Running, Sustainability & Real Life

In my blog you’ll find pieces of my journey, reflections, lessons, and insights I hope you’ll carry with you.

Posts by admin

Back To All Blog Posts

06 Jun 2016

Beyond Running

06 Jun 2016

Take Back Your Life: Stop Controlling, Start Enjoying

Then there was a focus on recovery, you HAVE to recover. But when we say these things to ourselves, that we HAVE to recover, we HAVE to sleep, what happens? Well, I don’t know about you, but usually that means my body and mind does the opposite. When I said…

18 May 2016

Mental Training

18 May 2016

Mental Freakouts: How to Stay Strong

It is all good saying be your own best friend, love yourself, be kind to yourself, but lets face it, in that moment, it is not so easy to do that. When those voices in your mind are punishing you, what do you do then? How do you handle those…

04 May 2016

Training Tips

04 May 2016

Physical Freakouts: When You NEED to Listen!

I really do pour my heart into my race recap, and share my fears, my struggles, and my demons with you. It means a lot to me that you enjoy them, and I love that I am able to help you feel like you are not alone. And I have…

02 May 2016

Racing Tips

02 May 2016

5 Reasons Why You (Yes, You!) NEED 1-2 Weeks off Running After a Marathon

I have talked about this before. I have stressed the importance of taking a break from running after a season, and I truly believe this is the case not just for marathons, but your body needs a recovery period after any big race. For ANY runner at ANY distance, you should…

13 Apr 2016

Mental Training

13 Apr 2016

Do Elite Runners Ever Lose Motivation? HECK YES!

This is a question I get often. Not just from other runners, but from non runners. Is running fun every single time? As much as most people think it looks easy, or we make it look easy, I hope through my blog I have shown you that I have those…

06 Apr 2016

Beyond Running

06 Apr 2016

My Running Journey: The Beginning

Let me start off by talking about where I had come from, and how I had dreamed of the day I would get to represent Great Britain, but I ended up on a tangent, and I apologize for that. However, today I thought I would share my story, from the…

07 Mar 2016

Racing Tips

07 Mar 2016

9 Things You Need to Know About Your Next Race

So you have a race picked out. You are excited about it, and even though it seems like it is a long time away, you know how quickly time zooms by, and before you know it, it will be here. We know that we need to practice fueling, especially if…

18 Jan 2016

Training Tips

18 Jan 2016

4 Reasons to Ignore Your GPS Watch on Workouts

In the past I have talked about how important I think it is to run without looking at your GPS watch during a race or workout. I explained that more in my post about how you can make sure you do not slow down in a race. But today is…

11 Nov 2015

Training Tips

11 Nov 2015

5 Tips to Get Over Sickness Before Race Day

Does this sound familiar? It’s race week, not only are taper crazies making you paranoid, but you have that sinking feeling in your stomach: I’m sick! Getting sick during marathon taper is not ideal. Running with a cold is never fun, and any distance is going to be tough, but what about…

30 Oct 2015

Racing Tips

30 Oct 2015

7 Ways to Make Sure You Do Not Slow Down in a Race

Now, first let me say that this post was hard. Steve and I put our heads together and tried to come up with these, but we both had the same idea; learn to listen to the rhythm of your body. Unfortunately, I know to most people that does not make…