Last week of training was quite amazing. We’ve had near perfect running weather lately. I feel as if we’re being spoiled and the snow will be dumped on us any minute now. At the same time, we’ve earned this mild […]
Wheeeeeee! It’s almost Thanksgiving!! Since it’s the day before Thanksgiving and all, I thought I’d join the cool kids and spout off some things I’m thankful for. I’m going to try not to get too heavy on you here, but […]
Disclaimer: I’m not a doctor — mental health or otherwise. Proceed with caution, but this is very sound advice as I’ve experienced this myself… One of my athletes recently approached me and told me she’s got a lot of anxiety […]
It’s getting to be that time of year again. And I swear I’m not trying to jump to the holidays before it’s even Thanksgiving. I’m definitely not one of those people. But I know there are some of you who […]
I know I’ve been focusing a lot on my injury and recovery for the last couple weeks, but let’s face it — it’s a big part of my life right now. Sure, I’ve had a lot of other things going […]
in·spi·ra·tion /ˌinspəˈrāSH(ə)n/ the process of being mentally stimulated to do or feel something, especially to do something creative. mo·ti·va·tion /ˌmōdəˈvāSH(ə)n/ the general desire or willingness of someone to do something. • • • I think a lot about people in […]
It’s a big weekend here in the CLE, folks. After 14 weeks of training, strengthening, and proving themselves over and over again, my team of 5K participants will be taking on their first official race. I’m beyond proud of these […]
The news came on Wednesday morning. The 2016 Boston Marathon qualifying times are 2 minutes and 28 seconds faster than the qualifying standard for age groups. I quickly saw my social media feeds turn to the Boston Marathon. Some folks […]
Hi, friends! Happy Friday! Today I’m linking up with Cynthia, Courtney, and Mar for the Friday Five — and today’s topic is “free Friday.” Every so often I’ll ask my athletes what areas they would like to improve upon, or […]
Welcome back! Thanks for joining me. 🙂 Today I’m talking motivation and goals. As a coach, it’s easy for me to ask my clients about their goals and aspirations, and then to keep them motivated. The first thing I do […]