You’re at mile 71 of 100. It’s the middle of the night, your feet feel like throbbing lumps of wood, and you’re gamely trying to stay awake because you’ve still got more than a marathon to go until you can finally stop moving. You’ve got a mouthful of something from an aid station, and swallowing…
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7 Reasons Why Working With a Coach Isn’t Just for Elites
Coaches are obviously for people with serious talent and not for those of us who squeeze in training between work, family, and bowls of ice cream. Right? Wrong. Turns out working with a coach made a world of difference to my running! While I have enough experience after four years of racing that I could make my own training…
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5 Strategies to Keep Wanderlust (and Instagram) from Ruining Your Life
Do you ever have that moment when you compare your own seemingly mundane existence to the perfect photos on Instagram, and ask yourself what the hell you’re doing with your life? Me too. It’s hard to remember those photos are often staged and edited, and not a true representation of what actually happened. How can we…