had one season where I signed up for recreational softball because my friend wanted to do it, and I said nope that’s not for me! “   “I was never engaged in anything and I had weight struggles my whole life” she adds. Nothing ever got her attention as far as sports or exercise. As Kat got older, post college she started going to the gym in an attempt to lose weight but it was never “fun” to her. The purpose of …

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MOTQ- George Cone

Around two years ago, I was about to start a class at Energy Lab, when George Cone walked in and said something along the lines of “I’m George, I want to go to Kona. I need coaching and I want to start now.”

Mind you, I’d never met George before. I wasn’t planning on taking any new athletes either, but how could I say no to someone so decisive, determined, and motivated?

Since that day, George has come a long way. He’s improved his performance by leaps and bounds and has had very steady progression in all three sports, particularly the bike. More than that, he’s become an important member of our Atlanta Triathlon Club and Energy Lab community, giving back with his time and expertise.

Nice job to George on nabbing Member of the Quarter!

 

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The Courage to Tri: Jenny Johnson

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”2869″ img_size=”full”][vc_column_text] My journey with osteochondritis dissecans (OCD)—a joint condition where bone underneath cartilage dies due to lack of blood flow—started at the young age of 13. At 13, there was a possibility that the condition would heal itself since I was so young. With high hopes, the doctor handed me a pair of crutches and said to come back in six months.   Yep, you heard it right, six months on crutches with “hopes” of the bone healing itself; there went my freshman year of basketball. I remember returning to the doctor later that spring, and, of course, …

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An Invite to Celebrate #TriCourage With Me!

Have you ever heard of the three different types of courage? According to forbes magazine, there are three different types of executive courage. Over the last year, I’ve become enamored with the idea of #trycourage, which eventually morphed into the more endurance-athlete-friendly term #tricourage. I’ve never been a fan of plays on the word “tri,” but this one was too good to pass up. Courage to Tri is based on the idea of #tricourage, doing something new outside of your comfort zone, and changing your life along the way. As an adult, life can seem like a list of endless obligations. …

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Hello #BookBaby

  They say getting to pub day is like birthing a baby.   Though I’m guessing that analogy is a slight to mothers everywhere, it’s been a journey to get this far. That’s for sure. And I have tons of folks to thank and credit. I’ll get to those posts very soon!   Whether I sell 100 copies or ten thousand, it’s the ten people who reach out to say, “so and so’s story really inspired me” that will make it all worth it.

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Lesson #3: Planning Doesn’t Equal Perfection

While writing Courage to Tri, I learned a number of lessons that apply to triathlon and way beyond. The first was that being a newbie—at anything—is hard. The second is that almost-nothing goes as planned! The third is that even-the-best planning rarely leads to the perfect race. At opposite ends of the spectrum, there are two athlete types. Athlete one is currently researching historical weather patterns in Taupo in preparation for the IRONMAN 70.3 World Championships, 2020. Athlete two just pulled the trigger on IRONMAN Mont- Tremblant next month–without informing their coach or their spouse! Where do you fall on the planning spectrum? Personally, I tend to fall in …

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