Become a Real Runner So you want to become a “real runner”, eh? That’s great! Being a runner is as awesome as you can possibly imagine and probably more and I’m going to help you! I’ve got some basic tips … Continue reading
With this post don’t focus on the actual numbers. Focus on what the numbers represent. To me, race times represent determination, hard work and dreams becoming reality. Enjoy the journey. Otherwise what’s the point. Eleanor Roosevelt said it best… A … Continue reading
How many bathroom stops did you make? You’d be hard pressed to find a runner who can not relate to this question. Here is a funny, but a very real picture of how many trips a runner makes to the … Continue reading
Life is One Big PR. DREAM BIG I’ve met so many great individuals over the past year that have motivated and inspired me beyond any level imaginable. Don’t believe me? As Emily loves to remind me, I said I would never ever … Continue reading
How to survive a long run when you have no idea how far you will be running This spring I got the wild idea to run a 6 hour race. Since the start of the year I’d been challenging myself … Continue reading
It happens to the best of us. One minute, running gives us all the great things we could ever hope for: a sense of peace, happiness, the runner’s high, the finish line glory, the I love to run feeling that makes … Continue reading
Ok, so I could answer this as a coach…..or I could answer this as the sarcastic person that I am…so I think I’ll do both! Here are my 5 Ways to Speed up post marathon recovery! Walk. You need time to … Continue reading
It’s really easy sometimes during the peak of training to get caught up in the number of miles or your paces, race day nerves, how sore and tired you feel, and anxiety over goals. While there are plenty of runs … Continue reading
I want you to know a few things. First, what you’re feeling is completely normal. Everyone has to start somewhere. Think about the first time you got on a bike. You couldn’t balance, you felt awkward and probably thought you’d never … Continue reading
If there’s one thing runners have, it’s opinions. The best shoes, the best GPS (Garmin, Polar, Timex, TomTom), the best clothing, the best fuel, and the best place to run. I started off training outside, and I think outdoor running … Continue reading
Today I had a speed work session that astonished me. Stunned. And it’s pouring behind me. After waking up to a gray, rainy, dreary morning, the last thing I felt like doing was running fast. I felt more like crawling … Continue reading
When I started running I had no idea how much it would affect my life. I started doing it to get in better shape but it gave me so much more. Running gave me a purpose and a drive. There … Continue reading