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Training partners are helpful in workouts. They help keep you accountable, push you to limits, and provide distraction from the pain. #gutsandgratitude #reaganneedsattention _________________________________ #gsppuppy #plank #trilife #triathlontraining #swimbikerun #trainingpartner #furryfriends #ironman #ironmantraining #planking

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What? Huh! You say something? 🙌🏻👏🏻👍🏻✨YEAH!! My custom swim ear plugs are in! #GutsandGratitude #brightgreen

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This may look like just some cyclist on a tandem bike...but it is soooo much more! I can't wait to tell you how lives are being changed. Stay tuned for the launch of GutsandGratitude.com to find out the full story. Live 4.11.17! #GutsandGratitude #websitelaunch #comingsoon _________________________________ #teaser #harpethbicycleclub #adaptiveathlete #hope #inspiration #perseverance #achievement #changeyourlife #challengeyourself #pushboundries #opendoors #yougotthis #cycling #tandembike #triathlon #cyclinglife #givingback #trilife #moretocome (at Nashville, Tennessee)

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Face your fears. Push your comfort zone. Pain and discomfort do not mean have to mean death or loss of your being or your dreams. Embrace the pain...you will grow, gaining strength which will power you through whatever else life holds. New roads are ahead. #gutsandgratitude _________________________________ #wisewords #livelife #strength #courage #confidence #trilife #swimbikerun #triumph #triathlontraining #neverquit #menieresdisease #vestibularmigraines #hope #changeyourlife #cope

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"The successful person has the habit of doing the things failures don’t like to do. They don’t like doing them either necessarily. But their disliking is subordinated to the strength of their purpose.“ E.M Gray Mid day workout on the trainer...getting after it before the pending storms take me out. Goal: 1:30...let's go baby! Woot woot get after it! Who's w me?! #gutsandgratitude #beatyesterday #trainsmarter #wellnessjourney #ironman #ironmantraining #halfironmantraining #igotthis #cantkeepmedown #chronicdisease #menieresdisease #raredisease #vestibularmigraines #awareness #neverquit #swimbikerun #trimom #trigirl

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Constant mental, physical or emotional battles lead to fatigue and exhaustion sometimes to the point of giving up because we feel we've given all we can give and we just have nothing left in us to give. Like we are on a hampered wheel trapped within a box and can't see the light, can't see the finish line. Questions and doubt fills our mind - saying what's the point, it will never change, it will never get better, these are just the cards I've been dealt so why try? It's easy to have self doubt. It's easy to stay in that trap of negativity. It is hard to see a better way, or even see and appreciate the little victories when you are in the trenches daily fighting just to survive. It is during these hard and dark times that we must learn to lean on others to carry us when we can't carry ourselves. Finding renewed energy/inspiration/hope/faith through quotes, books, mentors, friend, family and God. Have the courage to reach out. You don't have to do life alone. I'm blessed and grateful for those who have been there for me - as I have pulled strength from you. From training partners who just showed up w energy and a positive can do spirit that is contagious and carried us through a workout, to those on Social media posting, friends cheering me on or bring me food when I could leave the couch for days, family constantly calling and texting with support and love, hearing others stories of triumph, and being picked up through scripture and sermons at Church...like this one bit.ly/2nCYirX2 If we allow ourselves, our hearts, to be open to others we can draw from them to carry us . #gutsandgratitude _________________________________ #yougotthis #faith #attitudematters #ifyouthinkyoucanyoucan #swimbikerun #trilife #triathlontraining #menieresdisease #vestibulardisease #migraine #chronicillness #invisibleillness #awareness #support

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Shock therapy! 30 min on the Tens unit before afternoon workouts. Goal is 2500 swim and 40 min run. Time to dig deep, push boundaries. #gutsandgratitude _________________________________ #trilife #triathlontraining #swimbikerun #roadtorecovery #wellnessjourney #fitness #menieresdisease #vestibularmigraines #pushboundries #overcomer #perseverance #actuallyican #leavenodoubt #attitude

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Pain Cave time...1 hour down...1 or 2 hours to go depending on how the knee feels. #Long steady ready with low resistance hoping will allow me more time in the saddle getting a solid training ride. Passing time watching the movie Love. I wasn't able to join my husband on an outside training ride this morning as my head wasn't calibrated yet and fatigue was strong. Thrilled I've rallied to be able to do a trainer ride. #gutsandgratitude #dowhatyoucanwhenyoucan _________________________________ #beatyesterday #menieresdisease #vestibulardisease #vestibularmigraines #resiliance #persistence #notquitting #wellnessjourney #roadtorecovery #fitness #trainsmarter #triathlontraining #trilife #swimbikerun #igotthis #keepsmiling #actuallyican

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Happiness is discovering a new place and picnicking with your family. _________________________________ #gutsandgratitude #outdoors #lake #optoutside #familytime #hiking #thankful #blessed #happinessis #livelife #livelifetothefullest

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Butt and Balance workout - 20 reps per side. Single leg squat while opposite leg and arm cross. Helps IT Band and retrains vestibular system! _________________________________ #gutsandgratitude #vestibulardisease #menieresdisease #vestibularmigraines #itbandproblems #triathlontraining #trilife #running #cycling #rehab #wellnessjourney #trainsmarter #allaboutthatbase #balance #buttworkout #hips

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What better way to celebrate #nationalpuppyday than hiking w our 6 month old GSP to the largest waterfall east of the Rockies - 256', fall creek falls. Long hike will be my substitute for running today which gives my IT band little break from running. #swimbikehike 😜🙏 So grateful for a gorgeous day and spending time with my family outside! _________________________________ #springbreakhike #gsppuppy #puppy #gspofinstagram #puppyofinstagram #hiking #familyfun #triathlontraining #swimbikerun #exploring #exploringtn #adventures #dogadventures #ruffwear #outdoors #waterfalls #optoutside (at Fall Creek Falls State Park)

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1st time trying @theraband kinesiology tape. Application is for my IT band. I have no clue what I'm doing - the YouTube videos make it look easy. Isn't that always the case! Haha. I think it will take several trial and errors to figure this out...so will hold judgement on the effectiveness of the tape until further use. Because running really aggravates the IT Band, I'm opting to hike, as well as spending more time in the pool and doing stretch and strengthening techniques that should help. Time to hike! _________________________________ #gutsandgratitude #kinesiotape #itbandproblems #igotthis #triathlontraining #swimbikerun #triathlete #iwillrise #dontcallitacomeback #beatyesterday #perseverance #alternativetraining

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BRRRRR...OMG...BRRRR...OMG.....ok I'm good.... In celebration on my longest ride in 3+ years... ice bath time! It hurts so good! Today's lessons... Lesson 1: stick to the training program even though there is a "want" to do more! Too much too soon isn't good...just because I use to be able doesn't me I can now #humbling. Gotta build!! Lesson 2 - time does not heal old injuries, esp when when you don't stick to lesson #1! 44 hilly miles 🚵🏻‍♀️ w lots of head wind on 2nd half. Which brings me to Lesson 3) tailwind makes you feel like a badass and headwind has you begging for mercy! Especially headwind while going uphill. 💨 All lessons I knew and let my ego get the best of me today. Met some super people with the Harpeth River Bike club! Very nice and very welcoming to new members. Today I'm grateful for a clear head day and ability to be riding. I really pushed my limits and comfort zone today as that is the only way to make progress. _________________________________ #gutsandgratitude #icebath #noholdingback #trilife #triathlontraining #trimom #iwillrise #icaniwill #beatyesterday #battle #challengeyourself #chronicillness #menieresdisease #itbandproblems #triumph #triathlete #perseverance #igotthis #dontcallitacomeback (at Franklin, Tennessee)

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Rough 2 weeks w minimal training. Thrilled I was able to get a solid swim in today! _________________________________ #gutsandgratitude #ineedtoworkonmytechnique #triathlontraining #womenfortri #swimbikerun #swimming #trilife #overcomer #noholdingback #chronicillness #menieresdisease #vestibularmigraines (at Franklin Family YMCA)

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So grateful to be able to have custom ear plugs made today! They make a huge difference in my tolerance of 🏊‍♀️ - from water getting in my ears, to stopping the echo of noises and water hitting my ears, etc. My last pair of custom ear plugs were made in 2011. Then after my Endolyphatic Decompression Sac surgery in 2014, my left ear plug just didn't seem to fit/feel the same. I tried the wax plugs that you can buy over the counter, however the effectiveness is not the same. Today, I had the molding of my ears done to get new plugs. Check out the video to see the process: 1) stuff ear w cotton for protection 2) caulking of the ear - my term, not medical 3) wait for the the molds to firm 4) remove and make sure the impression is good 5) select color for the plugs 6) send to lab 7) pick up in several wks _________________________________ #gutsandgratitude #menieresediseaseawareness #menieresdisease #vestibulardisease #swimming #earplugs #swimbikerun #triathlontraining #trilife #womenfortri #dizzylife #triathlete #cantkeepmedown #beatyesterday #triumph #attitudeofgratitude (at Franklin, Tennessee)

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Life w vestibular diseases...what only 6 minutes on the trainer can do = knockout. "Some days you're the windshield, some days you're the bug." ~Mary Chapin Carpenter _________________________________ #gutsandgratitude #livetofightanotherday #iwontquit #menieresediseaseawareness #vestibulardisease #vestibularmigraines #invisibleillness #awareness #ironmantraining #halfironmantraining #swimbikerun #trimom #triathlete #dizzy #tinnitus #offbalance #trilife #womenfortri