One of the most common things I hear as a coach and trainer is “I am so slow compared to what I used to be”. I get it. I think we all get it in one way or another. As we get older, as our body changes, as our LIFE changes, our abilities change. This is normal, natural, and to be expected. However, it doesn’t make it an easy pill to swallow. This doesn’t mean…
You’ve all heard it said about weight loss, “The last 10 pounds is the hardest.” But, what about the first 10? I’d say getting started is the hardest part. Almost everyone talks about needing to lose weight, but how many get to a point where they are ready – really ready – to do the hard work to get started and stay with it? Let’s face it. Losing weight is hard.
Product: Believe Logbook Authors: Lauren Fleshman and Roisin Mcgettigan-Dumas Cost: $17.95 (Amazon) I love that every day is an opportunity to start over, reassess, set new goals and aim for continual improvement. We’re all a work in progress and I’m even more so than the average Joe, so I jumped at the opportunity to get a little help in the self-development area. I’ve admired Lauren Fleshman for years, encouraging women to be strong and confident from…
Goals are set and regarded in different manners. Some are meant to be achieved, others are just pipe dreams. Whether or not it is a positive factor depends totally on the mindset of the goal setter. I had 9 distance related time goals, from the 400 clear up to the half marathon, and achieved none of them. I fell 4 races short of my 28 race goal, and only managed to win 13 when the…
With the holiday season coming to a close here soon most of us are getting ready to set some goals, and in the running world that means longer, faster and more! While most fail and don’t make it past February I wanted to share my approach and some expert advice. Personally I set goals more than a year long (100 marathons) all the way down to monthly goals. This year I set the bar at…
It is not necessary to be ‘fast’ to have goals, and the height and drive to hit those goals is set by the individual. Racing can be all about numbers and the set distances makes it easier to compare all the events run through the course of a year or years. Even though the difficulty level between courses can vary greatly, it is still worth cross referencing those times to compare effort levels and fitness…
