08/13/2026
I was walking on the pool deck bringing some towels to the chair when a large yellow butterfly flew over my head and circled around the area. This moment was so peaceful I stopped in my tracks to watch it land on this little tree. As soon as it rested on the leaves, a huge gust of wind blew through, and it just kept coming. The butterfly held on strong and never faltered, it just grasped on until the wind died down.
This holds more meaning to me this week, but I just thought of all my athletes continuing to work hard through this August heat before their fall races. It’s easy just to skip a hot workout, it’s easy for the butterfly to let go and let the wind take it. But it didn’t. That kind of resilience builds character and mental toughness for the races ahead. Does every workout have to be brutal in the heat? No. But those longer brick workouts are getting longer on these hot Texas weekend days leading up to Ironman Waco 70.3, Ironman CA, Chatty, and Florida.
What are you doing to get through these August workouts?
