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TriCoachDawn

Redmond, Washington
I am a physical therapy student and triathlon coach/personal trainer. I'm also an active runner who loves to hit the gym for some weightlifting, step or kickboxing. I believe that everyone has an athlete within them, and it's just a matter of finding the right goals and activities to bring it out.
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Year Three: Almost Done, Believe It or Not by TriCoachDawn Posted in: Blog Posts in Endurance Training This week saw me return to classes for, believe it or not, my third and final year of PT school. It feels completely weird to be part of the “senior” class in the program: ... Read on »
Ragnar 2012: Now With More Neon! by TriCoachDawn Posted in: Blog Posts in Endurance Training The Nuun Kids on the Block Crew So, you all want to hear about Ragnar. As you should! After all, I tweeted like mad the entire weekend and teased you with crazy ph ... Read on »
Run the CMY5K… For Free by TriCoachDawn Posted in: Blog Posts in Endurance Training One of the things I’m rediscovering this year is just how much fun running and racing can be. It’s not that I wasn’t enjoying myself when I was busting my butt and watchin ... Read on »
Tales of a Charity Runner by TriCoachDawn Posted in: Blog Posts in Endurance Training A couple of weeks ago, I ran the Seattle Rock & Roll half marathon for the American Cancer Society . To frame this appropriately, here’s a couple of fun facts: This ... Read on »
June Foodie PenPals by TriCoachDawn Posted in: Blog Posts in Endurance Training Some of you may be familiar with  Lindsay’s Foodie PenPal program, but some of you might not have any idea what I’m talking about. For those who are in the second category ... Read on »
Is a Marathon Right for You? by TriCoachDawn Posted in: Blog Posts in Endurance Training If the running blog community is any indication, everyone who considers themselves a runner tackles the marathon sooner or later. It seems every week, another blogger is a ... Read on »
Fight Cancer, Win Cool Stuff by TriCoachDawn Posted in: Blog Posts in Endurance Training As I’ve mentioned before , I’m running the Seattle Rock & Roll half marathon later this month in support of the American Cancer Society. For my last fundraising push, I’ve ... Read on »
Open a Door, Close a Window by TriCoachDawn Posted in: Blog Posts in Endurance Training Remember back in April when I put out that plea for Nuun to put me on one of their Hood to Coast teams ? The bad news is that I wasn’t selected. In all honesty, I wasn ... Read on »
You Have to Start From Where You Are by TriCoachDawn Posted in: Blog Posts in Endurance Training First of all, I apologize for going MIA on you for the past couple of weeks. Finals were last week, and they were the icing on the cake of an incredibly busy and stressful ... Read on »
Too Soon by TriCoachDawn Posted in: Blog Posts in Endurance Training Last Wednesday, I opened up Facebook to find that my friend David had posted the following passage from Watership Down: One chilly, blustery morning in March, I cann ... Read on »
The Superbowl of Running: Extra Hot Version by TriCoachDawn Posted in: Blog Posts in Endurance Training Today is an extra-special day in the world of marathoners: Patriot’s Day. The day of the Boston Marathon. One of the few marathons that you need to qualify for before they ... Read on »
Big Changes Coming by TriCoachDawn Posted in: Blog Posts in Endurance Training I’m thrilled to announce that I’ll be unveiling my new web site tomorrow. I’ve been working on it for a couple of months now (well, Jaime has been working on it. I’ve just ... Read on »
Re! Lay! Re! Lay! Re! Lay! Re! Lay! by TriCoachDawn Posted in: Blog Posts in Endurance Training The first relay I ever ran was my beloved Dances with Dirt , way back in 2005. I’d heard some stories from the people that convinced me to give it a shot, but I really had ... Read on »
Why I’m Here by TriCoachDawn Posted in: Blog Posts in Endurance Training For someone who’s been blogging as long as I have (12 years! since before it was “blogging”!), the question of “why do you write on the internet?” seems like a silly one. ... Read on »
Super Dawnie by TriCoachDawn Posted in: Blog Posts in Endurance Training If I could have any super power, it would be this: the ability to train as much as I wanted to (within reason) without ever getting sick or injured. Having forced downtime ... Read on »
“…But I’ll Be Damned If I’m Not Trying My Hardest” by TriCoachDawn Posted in: Blog Posts in Endurance Training I am not the most athletically talented person in the world, and I never have been. All through grade school I was the last one picked for teams in gym class. I was one of ... Read on »
My Fitness Life, In a Box by TriCoachDawn Posted in: Blog Posts in Endurance Training This month, I’m participating in wego health ‘s health activist writers’ month challenge : a month of writing prompts for posts to talk about my health and how I share it ... Read on »
Sparkle It Up! [Review & Giveaway] by TriCoachDawn Posted in: Blog Posts in Endurance Training A couple of months ago, the wonderful folks at SparklySoul sent me some headbands: two for me to review and keep, and two for me to give to one of you. I’ve been using the ... Read on »