Blog — Page 25 of 48 — Bethany Rutledge

2017

Why Every Adult Should Play a Sport

From the cradle to the grave, life is all about competition. As much as we try to smooth it over, to sugar coat things, and to promote the values of teamwork, competition is part of our genes. For those of us who grew up in generation x or y, thus mostly insulated from survival urgency, many things have come to sub for the original competition, simply staying alive. I’ll seek to enumerate just a few of the ways the need for competition manifests itself. As young as second grade(!) I can remember the competition of weight and being skinny. In …

2017

Energy Lab Weekend Report: May 20 – 21st

What an amazing day in Chattanooga. I was so proud of all of our athletes who absolutely rocked it out there! Not only was I impressed with everyone’s performances, I was also super impressed with everyone’s attitudes. I am very thankful for the amazing community and family we have here. Link over to the full report below… ...

2017

Race Report Catchup, Part 2: John Tanner and Tri the Mountains

Well I guess if I’m going to move to a Chattanooga 70.3 race report I need to cover John Tanner Sprint and Tri the Mountains first. More results on the Energy Lab Weekend Report! John Tanner was a super fun day. We had tons of ATC and EL athletes racing. In fact, it seemed as though every triathlete in town was either out there racing or cheering. JT is getting quite a reputation for being competitive. That’s one of the reasons it’s so great! This year was no exception. Most of the competitive age group ladies in town it seemed …

2017

Energy Lab Weekend Report: May 6 – 14

By Bethany Rutledge Energy Lab coaches and athlete enjoyed great weather and some speedy racing at Tri The Mountains – Triathlon Club, Blue Ridge, GA this weekend. – #teampodium‘s Alan Schwartzwald PR’d at Tri the Mountains by nearly 8′ with a bike split 5′ faster than last year! – #teampodium’s Sarah McLean PR’d by 7′ from last year… …read more Source: Energy Lab

Race Results

Race Report Quick Catchup: Publix 13.1, Morningside Mile, Florida 70.3, Swimrun Georgia,

I can’t believe how time has flown by, and it’s already May! Lots of fun racing already this year, though it hasn’t felt like it. I have been having a lot more fun with racing this year, for one, because I finally am healthy and feel like ‘myself’ again.
However, things got off to somewhat of a rough start in March. After a winter run focus (after back burner-ing the run for years.. YEARS) I was excited to see what I had in the barn for the ...

training

Energy Lab Athlete Profile: Andy Smith

By Bethany Rutledge Andy Smith has been an Energy Lab coached athlete since November, 2014 and has progressed from an ~8 hour 70.3 finisher to a 5 hour finisher. He has seen very steady progress over the years which can be attributed to “mixing the ingredients of passion, drive, and competitiveness.” Several of the factors that have made him… …read more Source: Energy Lab