I hope you had a motivating second week! I really didn’t – I’ve found myself so busy . . . wait right there! Excuses! Yep, that’s all I have. So I am super motivated now to get back into it. I noticed I am feeling the repercussions of not running as much (only 2 …
One of the most common complaints from all of my runners during a run or workout was dizziness or nausea. Yes, my workouts were tough, and yes some of them didn’t eat correctly prior to practice, but for the most part I could chalk up the complaints to not hydrating well enough. In the middle …
I take the idea of using this biblical quote from a great book written by Alan Williams called Teammates Matter. He also went to Wake Forest, but he played basketball, as a non-scholarship athlete in the 4 years after I graduated. It is a motivational book, especially where teammates are concerned, but throughout he also makes …
Partner up! A sure thing to getting you out the door and running when you really don’t feel like it is to find someone or a group to run with. There are many benefits to running with someone. First, you feel obligated to show up. Just don’t talk each other out of it by calling …
A word on running – I know we all have distractions. Many times I hear others say (and I tell myself) they didn’t have time to run today. You always have time to run, you just have to make it a priority. Don’t let other things distract you! Even if you get in only …
This was one of my favorite quotes while coaching. In fact one of my best runners had it put on our team t-shirts one year. She claimed part of her success was from putting a post-it of this quote on her bathroom mirror. I hated every minute of training, but I said, ‘Don’t quit. Suffer …
So, today is a relatively hot day for October here in the Carolinas where we might reach 80. In the summer, though, if you can’t get a run in before 10 am then you can get into some dangerous heat. Then in the winter it can be downright miserable with freezing rain. No matter …
Day 8 – It’s Hot in Herrrrre! (Or cold, snowing or rain) – Basic Treadmill Training Read More »
I hope you all had a good start to your running week! I don’t have much today except possible goals for this week and a quote! Our coach in college had t-shirts printed with this one and had a sign in our locker room with it as well. Every morning in Africa a gazelle …
Motivating yourself to get out and run is sometimes the toughest chore – worse than the actual run. This means you have to find ways to motivate yourself and overcome those doubts or excuses not to run. By doubts I mean that nagging thought you will never be as good as someone else, or never …
