What Does Your Body Really Need?
A plan is great, but it’s important to listen to your body too. How do you make sure you give your body what it needs?
A plan is great, but it’s important to listen to your body too. How do you make sure you give your body what it needs?
This week’s message relates to how you view yourself and your running. The way in which you tell yourself (and others) how a run went can impact your mood and your performance and often that story isn’t completely accurate.
This was not a note I wanted to write or send, but sadly we live in a world where a female runner can’t go out for a run alone without putting their life in danger. Things have to change.
Here’s some tips that can help you get over that hump in the middle of your training cycle and give you that recharge toward the finish line.
This is the time to show discipline and trust the training that you have done and is planned out for you. Stay the course. Having doubts is normal, it shows you appreciate the task in hand.
As race day looms for many of us this week, it’s essential we think about the lead up to race day. You’ve done hundred’s of hours of training to prepare for the big day, but the 2-3 days around race day are crucial and we want to make sure we plan for those too.
This time of year is frantic and it’s easy to get lost in the craziness of it all and miss out of some of the special moments or under-appreciate everything you are accomplishing, day after day.
Today, I want to share an experience that will hopefully resonate with those who feel that disappointment or frustration in the hope it helps them navigate through the emotional rollercoaster that can follow when things don’t go as we had hoped.
The cold snap is on it’s way just in time for Christmas. And while Santa and his elves may be running around in their warm toy warehouse, the majority of us will be out on the streets, greenways, and trails braving the conditions.
Aerobic Base: Endurance Building with a Long-Term Goal Those of you that keep a close eye on Strava may have noticed that a) despite recently becoming a Dad of 2 I’ve still been able to log consistent and decent mileage, and b) the large majority of my runs have been at a very comfortable pace …
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