“Having a true faith is the most difficult thing in the world. Many willtry to take it from you.” -Steve Prefontaine As a runner having faith is one of the most important things you can cultivate. A faith in yourself, your mental toughness, your physical prowess. Faith in your trainers and coaches, your doctors, your…
Author: Carrie Nielsen
As a wife, mother, business owner, coach, retired professor, and Marketing Executive, I wear many hats, but my true passion lies in leadership and empowering the next generation of leaders. 💪🌟 I believe in the power of inspiring and guiding others to reach their full potential. Join me on this journey of growth and empowerment!
Clock Blocking…Continued
My innocent little blog post on clock blocking has resulted in several philosophical conversations around the prevalence and necessity of clock blocking in other scenarios. Additionally, it prompted the creation of a web page and a FB site. When I say it sparked philosophical conversations, I mean simply that I was nearly crucified by some…
Spartans Overcoming Adversity
In early 2011, I traveled to Temecula California to participate in a Spartan Race. It was an eight mile trail run with crazy, challenging obstacles dropped throughout the course. I was featured in a short film about what it means to overcome adversity as a Spartan runner. I met some of the most amazing people…
Bracket Breaking March Madness Meatloaf
The NCAA tournament this year has definitely lived up to it’s title of March Madness. My favorite observation came from my running buddy and friend DanCamp who said, ‎26 = sum of the Final Four’s seed numbers. I have a few friends so devastated by their beloved team loss, (i.e. actual crocodile tears at the unexpected…
Knowing When…
I think it’s about knowing when to push, when to pull, and when to just hold on. – me I ran 20 miles on Saturday. Well, almost. Closer to 19. It was freezing outside and there was snow falling for most of the race, blizzard conditions for the last few miles and wicked heads winds on the…
#27 The Fitness Tech Podcast: New Barbie – Recovering Carrie, Cookbooks, Clock Blocking and Long Runs
Jim and I catch up about our weekend and my recent health issues… the cook book I am developing with Spartan Races and infamous CLOCK BLOCKING! Check us out! #27 The Fitness Tech Podcast: New Barbie – Recovering Carrie, Cookbooks, Clock Blocking and Long Runs
Clock Blocking
There is a silent pace killer out there.  It’s real and it’s plaguing races of all distances and disciplines across the globe systematically adding precious seconds to would-be PR’s around the world. Until recently, this epidemic had no name… it just was this thing no one wanted to talk about but no one could continue to…
Thank You!
Recently, I had to deal with a few health issues, some of them on-going, but I am back in the game and running again. I am not able to train and race like I was before, that will come with time, but I am thankful for all the support of my family, friends and readers…
Food Processor-palooza
There are two things I cannot live without in my kitchen: My food processor and my Bread Maker. *Sigh*Because my love for these two items is so rich, I will split up my blog post into two so they each get their due attention. My food processor is one of the first things I bought…
Spartan Clean Cooking Contest!
ANNOUNCING: First-Ever Spartan Nation Recipe Contest Many of you know I blog for Spartan Race about food and other special interest topics. Spartan has been committed to proving not only training but nutritional information for their athletes and now they letting me create a cookbook, and I need YOUR help! The cookbook is dedicated to the Spartan…
Leaving a Path 