Posts about running, training, and running mindset. My focus is primarily on newer runners, and first-time marathoners, but all runners could benefit from my posts.
There is no shortage of books and blog posts on goal setting. On this blog alone I’ve written any number of times about goal setting for runners – about setting your goal, making sure your goals are realistic, tweaking bad running […]
I love trail running. It combines my love of the outdoors, nature, observation, and running – all into one. Some of the most amazing and beautiful sights I’ve ever seen came on my own two feet while running. The potential […]
Most runners tend to be goal setters. Running can be hard (or at least it isn’t always fun). Having a goal to work towards can help keep you motivated and focused when the going gets tough. But not all running […]
We’ve all been there. You wake up tired, look at your calendar, and see you’re supposed to do a 5-mile run. You desperately don’t want to do this run. A visit to the dentist and 14 loads of laundry sound more […]
In what has become a New Year’s tradition of sorts, I again decided to do the (almost) back-to-back New Year’s half marathons this year. Put on by my favorite trail running company in the Bay Area (Brazen Racing), there is a […]
As a running coach, I wish I could say all runners (or potential runners) would be great clients and that I’d be an amazing coach to anybody. However, I know this isn’t the case. Not everyone can be coached. Or […]
My final 2018 recap post (see my previous posts on my 2018 Year In Running and My Year In Video) This time – my year in blogging! My Favorite Posts Mindfulness And The Endurance Athlete Recap ‘Mindfulness And The Endurance […]
2018 – The year I launched my YouTube Channel!! I can’t say why I wanted to do video – I don’t like watching or listening to myself on camera, but it was an idea I couldn’t get out of my […]
As 2018 winds down, I can’t help but look back at the year that was. Overall, I’m happy with my 2018 year in running. I did a few new races and a few old favorites. Had a few pacing gigs, and […]
I was recently filling out a form that asked for my current marathon personal record. I realized I have no idea what mine is. It’s been years since I’ve done a marathon that isn’t either: 1) a crazy hilly trail […]
