1. Sleep like a baby. I always shoot for 9 hours a night the 3 or 4 nights before race night. Don't schedule anything stressful that week if at all possible. Tell your family ahead of time that sleep is important to you this week. If you are going into a time zone change, then set your alarm a little earlier for several consecutive nights and go to bed earlier to acclimate your body for race day. Doing this will make the transition much easier and you will feel refreshed. I a

So it's RACE DAY. You've worked long and hard for this amazing day. You've thought about DAILY for the past several months. It's been on your mind at least some part of each hour of the day since you first started training 4 or 5 months ago. It's no longer a thing of the future and here it is- the MAIN EVENT. So if you're like me, you have the pre-race jitters. Or you are just flat out NERVOUS. Your stomach feels queasy and you have a lump in your throat when you think about

I have pretty much "grown up" on military bases for most of my adult life. Being married to a United States Marine opens your eyes quickly to the importance of being and staying fit for life. I began working on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island in 2007 as a Cycling instructor. I remember my first day getting up in front of about 30 drill instructors to teach a class. From there things evolved and I became more and more confident taking on different types of classes and