Today we talk about getting back on track or how you re-boot your workout program. Let’s say you are a runner, and you run 3, 4 or 5 times a week. Maybe you’re training for a race or just trying to stay fit, whatever. Then something happens and you have to take a few days …
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Getting What You Need
I've always been able to rely on running as therapy. It's how I process things; work stuff, family stuff, parenting stuff, etc. No matter what else is going on I can go for a run and feel better. My sadness would lift, my anger would dissipate, my frustrations would yield to solutions and I'd come back …
Run and Done. Now What?
So I've been in the post-marathon meh phase. The race is done, the medal hung, the race number pinned to the wall with the others. My body is recovered, any soreness or aches have subsided, people are tired of hearing about it and the race photos came out and as usual, they are awful! …
Final Full Week of Training
My final, full week of training is done. The Plan I had to do some jiggering with my schedule this week since I was not going to do a tempo run on Thanksgiving Day. As everyone knows, that day is reserved for our Annual Turkey Trot. I pushed that run to Friday morning and then …
Lucky 13
The Plan So this was the 13th week of my training. I had a long run and some speed work tossed in to the mix. In full disclosure, the Thursday tempo runs cause me anxiety. Speed work is my mental kryptonite. But there's no 'opt-out' button in my training. I mean I could skip things …
An Even Dozen
Week 12 is in the books. And now I have slightly less than 30 days to go until race day. Gulp. Sh*t is getting real. The Plan In a nutshell; there was a lot of running goin' on last week! My old pal, Yasso was back and I have to say I had a fun …
Following the Plan
Today was a really rainy day in my neck o' the woods. Luckily I don't mind the rain. And even if I did, it wouldn't matter because I don't have a back up plan for my training runs. So into the dark and rainy morning I went and 8.42 miles later I sloshed back …
One Mile at a Time
Monday started my 9th week of training and I'll be honest, I was a bit tired from the trail race last Sunday. Overall I felt good but my calves were talking to me a bit on Tuesday when I went out on my run. A reminder of the 2 mile uphill grind from the race …
Tips for new runners
I love to talk to new runners. They have a lot of questions and are totally enthusiastic. Many new runners, however, also suffer from the "should's". They feel they "should" be faster. They "should" be able to run more than a minute at a time. They "should" be in better shape. They "should" not run …
Question of the Week!
Question: I'm having a hard time staying motivated with my workouts. Any tips? Glad you asked! We all need a kick in the pants every now and then to stay on track and stick with our plan. Here are the things I do to help get me over that hump. Purposeful Action Pick a race …
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