No Heartbreak Here: 23 Marathon Quotes to Inspire
Thanks to Pinterest and Instagram, quotes that had long been forgotten took on a new fervor in the last few years. Which means you might shrug them off as cliche or trite, but they really […]
mental marathon training
5 Running Confidence Boosting Workouts
Could your brain be the key to reaching your next running goal? Is running confidence just as important as speed workouts? According to neuropsychologist Donald Hebb’s cell assembly theory, a thought that is regularly repeated creates […]
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 up to high standards. As we enter the holiday […]
Post Race Blues Recovery Plan: 7 Steps to Maximize Your I Did It Feeling
As the finish line nears, every muscle in your body screams for it to be over as your brain races through all the calculations from “I can’t believe I did it” to “this was horrible“. […]
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 people…but not other runners. We know all about the niggles, the […]
Double Down on Bad Runs for Maximum Race Day Results
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 in with their own thoughts on how […]
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 sit for 5 minutes a day. But I knew there was […]
10 Feelings All Runners Have Experienced 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 my friends is also why I […]
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 bit longer or […]
Should You Take a Running Break?
For the first time since I began running in 2002, I’ve been pondering a non-injury imposed running break. Not a rest day, but an actual extended period of placing my running shoes on lock down. […]
