Category Archives: motivation
London Done and Come Early: What us mortal runners can take away from the elites
Yes we’re all excited for the London Olympics this summer but there’s plenty of action over there prior to that with today’s London Marathon. I know I can’t be the only person who feels like a total slacker, slow-poke reading … Continue reading
The Boston Marathon, Treadmill Marathons, and *Gasp* I Ran…
Is there some kind of race going on in Boston this weekend? Just kidding, as this Sunday Monday (wow, sorry for the total brainfart there!) will be of course the Boston Marathon. This race is rich in history and has … Continue reading
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How Did I Get Roped Into This Whole Running Thing? – Why We Run and a Sweaty Announcement
Why do you do it? I’m sitting here just finishing off a piece on my ‘Aha Fitness Moment’ and trying to pinpoint the moment I fell in love with running. I’ll share a bit more on why I’m writing this … Continue reading
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The Rainbow of Running: Sweating out each mile by the color
A rainbow is built color by color, not unlike your training. Here’s the running rainbow breakdown: Red is Consistency. There is no super secret to getting better, it’s just hard work done day in and day out over months, years…you … Continue reading
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When Running Starts Taunting Me – When do YOU like to get your workout in?
I like to workout first thing. I hate waiting, it feels like my run (workout when injured) is sitting there over my head taunting me, “When are you going to get to me, when are you going to get to … Continue reading
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Gawking at Fast Runners: We all have doubts, but you can choose whether to let them stand in your way or not
“Those who can’t do, teach,” they say and I’ll add, “Those who can’t run can obsess.”I jest, but if I’m not going to be able to get my fix of miles for now (thank you, right foot, if I could … Continue reading
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Mental Games for Getting Through Tedious Cross-Training Workouts: The Chocolate Edition
Tuesday morning and I, admittedly a bit begrudgingly, took to the elliptical machine. (I swear I AM a runner, even if the last time I had an awesome, pain-free run seems like a far-off, distant memory…haha) Let’s be honest, when … Continue reading
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The Pain Drain: Keeping Your Brain in Check When the Pain Sets In
“Being a distance runner is about handling pain. If you can’t manage pain, you probably won’t end up as a distance runner.” I love this quote from Kara Goucher featured in an excellent read from Running Times, ‘Pain: Deal With … Continue reading
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More Than a Sport: How running changes lives and gives hope to Ugandan orphans
I truly believe that running is much more powerful than merely a sport or, dare I even say, a hobby. It holds the power to transform lives, instill lessons for nearly all other areas of life, it connects people, and … Continue reading
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Living to Answer the ‘What if’ Questions and ‘Chasing Ghosts’ Book Review
In talking about visualization in my last post, I also touched on goals. It’s important to have them, setting them can be tricky though. You don’t want to aim too low because where’s the satisfaction in that, but it can … Continue reading
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