Athlete Spotlight: Heather Carpenter
From conquering Newton Hills, to lighting up the streets of Tokyo, Heather has achieved the dream that many of us continue to strive for.
Motivation
Where the Mind Goes, the Energy Flows
So many times during a run and throughout a training cycle our minds can drift into some negative places. How do we handle this and turn it into something more positive and productive?
What is Your Purpose for Running?
The most powerful purposes are ones that are intrinsic (you want to do it, rather than someone is making you or pressuring you to) or ones that positively impact others. What is your purpose for running?
Surges: An Effective Race Day Running Strategy
Trying out things like surges in your training can really help you come race day, especially if the legs aren’t fully cooperating.
How ‘Hard’ Should Hard Days Really Be?
Most of us are familiar with taking easy days “easy”, so you can take your hard days “hard,” but how hard do we need to go?
Reframing Your Perspective: Growth Mindset
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.
Four Strategies to Keep You Motivated
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.
Holding Back During the Taper
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.
How to Prepare for Race Day
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.
Celebrating, No Matter The Occasion
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.