I don't know about all of you but I'm reaching that point in my training cycle where things are getting, well a bit nuts. Where people ask you what you're doing later and you have to say things like "running 16 km and eating all the carbs." Then they look at you in disbelief, shake... Continue Reading →
Bare Minimum Half Training Update 6: Back end Loading
I have to admit that I feel a whole lot lighter giving myself a break on Wednesday posts for the next month. That said I didn’t exactly get to training any sooner in the week. Friday: We’ve been working far from home this week and so we’ve been putting in long days to make the... Continue Reading →
8 Simple Things I did that Made Running Easier
It’s pretty simple really just make sure to wake up facing directly east every single morning, drink a matcha and kale smoothie twice a day and dine primarily on fresh, homemade sushi. Nah … it’s way easier than that. For a long, long, long time I ran but I low key hated it. I liked... Continue Reading →
Weekend Motivation 101
Sometimes life gets tough and you've got no choice to push through, other times you can afford to take a step back and take a bit of a breather. That's true in training and in life. Here's a little secret even the people who write plans don't totally expect you to do every single workout... Continue Reading →
Bare Minimum Half Training Update 5: Stuff Got Hard This Week
Week 4 was when it got hard this time. We’ve been busy, It’s been very hot sometimes too hot to run even for me and I’ve had other stuff on my mind too. Good stuff, but all those things combined makes for a hard place to train in. Plus I think that I’m now in... Continue Reading →
The Real Dangers of Heat and Exercise: How to be Safe
At least in the Northern Hemisphere the heat of the summer is well and truly here and so is training season. The thing is this heat can be really dangerous on it’s own pair that with being outside and then add exercise and things can get really dangerous even bordering on deadly for some. I... Continue Reading →
Weekend Motivation 100!
We made it to 100 ya'll! On some level when you're running you're pretty much going in circles for no reason, using up all of your energy and it's hard for no reason while you're doing it. One answer you'll get is how much it adds to their life. The thing is it has a... Continue Reading →
Stuff I Refuse to Buy
If you want to buy this stuff, go for it. But I’ve thought about it and for lots of pretty good reasons I won’t. I think I’m a pretty deliberate person so I think at least a little bit about the stuff we buy at out house. Interesting fact in households women make the majority... Continue Reading →
Bare Minimum Half Training 2019 Update 4: Birthday Week and Procrastination
Ugg this week!!! Not my strongest training week in the history of training. I need to spend some time seriously thinking about the fact that I want to do this and that means I have to do the work. This week was my birthday and my sister’s birthday which in my defense does make it... Continue Reading →
Visualizations for Runners
Running is hard, hard physically and hard mentally especially when you are training for a certain goal distance or pace. It can and does beat up your body a bit, logistically its hard to fit in sometimes and it can play tricks on your head. While all of that stuff is hard it also makes... Continue Reading →