Twice in a three week period I entered a race unprepared. Just like I mentioned in my Go! Mile race recap, this is totally uncharacteristic of me. I had made up my mind when I started running again a few weeks earlier, that I would NOT be running the Firecracker Fast 5K. My reasons: not […]
I recently shared about my struggles with fear and anxiety which seemed to come to a head after my Daddy passed away in January. Daddy was one of my biggest fans and always made an effort to attend my track and cross country meets. Daddy was my first two-a-day training partner. When I was 12 […]
Recently I read an article about Hannah Fields, a professional track runner, who went public with her eating disorder. Rather than wait until she had successfully over come her illness, she opted to go public while still in treatment. I was inspired. So here goes: I am currently seeing a professional counselor to help me […]
You put in a lot of time and miles getting ready for your races. Your daily training runs insure that you will be physically prepared to go the distance. But did you know that mental preparation is just as important as physical preparation? Visualization is one of the simplest tools to get you get ready […]
Visualization is a tool you can your to run a better race. It as simple as imagining yourself having a successful race. It is just as important that you show up to your race mentally prepared to run as it is physically prepared to run. If you have never practiced visualization you will be surprised […]
Do you ever wonder why you can nail your goal race pace on a training run, but you continually fall apart mid race? You may have great training runs, but if you can’t eliminate the negative self talk and get your head in the race then you will continue to fall short of your racing […]
Call it nerves or pre-race jitters, but I see too many people talk themselves into having a bad race. They are trained, they have the ability and yet they allow fear to take control as they approach the starting line. You hear them say things like: “I really don’t like this distance” or “I don’t […]
The other day I did a Facebook Live video on race plans. If you missed it Click Here to watch it or you can read on to to learn more if you prefer. If you are spending countless hours training for your next race, but failing to make a race plan then you are doing […]
Besides being well trained and physically prepared to race, all successful runners know how to harness the power of mental toughness. They know that no matter how much they have physically prepared for a race, there will always be those moments in a race that they will have to ask them themselves to dig deep […]
Whether you are laser focused and on track with your training or your workout train never left the station or you’re somewhere in between, accomplishing your running goals presents its own set of challenges. I have put together the following video to show you how to create a simple step by step system to keep […]