My favorite running songs isn’t an easy thing to compress. Everyone is hitting up their Spotify to find out what their most listened to music of the decade is. I don’t use Spotify, but I did run through my playlists and my Pandora to see what it seemed like I listen to the most, or at the very least what I like running to the most. For my long distance training I’m not a fan of tempo that’s too fast…
Marathon Training
Yesterday began with a sense that the universe was determined to either kill my spirit or kill my marathon literally. Before the race even began it seemed like my day might be doomed, but I stopped looking at the…
Running supplements. To Gu or not to Gu? When you start getting into long distance you start facing the requirement of hydrating while on the run, but also refueling. Most of us have found a supplement of some kind…
Stop comparing yourself to others! This shouldn’t just be a running tip, but a big life one. Certainly something in the day and age of social media sharing I think most of us struggle with more than ever in…
If you would have told me I would be running a support group or part of a “tribe” seven or eight years ago I would have laughed in your face. I also would have been a complete ass. In…
Honor The Journey: This Is Why I Do It
Do you ever ask why I do it? I had 17 miles scheduled to run this past Sunday morning and it was one of those tough runs that tested you physically, mentally, but also gave you one of the…
Setting attainable goals for ourselves isn’t something I think most people lack. The struggle is actually sticking to those goals. New Years resolutions are always popular, but most people break their resolutions before January has even concluded. I think…