Events

Kara's speaking and book signing schedule for
Hot (Sweaty) Mamas: Five Secrets to Life as a Fit Mom is available at
http://hotsweatymamas.com/upcoming-events/

Hot (Sweaty) Mamas

This talk is about maintaining or gaining a fit life after becoming a mother. It is much more than finding time to work out (although the talk includes tips to help fold fitness into your day, whether it's a quick workout on your own or with kids in tow). Including fitness in your life also requires some “mental training," to help protect your priorities and overcome excuses. The talk also focuses on the importance of being a role model to your children and how to make fitness a family affair.

Mothering and Marathons

Based on the Hot (Sweaty) Mamas presentation, this talk focuses on mothers training for a marathon. Gathering this unique community of women together provides a venue to share ideas on how to best combine mothering and running in our lives.

Top Ten Training Tips for Ironman

This tongue in cheek look at Ironman training takes into account all the things you won’t find in conventional training articles or seminars. These tips refer to handling the absurd situations you are likely to face training for a 2.4-mile swim, 112-mile bike and 26.2 mile run.

Hardcore Vs. Funcore Athletes

Are you the kind of athlete who can skip a key workout to meet an out-of-town friend for dinner? Is your heart-rate monitor simply a means of entertainment during a long run? Have you ever apologized to a friend as you passed him in a race? If you answered yes to any of these questions, you might be a funcore athlete. Hardcore athletes, however, would never start a race unless they were confident they could kick some booty. This presentation is a humorous look at recognizing these types of athletes among our training partners and ourselves.

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