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Ever feel like life seems to be piling on?⁣ ⁣ We all have our issues and some days it seems like nothing is going right. Today was one of those days for me. This evening I was just trying to finish a workout on my bike that I do this morning with the hubs. 💯 % BRUTAL solo ride!!! 😥⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ I may have said a few choice words. 😱 I’ve been dealing with a saddle issue that is making for a lot of pain in my backside for the last 3 months. Added to that, an old left shoulder pain decided to show up last night that has been bringing on headaches. And then to top it off, I’m trying to figure out a new Garmin GPS watch after I lost my old one at my race a couple of weeks ago during the swim. I’m human. I cracked under stress. 😥 It’s been a mentally tough day, heck a mentally tough week! ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ After sharing my frustrations with my coach, 👇🏻is what he had to say.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Sometimes accomplishing what one didn't want to even start, regardless of the results, is the major win - Coach Charlie⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ 54 days till IM Boulder and this is just what I needed to hear.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ #schwartzstrong #51andfit #texasborn #aggie91 #plantbasedathlete #2019goals #nomeatathlete #imtraining #texasparent #endurancejunkie #triathlete #triharder #tri #tri365 #triathlontraining #shoulderpain #saddleissues #roadtoironman #doepicshit #badassisbeautiful (at San Antonio, Texas) https://www.instagram.com/myraschwartz.plantpowered/p/BwYXvqIjzC0/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1qbxjhhxlr1ph

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When you know clearly what you want, you’ll wake up every morning excited about life. 💫⁣ ⁣ The altitude was tough to say the least. I think we both experienced a bit of it on the run. Somehow we both found our #strong to finish what we started.⁣ ⁣ More to come after the dust settles 😉⁣ ⁣ #MedalMonday #imboulder #ironcouple #plantstrong #schwartzstrong (at IRONMAN Boulder) https://www.instagram.com/p/ByjeaX4hJfo/?igshid=11gicazmv1eo6

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Our Ethan deserves our acknowledgement and celebration before sharing anything else. ⁣ ⁣ He’s one pooped Sherpa. Woke up briefly this morning to play on his iPad then immediately fell back asleep. He just may sleep all day. He was a real trooper waking up super early to head out with us to the race start at 4am and being there till the very end when we both crossed the finish line. We saw a very grown up young man last night and a heart of gold helping us gather all our race bags and bikes.⁣ ⁣ Sitting in the VIP area allowed him to witness many athletes of all ages and fitness levels that crossed the finish. Just maybe it’ll inspire him one day to become an Ironman or do something extraordinary.⁣ ⁣ #teamschwartzstrong 💪🏻#IMBoulder #IMsherpa #ironmanlife #15yearsyoung #ourteenager #teamschwartz #schwartzstrong #inspireourkids (at Boulder, Colorado) https://www.instagram.com/p/Byif6aZhtr1/?igshid=aj55gt5x3g2o

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If you can't fly, run;⁣ if you can't run, walk;⁣ if you can't walk, crawl.⁣ -Martin Luther King⁣ ⁣ Happy Global Running Day!!⁣ Running has been in my life for most of my adult life. It all started with just going out for a run but I never learned to enjoy or appreciate it. When I discovered the sport of triathlon it became way more than a way to burn calories. It’s become my happy place. ⁣My way to keep my stress and anxiety at bay. It saved me!! ⁣ ⁣ #trilife #garmin #runendorphins #schwartzstrong #altra #plantbased #resultsstarthere #trainharder #starbucks #womenwhotri #ironmanrunning #igrunner #runhappy #running #runner #mymentaltherapy #endurancerun #plantstrong #triathlonlife #myhappyplace #globalrunningday #imchoo2017 (at Chattanooga, Tennessee) https://www.instagram.com/p/ByWrfF3BLzP/?igshid=1kkqo0kd2zh8r

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Gear packed for our final 2.4 mile swim after work.⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ #imbooulder #ironcouple #destinationraces #doepicshit #trilifestyle #tapertime #audaciousliving #beaudacious #texasgirl #boulderbound #trilife #schwartzstrong #trainharder #resultsstarthere #garmin #womenwhotri #plantstrong #plantbasedtriathlete #swimbikerun #momsthattri #weekendplans #fridaymood #fridaynightswim #movebetter #whatmovesyou⁣ ⁣ #trainbetter #trainhard⁣ #girlswithmuscle⁣ (at Texas) https://www.instagram.com/p/ByIvE_XhI-m/?igshid=ue3ehu0z33o1

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I'd be lying if I said every day was easy!!⁣ ⁣ The truth is that sometimes you just have to get up and DO IT..... suck it up and DO the hard things!⁣ ⁣ On the drive out to the lake I knew this wouldn’t be a great swim. Left hip and shoulder just weren’t feeling great. I told myself you have 2 more of these long swims before race day in ✌🏻weeks. Just go out there and do your best. I’ve done the work. My body knows what it feels like to swim 2.4 miles. Its all muscle memory now as long as I don’t stop. This swim was H.A.R.D. but it’s done!! 1 more of these next Friday then it’s time to let all the training soak in.⁣ ⁣ Advice I give both my kids when they are doubting their ability to do hard things. You’ve studied and prepared for what’s ahead now just trust when the times comes your mind and body will take over. The feeling of accomplishment will out weight the doubts you were experiencing.⁣ ⁣ Every single one of us can find an excuse NOT to do it... without question... but it's when we DECIDE to go after it and believe in ourselves and all that we're capable of, CHANGE happens.⁣ ⁣ #imboulder #decidecommit #14daycountdown #schwartzstrong #ironlife #mindovermatter #plantstrong #texas #enduranceracing #openwaterswim #plantpoweredathlete #workhardplayhard #wordsofwisdom #51willbeepic #youcandoittoo #tri365 #smalltowngirl #nevergiveup #plantstrongfoodie #loveyourselfday #fuelyourbody #badassisbeautiful #itstartswithwhy #whynotyou #heartforliving #nevergiveupattitude #hardworkpaysoff (at Boerne Lake) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bx7yF-phcen/?igshid=cupc9kw5z49p

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“Fear, you don't own me⁣ There ain't no room in this story⁣ And I ain't got time for you⁣ Telling me what I'm not⁣ Like you know me well guess what?”⁣ #thebreakup⁣ by Francesca Battistelli ⁣ ⁣ Guess what? I’ve let fear hold me back from too many things in my life. 😔⁣ ⁣ No more. ✋🏻⁣ ⁣ Today, if I am afraid to do something (unless it involves deep, dark bodies of water...🙀), I consider it my sign that I just need to do that ☝🏻 because some great things have come to me waaaay outside my comfort zone. 💪🏻⁣ ⁣ #200ishmoremiles till race day 😜 #imboulder #ironcouple #schwartzstrong #goaldigger⁣ #ambitionista⁣ #texas #humansoftriathlon #moments #dontquityourdaydream⁣ #bossladiesmindset⁣ #lifestylegoals⁣ #picoftheday #slaytheday⁣ #workworkwork⁣ #dailygrind #whatmovesyou⁣ #trainhard⁣ #girlswithmuscle⁣ #movebetter⁣ #trainbetter #lifestylegoals #happylife #constanlyimproving #strongernotskinny (at San Antonio, Texas) https://www.instagram.com/p/BxziGU0hHy7/?igshid=7n5tlhmvormu

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In life you will suffer one of two pains... Pain of Discipline or Pain of Regret. ⁣ ⁣ The pain of discipline weighs ounces in comparison to the pain of regret!⁣ ⁣ I tried to hit my goal like I did in 2017 when I did this same run for my first IM. The first 15 miles were on pace per plan (5min run/1min walk interval) but my hip reminded me today this run wasn’t going to end pretty. To avoid causing damage that could negatively affect race day I called it at 16.2 miles. Zero regrets. I gave it my all. ⁣💪🏻 Always listen to your body!! ⁣ #imboulder #22days #plantstrong #texasborn #schwartzstrong #51andfit #plantbasedathlete #2019goals #nomeatathlete #imtraining #runhappy #endurancejunkie #triathlete #triharder #tri #tri365 #triathlontraining #doepicshit #aggie91 #badassisbeautiful #lifestylegoals #happylife #constanlyimproving #strongernotskinny #humansoftriathlon (at San Antonio, Texas) https://www.instagram.com/p/BxnfJmbBrEk/?igshid=1okjpj5e4ygiw

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Get up EVERY morning and tell yourself “I can do this” 👊🏻⁣ ⁣ 94.5 mile bike ride and 3.5mile run ✅ Ride went better than expected and run started good until my hip decided to remind me it’s still not 💯 pain-free yet. 😢 Ended up cutting it short by 20 minutes per coach’s advice. After 3 weeks of pain I broke down and went to see my ortho. X-ray doesn’t show any issues so it most likely just very tight muscles. Lots of foam rolling, massage and ice to help it loosen up since taking anti-inflammatories are out of the question due to my UC. Doing my best to not let this bring me down. Just need to stay positive. I made it through #immt last year after shoulder surgery. I can get through this too! 🤷🏻‍♀️⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ #ifuelwith🌱 #trilife #imboulder #bikerunbrick #schwartzstrong #orbea #resultsstarthere #altra #trainharder #garmin #orbea #trainingpeaks #womenwhotri #ironmantraining #plantstrong #plantbasedtriathlete ⁣ #mymentaltherapy #momsthattri #ironmantri #ironmantraining #endurance #plantbased #tailwindnutrition #triathlonlife (at San Antonio, Texas) https://www.instagram.com/myraschwartz.plantpowered/p/BxEG5T0jpuV/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=p62jhdwerika

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You will struggle. ⁣ You will sweat. ⁣ You will cry. ⁣ You may have given up before. ⁣ But not today!! ⁣ You were meant to overcome!!⁣ You were meant for greatness!! 💚⁣ ⁣ ⁣ For weeks I’ve been looking forward to not having to layer up to stay warm on our long weekend rides. Well spring is here. Turned into a beautiful windy day but time to pull out the sunscreen. 🥵 We all got toasted. 😳⁣ ⁣ IMBoulder is just 12 weeks away so the miles are gonna be going up 😬🙃 Time to embrace the suck🤣⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ #29daystoraceday #imtexas703 #trigirl #doingwhatwelovetodo #trilife #schwartzstrong #thecoachlife #lifechanger #surgeryrecovery #garmin #resultsstarthere #trainharder #womenwhotri #momlife #ironmantraining #plantbasedtriathlete #tailwindnutrition #loveyourself #embraceyourself #ironcouple #plantpoweredtrigirl (at Bulverde, Texas) https://www.instagram.com/myraschwartz.plantpowered/p/BuzbpAKjWXe/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=885pgrj76bqd

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He’s back!!! 🥰⁣ ⁣ Couples who get healthy together, stay together.💚⁣ 😅 ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ #32daystoraceday #intervalset #trainersession #imtexas703 #transformedourmarriage #doingwhatwelovetodo #trilife #schwartzstrong #thecoachlife #lifechanger #surgeryrecovery #garmin #resultsstarthere #trainharder #womenwhotri #momlife #ironmantraining #plantbasedtriathlete #loveyourself #embraceyourself (at San Antonio, Texas) https://www.instagram.com/myraschwartz.plantpowered/p/Buqz1azDLdU/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=2l2uc33d3y70

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Not every workout will be badass, otherwise there’s no room for growth from the lessons you learn. Today was one of those days. Woke up hungry and should’ve eaten something before heading to the pool. After 1,600y I had to pull the plug with 400y still unfinished. 😔 Form was going south and my focus wasn’t there. As my swim coach said, “don’t reinforce bad form just to finish the workout.”⁣ ⁣ Learn to listen to your body!!⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ #ifuelwith🌱#trilife #texas703 #schwartzstrong #thecoachlife #lifechanger #surgeryrecovery #garmin #resultsstarthere #trainharder #womenwhotri #momlife #ironmantraining #plantbasedtriathlete #loveyourself #embraceyourself #flawsome #noonesperfect #getfitwithme #swimbikerun #mymentaltherapy #momsthattri #ironmantri #ironmantraining #endurance #plantstrong #plantbased #triathlonlife #momofteenboy (at Gold's Gym) https://www.instagram.com/myraschwartz.plantpowered/p/BuoLxJaDN5C/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=kkvq2z8v2bj8

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Have to admit I have a love hate relationship with the #treadmill. I always seem to push myself so hard that my face is beet red. Now I do my best to avoid them at all cost. I will run in the cold and rain so I don’t have to dread my run. 🤣🤣 Today would have been a great outdoor run except the hubby found out he has the flu 😷🤒🤧 and won’t let me run in the dark outside for my own safety. ☺️ ⁣ ⁣ I remember the day when I’d hop on the #dreadmill every weekday morning for 30-60 min. #boring I thought it was the only way to burn calories so I could eat whatever I wanted. 🙄 It took hitting rock bottom in my health inside and out before I found something that I actually enjoyed and saw the benefits of my hard work..... then everything changed... a whole new mindset....a whole new lifestyle... an amazing community I love. It’s been life altering to stay the least. ✌🏻 Then my eyes were open to the world of #triathlon 😍⁣ Has it been life altering for you as well??? ⁣ ⁣ #texas703 #schwartzstrong #thecoachlife #lifechanger #surgeryrecovery #garmin #resultsstarthere #trainharder #momlife #ironmantraining #flawsome #altrarunning #texas #loveyourself #coffeeaddict #embraceyourself #noonesperfect #getfitwithme #swimbikerun #mymentaltherapy #momsthattri #ironmantri #ironmantraining #endurance #plantstrong #plantbased (at Gold's Gym) https://www.instagram.com/myraschwartz.plantpowered/p/Bucb0DtDAOp/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1gr5xq2cpjpyz

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When you do something you’ve never ever done before 🙌🏻 Love my coach’s comment 🤣🤣⁣ I think I have the best swim and tri coach ever. They both get me 😃 Excited for this tri season after a mentally and physically tough one last year. I lost myself in my training to survive and everything else suffered. No more sadness. Time to move forward, right? ⁣ ⁣ Praise and Appreciation... ⁣ You may receive praise — or not. You can’t depend upon it from others. If you do good things expecting others to acknowledge it, you set yourself up for disappointment. 😔 ⁣ ⁣ Don’t do something to earn people’s gratitude; do something because you want to do it, it helps you feel better, or it matches your integrity. 🙌🏻 ⁣ ⁣ Praise yourself. When you take a step in the right direction, overcome a funky mood, or do something kind for others – pat yourself on the back.⁣ ⁣ It doesn’t matter what others see. What matters is what you think about yourself.⁣ ⁣ Make a personal commitment to engage in encouraging self-talk. This leads to self-validation. 😀⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ #ifuelwith🌱#trilife #texas703 #schwartzstrong #thecoachlife #lifechanger #surgeryrecovery #garmin #resultsstarthere #trainharder #womenwhotri #momlife #ironmantraining #plantbasedtriathlete #quotes #momsthattri #ironmantri #ironmantraining #plantstrong #triathlonlife #momofteenboy (at San Antonio, Texas) https://www.instagram.com/myraschwartz.plantpowered/p/BuXtgglDqmi/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=12vy850u06mym

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Alamo 13.1 Half marathon redemption day after bowing 🙇‍♀️ out 2 weeks ago. We still managed to keep our social distancing while running with the occasional gloved fist punch as we passed each other. 😜 Ready for a shower, cozy clothes and 🌱 food. ⁣

With 18 weeks to IM Lake Placid 🙏🏻, training continues... building up to marathon distance running following a 8min/45sec run/walk plan.⁣

#teamschwartz #imlp2020 #ironmancouple #dontstop #keepgoing #brittonstriforce #teamchallenge #IBDwarrior #strongertogether @trainingpeaks #trainhardraceeasy #ironmantraining #trilife @garmin #runendorphins #schwartzstrong #altra #plantbased #resultsstarthere #trainharder #womenwhotri #ironmanrunning #igrunner #runhappy #running #runner #mymentaltherapy #endurancerun #triathlonlife #altrarunning

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One of my big reasons why I said yes to coaching was to hold myself accountable to my overall wellness. It opened my eyes to living a life that I loved waking up to every single day. I knew, that if I was just showing up for myself, I would only show up when it was convenient. I had tried it before and failed, because the only one who knew when I did or didn’t press play. I knew I needed to coach because other people needed me to show up, so they could believe they could too. They needed to believe they too could have a better quality of life. I realized that if I didn’t share my journey, not only would I be holding myself back from my potential, but I would be holding others back from theirs. So this is for YOU; the other introverted Myra’s of the world that needed someone to show up for themselves, so you could show up for you. 🤞🏻 #thecoachlife #lifechanger #surgeryrecovery #thisis50 #innerstrength #momwithtats #resultsstarthere #trainharder #womenwhotri #momlife #ironmantraining #trilife #plantbasedtriathlete #quotes #momsthattri #ironmantri #ironmantraining #texasgirl #coffeaddict #plantstrong #triathlonlife #momofteenboy #ifuelwith🌱 #schwartzstrong #introvert #onlydaughter (at Texas) https://www.instagram.com/myraschwartz.plantpowered/p/BvDX0TVjNtW/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=algor36bm0dr