Runners Blues: 7 Steps to Mental Recovery after a Race
We’ve spent months preparing and thinking of nothing but this finish line…it is any wonder that after all the build up we have runner …
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Mental Training for Runners | Beyond Mental Toughness
What percentage of running is mental? We often see memes that say it’s 90% mental, 10% physical. While I think that’s a bit high (ya gotta …
No Heartbreak Here: 23 Marathon Quotes to Inspire
You might shrug off a lot of quotes as cliche or trite, but the truth is that a good marathon quote can change your run. It shifts the mindset and …
Runner’s Body | How to Have More Confidence
As runners and athletes, you probably follow bloggers and social media personalities who love to post motivational “fitspo” messages on …
21 Endurance Quotes to Help You Push Through
We joke about the plethora of quotes on social media now, but the truth is the right endurance quotes at the right moment can be exactly what you need …
5 Running Workouts for Beginners to Boost Confidence
Could your brain be the key to reaching your next running goal? Is running confidence just as important as speed workouts? Well, of course these are …
10 Thoughts Runners Have All Had At Least Once
Why is it that when you’re in a bad mood, people love to tell you to smile?! Something about that makes me angry and prone to punching, but that …
How to Bounce Back from a Bad Race Day
As David and I stood joking, rubbing our hands together and bouncing foot to foot, my thoughts were on the miles ahead. Not once in those thoughts was …
Training Vs Working Out: I Train so I can…
How would you complete that sentence? In my early twenties I would have said something closer to “I workout so I can eat pizza.” No shame! …
It’s All Hard Sh**: Time to Embrace the Hard and Potential Failure in Life
Funny story. Well not the kind that will have you peeing your pants funny. But none the less, one that you’ll probably nod along to and go yup, …
7 Lessons to Crush Your Next Running Goal
As individuals that are committed to a healthy active lifestyle we often strive for perfection and are too hard on ourselves when we fail to measure …
Race Week Pains: Real or Phantom? The Science of Niggles
The number of freaked out, hair pulling, the world is ending “it’s race week and I have pain” emails I get would shock most …
How Do You Get Over a Bad Run? Embrace It.
The rain flying sideways was soft, but constant, never allowing me to let go, enjoy the miles and my big marathon goal. That lead to my legs chiming …
What Does it Mean to Run Mindful? Is it Meditation?
Running is my meditation. I’ve said this many times when trying to convince myself that it’s ok I didn’t stick to my resolution to …
Mind Games for Tough Runs: How Others Push Through Mental Barriers
Running is just about one foot in front of the other most days. Until the day you ask said foot attached to a fatigued leg to hit the road for just a …