Hi!

I am a runner, marathoner and RRCA certified running coach. I work with newer runners and first-time marathoners.

I write about running, training, overcoming self-doubt, and pushing through the times you want to quit.

I believe that everyone needs to define success for themselves and should always strive to be your best even when you aren’t the best.

Facts

9999+
Miles Run
34
Marathons Completed
2
Midrun Face Plants

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I offer online run coaching, encouragement, and accountability for emerging and re-emerging athletes.

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My Blog Manifesto

With this blog and with my posts, I hope that I will encourage and support others to:

• Define what success means for you and to go out and strive towards that success
• Be your best, even when (especially when) you will never be the best
• Focus on improving your life and body, which may or may not involve how fast you are or how long you can (or want to) run
• Figure out what motivates you
• Ignore the goals or priorities that others say are important if they don’t inspire you
• Have balance in life and in running
• Look beyond finish time, age ranking, or the completion of a specific distance as the only indicators of worth
• Celebrate every victory, however large or small
• Have fun and enjoy running

Recent Blog Posts

You Don’t Have To Feel Like Running To Run

saraRunning

The #1 reason I don’t get things done (in life or on the run) is ‘I don’t feel like…’. As in: I don’t feel like going for a run this morning or I don’t feel like eating kale instead of […]

Planning For Your Audacious, Long-Term Running Goals

saraGoals

The last year has been a challenge for runners like me who use races as the organizing structure for their running or as a primary running goal. Sure, in a perfect world, all runners should be self-motivated and get out […]

Proud Fail

Common Self-Talk Mistakes Runners Make and How to Fix Them

saraMental Side of Running

The voices in my head are always yammering away during my runs. Usually, it’s pretty innocuous. I’ll be listening to a podcast and have debates with myself about the topic, or I’ll add in my (imaginary) side of the conversation. […]

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