I do it because I love the process. I love being outside. I love competing and seeing how far I can push myself. It+ACY-rsquo+ADs-s the challenge. There+ACY-rsquo+ADs-s something satisfying about a hard days work. Those nights you lay in bed and can+ACY-rsquo+ADs-t sleep because your muscles are twitching from that … [Read more...]
What’s your first Olympic experience?
I+ACY-rsquo+ADs-ve wanted to make the Olympics since I was a gymnast in the 3rd grade, 1987. For the past 25 years+ACE I+ACY-rsquo+ADs-ve gone back and looked at journals from the 3rd-6th grade where I dreamed of being the next Mary Lou Retton or Nadia Comaneci. I have notes about how gymnastics went that day or what … [Read more...]
Daily recipe: A tribute to my knife
Recipe for Chilean Sea Bass Tacos with Mango Salsa Lisa Aguilera - March 3rd, 2011 The knife Chilean Sea Bass Tacos Ingredients: Chilean Sea Bass Coconut … [Read more...]
Building New Neurons in Germany
Lisa Aguilera - August 9th, 2010 I'm a geek. If you didn't know before, this blog will leave very little doubt. So, I was reading a book +ACI-Iconoclast: A Neuroscientist Reveals How to Think differently+ACI months ago. In one of the first chapters, they say that the best way to build new neurons (get a … [Read more...]
Philosophical Argument Disagreeing with @tinyBuddah Quote: “Love is loving things that you sometimes don’t like”
Lisa Aguilera - July 27th, 2010 I do like track workouts. I like the getting excited before the workout, the anticipation, the battle between your body saying no and your mind saying yes. I actually enjoy track workouts MORE then just regular runs. There's more structure, more logic, and it's so … [Read more...]
Big West Pump Up
Will doing more pull-ups help me run faster?
Lisa Galaviz - December 29th, 2009 If I'm on the starting line, and I look into the eyes of my competitors and I can honestly say to myself, +ACI-I can do more pull-ups than all you+ACEAIg will that help me run faster? I've recently been in a twitter trash talking battle about who can do the most pull-ups. … [Read more...]
My Top 10 Favorite Athlete Websites
Lisa Galaviz - October 4th, 2009 Yesterday at Geekfest 2009 (As +AEA-KCbandit liked to call it), Ann Gaffigan (former American Record holder in the steeplechase and current Computer Website Mogul) and I were discussing website design. I asked her what her favorite websites were and we started looking … [Read more...]
Random thoughts on the National Championships and racing
Lisa Galaviz - July 2nd, 2009 USAs I was just reflecting on my USA's 6th place finish, and while I wanted to finish top 3 so bad, I was really happy with how I raced and competed. Believe it or not, I want all the best runners to run the steeplechase (rather than other events) and I want everyone to … [Read more...]