How to Follow us LIVE as We Swim Across Lake Tahoe!

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Lake Tahoe is 22 miles across and at an altitude of 6,300 ft.

Follow us LIVE as we cross Lake Tahoe this Sunday Morning!  Here's how -

• We start at 3 AM Pacific, 6 AM Eastern, and it will take at least 12 hours.
• Live GPS positioning and body telemetry on a map here -  Jamie Patrick.com/LIVE  
• That site will also have near-live video and pictures from us and the crew!
• The site will also work on a mobile device, so take it with you!
• For more updates leading up to and during the event, you can also follow us on Twitter.com/ZenTriathlon and Twitter.com/Metabender.

Looking for a challenge?  Check out ZenTri Epic Camp and earn yourself a belt buckle!

Video - Swim Gear for Tahoe

Follow us LIVE as we swim across Lake Tahoe this Sunday morning at JamiePatrick.com/live!

Fixing Yourself

Flying back from San Diego, I found myself sitting next to an overweight woman with a beautiful smile.  She said that she had gained all that weight after her mom passed away and it was especially painful because she used to be a model. 

We talked for the whole flight over California, Arizona, New Mexico, and most of Texas.  I told her how I had lost 50 lbs. after being a heavy smoker and drinker in college.  I told her I did it through triathlon and creating a group of positive friends around me using Twitter and the rest of the Internet.  By the end of the trip, she had written down all my contact info and was inspired to transform herself back into the person she once was.

The point is, I know she can do it.  She, of all the people I have ever coached in one way or another, has what it takes.  This is because she said without any prodding that it was up to her and she knew it.  She wasn't blaming anybody else for her situation, and that is critical.  To become what you want, you have to believe that you're already there in your core and you just have to polish up the outside a bit.

If you read this blog or listen to the podcast for inspiration, you are only halfway there.  The next and final step is to realize that you shouldn't try to be Brett, or Rich, or Jamie, or Angela, or Bruckner, or whoever...  Yes, you use the successful ones as inspiration, but the mature and self-respecting athlete with the great future ahead of her is YOU.  When you realize that, you can never turn back.

Podcast - Sink or Swim

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Photo shot during two-hour open ocean swim in La Jolla, CA.

Join in as I try to swim thirty miles in three days as training for the Lake Tahoe swim crossing with Jamie Patrick!  I hit that goal and more when I total forty-two miles of swimming in just one week.

Also, check out the audio from TeamFeat UK as they finish second place in RAAM.

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Jello Legs Yoga Video for Runners, Cyclists and Triathletes

Fred visits us again with a great video of yoga techniques for those of us in need.  Make sure you give him a visit at the following locations!

www.enduranceyoga.com

www.tritrainingfrenzy.blogspot.com

twitter.com/enduranceyoga

www.youtube.com/enduranceyoga