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20 Apr 2020

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20 Apr 2020

Why Runners Struggle with Sleep – And How to Fix It

There is a reason sleep deprivation is a form of torture. It is crushing, and I struggled with it for many years. It definitely affected the quality of my life, and meant that I dreaded bedtime every night, knowing how bad it would be. One bad night’s sleep from…

24 Feb 2020

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24 Feb 2020

8 Productive Things For Runners To Do While Waiting or Traveling

We love to run. It is our freedom, our self care time, our breath of fresh air in a world of never-ending to do lists and rushing from one place to the next…or lets be real, one thought to the next. We love our running, we want to get better…

17 Feb 2020

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17 Feb 2020

Signs You Are Pushing Your Body Too Far

We live in a go go go world. The busier you are, the better. Who cares if you feel tired, that’s life, get on with it. It feels like everyone around you is cramming more into their morning than you get done in a day, so why are you complaining?…

04 Dec 2017

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04 Dec 2017

You Are Only Human

We hear it over and over, we think, yeah yeah, I know. But then soon enough, we overstretch ourselves again, and like a child who can’t stop getting into trouble, we bow our heads and take the “told you so’s”. How did I not see I was going too far?…

12 Jun 2017

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12 Jun 2017

The Will to Win: Is it Bad to be Too Competitive?

People often ask me when I first realized I was good at running. As a professional runner, you have to know these things, because of course, I should have been way out in front of all the boys from an early age, proving my physical ability before it was even…

22 May 2017

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22 May 2017

Why is it So Hard to Lose the Last Few Pounds? (You Aren’t Going to Like My Answer!)

If I could just lose a few more pounds, I would be happy… How many times have you said that? I know I have, over and over again. Feeling unhappy with the way I look, thinking that removing those extra 5lbs would make me fitter, faster, and of course….happier. At some…

08 May 2017

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08 May 2017

Why Your Best Is Never Good Enough

Now I have had many great guests on the podcast before but the podcast episode with Dr Bhrett McCabe was one of the most eye-opening podcasts I have ever recorded. He said so many things that were so applicable to us all, to every single one of us, regardless of…

03 Apr 2017

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03 Apr 2017

Time to Say Goodbye: When You Have Grown Apart From What You Love the Most

WARNING: This is gonna be a MONSTER long post, I am literally sharing my biggest secret, the one I have kept from you this whole time. If you do not want to read the whole thing, I have made a video, which will be at the bottom. You can watch…

26 Sep 2016

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26 Sep 2016

Why We ALL Need to Throw Away the Scale NOW!

It seems almost comical that this is the post I came up with this week. I always used to see posts like this and think PSHHH whatever! Using a scale doesn’t work for you, but it DOES work for me. It keeps me in check, and keeps me on track to…

01 Aug 2016

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01 Aug 2016

Are You Going to the Olympics? STOP Letting Others Ruin Your Self Esteem

“Are you going to the olympics?” I have had that question pretty much since the day I started running. It is the ultimate accomplishment, the only way most people will think you have truly made it. It is also the only event in the world that even non runners understand…