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 a worry that I wouldn’t finish. Yet, […]
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Training Vs Working Out: I Train so I can…
This is a sponsored post in partnership with Zappos and Merrell, all opinions are my own. How would you complete that sentence? In my early twenties I would have said something closer to “I workout […]
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, we kinda knew that about you already. […]
No Heartbreak Here: 23 Marathon Quotes to Inspire
Thanks to Pinterest and Instagram, marathon 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 a […]
5 Running Workouts to Boost Confidence
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 […]
