It won’t be long now before old man winter shows his chilly face around these parts. How do you stay motivated to get your training and workouts done when the mercury drops? That’s this week’s Tuesdays on the Run topic. It’s 6 degrees. The wind is howling. A certain runner I know has 5 miles [Read More]
What to Do When Races Get Hard
We’re in the midst of peak racing season. What better time to talk about strategies for those late, hopefully really late miles when the wheels feel like they’re about to come off? Wait, let’s hope it never gets that hard. But who am I kidding? Sometimes it does. Confession: I may have written this for [Read More]
Excuse-Proof Your Workouts
It’s been a tough summer. As a running coach, I hear all kinds of excuses. Races are fun. There’s music, cheering spectators, food and swag. We get to go on Facebook and Instagram with our finish line shots. Training? Not so much fun. You often have to get up before the sun to get [Read More]
5 Keys to Staying Motivated
It’s 6 degrees. The wind is howling. A certain runner I know has 5 miles on tap. The question isn’t IF she’ll run today, but rather whether she’ll brave the elements and get it done outside, or take those miles to the trusty mill. Of course she’d rather curl up with coffee and skip the [Read More]
Is Being Healthy Just Too Hard?
The other day I ran into a woman I knew in college. She’d been heavy all her life, but she began running on campus, lost weight and looked like a freaking super model. When she graduated, she stopped running, the weight returned and she’s been quite heavy ever since. When I asked her if she [Read More]
How to Stay Strong Mentally During a Long Run
Since we’re in the thick of race season and not a week goes by that I don’t get an email asking for tips on how to stay positive mentally when the going gets tough, I thought I’d share some things you can do to head off a race-time wig out. Know the course: Drive it [Read More]
Hey Where’s My Lazy Summer?
We are one week into summer break and I’ve yet to find a rhythm. I think back to previous years and I wonder how the heck I squeezed marathon training in? To be fair, Thing 1 and the Caveman were away this week so my runs while single parenting had to be on the mill. [Read More]
Motivation Monday: Fan Edition
When I do my long runs, I like to keep my head in a positive place. Among the rainbows and unicorns that danced in my head as I banged out yesterday’s 11-miler, I got to thinking about the impact spectators have on me in races: One of them gave me the mantra I still use [Read More]
Negative Motivation?
Yesterday I hit up a spin class, which I’m doing more and more these days since running and I are on a break. It was a hill interval class. For once I really cranked the intensity because I wasn’t saving my legs for a run. Apparently everyone was not doing the same because the instructor [Read More]