Winners Say: It may be difficult, but it is possible Losers Say: It may be possible, but it is too difficult Winners See the Gain Losers See the Pain (especially true! – what do you think about right before you run, or within the first mile?) Winners See the Possibilities Losers See the Problems Winners …
Don’t Forget To Run! You have busy days and you have very busy weeks. If you don’t think so, look back on the week and ask yourself, “Did I forget to run?” It can be very easy to forget or put off running just because your days are packed or your schedule is off. …
Something to help you get on your shoes and run! Suffering ceases to be suffering, in some way, at the moment it finds a meaning. – Victor Frankl For many, including myself running definitely incurs some suffering, do you not agree? But as I stated in one of the first posts this month, I actually …
Runner’s knee: Imagine, a whole ‘ache’ that is named after our sport! Runner’s knee is a general term, but I wanted to say something about pain in the knees. For sure it will stop you from wanting to run, but there are preventative things you can do to ward off some possible issues you can …
If you want to make sure you actually run regularly, then use visual motivators. They are a wonderful way to remind yourself of your goals, your intent and purpose. Some visual motivators include: post it notes with your goals on your bathroom mirror. Inspirational quotes strategically placed that motivate you to pull on those running …
The best piece of advice I gave high schoolers was to get out and run in the morning (of course this was on non-school days). If you get out and run in the morning, then you have the rest of the day to do whatever it is you want without the thought of a run …
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 …
