Swimcation 2024

Our annual Multisport Mastery + JHC Coaching Swimcation is complete! This year, 16 swimmers joined our coaches for fun, sun, and swim in Naples, Florida. A few lessons from the pool deck ➡️

Goals, Coaches, Swim, TrainingJHC MSMNovember 12, 2024MSM + JHC Coaching, Jennifer Harrison, Elizabeth Waterstraat, swimcation, breathing, frequency, relaxComment

Swimvember 2024...it's coming!

Swimvember asks you to set aside one month to focus on swimming and embrace opportunities, development, proof, swim skills, speed, and confidence.

Swim, Training, Goals, CoachesJHC MSMOctober 23, 2024MSM + JHC Coaching, Jennifer Harrison, Elizabeth Waterstraat, swimming, swimvember, community, goal settingComment

NEW RACE: Rockford 70.3

How lucky are we to be based in an area less than one hour away from the new Rockford 70.3? Let’s get ready!

Coaches, Goals, Racing, TrainingJHC MSMOctober 17, 2024MSM + JHC Coaching, Jennifer Harrison, Elizabeth Waterstraat, habits, consistency, equipment, nutrition, pacing, prepareComment

What are you training for? Get SPECIFIC.

If we want to perform our BEST at different types of racing, though, specificity is needed!

Out of season racing

You’ve come all this way - continue to prepare for the big day with intent.

Goals, Mindset, Racing, TrainingJHC MSMSeptember 27, 2024MSM + JHC Coaching, Jennifer Harrison, Elizabeth Waterstraat, prepare, success, flexibilityComment

Darkness? Cold Temps? Get ready for the season we're in.

As the days get shorter, you’re probably finding yourself needing to train in the dark again. Temps are starting to drop, schedules are busy again and it feels like sleeping in just got a whole lot easier.

Goals, Mindset, TrainingJHC MSMSeptember 19, 2024mindset, MSM + JHC Coaching, Jennifer Harrison, Elizabeth Waterstraat, sleep, community, flexibility, consistency, small winsComment

Daily commute & life activities...what's the impact?

There’s no perfect benchmark for any one person, but a few things are key to making sure these commutes & fitness walks support, and don’t hinder your training.

Goals, TrainingJHC MSMSeptember 9, 2024MSM + JHC Coaching, Jennifer Harrison, Elizabeth Waterstraat, daily life, commute, coachingComment

Momentum ➡️ a key part of success.

“Set a goal and work towards it with all the commitment and resources you can muster…”

The anatomy of a breakthrough performance:

When you feel like you finally are racing with the crowd you’ve been chasing for a while…what does it take to get there?

The big one is done...now what?

Finishing a goal race is a big accomplishment- take time to enjoy it and recover from it!

Firsts are exciting!

No matter the distance, the type of event, or what has been previously completed, firsts should be celebrated. And a nice bonus here- each first is a PR 😉

🏆 Little Wins

Little victories keep us going between races. They show us that the training every day is worth it. They’re proof of progress right when you might really need it.

Goals, Mindset, Racing, TrainingJHC MSMJune 26, 2024Elizabeth Waterstraat, Jennifer Harrison, MSM + JHC Coaching, little wins, goal setting, mindset, PRComment

💥 ALL IN 💥

As race season heats up - check in with yourself. Are you ALL IN?

🏅 GOING LONG!

Committing to these big races can be really exciting, but the process is made much easier when you’ve considered all that will go into making your training- and race day- something to enjoy!

Goals, Racing, TrainingJHC MSMJune 13, 2024Jennifer Harrison, Elizabeth Waterstraat, endurance, long course, goal setting, training, race dayComment

Self-talk matters!

What if it’s as easy as the things you say to yourself and how you say those things? That’s not only free speed, that’s easy and accessible to everyone. 😎

Obsession: the thief of joy in the process

Enjoying the process without obsession - we talk a lot about embracing the process.

Goals, Mindset, Racing, TrainingJHC MSMJune 6, 2024MSM + JHC Coaching, Jennifer Harrison, Elizabeth Waterstraat, training, mindset, goal settingComment

Navigating back to back races

Ever get to that point in the season where you realized your “good idea” to schedule two races close together is closing in on you?

Pressure

Pressure can fuel us to act and drive us to meet our goals. On the other side, pressure can cause us to crack, to make mistakes, and to overlook things.

Goals, Mindset, Racing, TrainingJHC MSMMay 22, 2024MSM + JHC Coaching, Jennifer Harrison, Elizabeth Waterstraat, pressure, mindset, goal settingComment

Unexpected race day outcomes

Races sometimes - don’t go as we planned. We hope to always have a good day. But there are certainly bad ones...

Open water swimming

Even the most irrational of fears can feel very real when you’re in open water, but there are ways to tune your mind out and have a smooth, successful swim.