Arrival of the Gremlin: Sick! Are you kidding me? Your big day is tomorrow. It’s race time! Months and months of training are behind you. You’ve sacrificed countless hours with your friends and family to prepare. Countless sessions in the rain and cold, pre-dawn wake-ups, and skipped social events. You followed your coach’s training plan… Continue reading Sick before the race? How to save your big day
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How to Humbly Embrace Support in a Career Change
Making the career change leap In 2010, I made a major career change, a huge shift to a full-time pursuit of doing what I truly love for a living. My first career was corporate: as in suits & ties, negotiations and meetings, and a steady paycheck. I don’t miss my tie collection, but some days I do miss… Continue reading How to Humbly Embrace Support in a Career Change
How to Get Positively Distracted with The Muse Mind Hack
Find your distraction when you need it I’m excited to teach you how to use a visualized Muse character as a mind hack. I use this tool whenever I need to help someone quit feeling sorry for themselves. It’s a quick way to shift your focus by using an intentional distraction. The Muse is one of several key tools you can… Continue reading How to Get Positively Distracted with The Muse Mind Hack
How to Get Focused with The Guide Mind Hack
Find your focus when you need it I’m excited to teach you how to use a visualized Guide character as a mind hack. I use this tool whenever I need to help someone find focus in a sea of overwhelming inputs. The Guide is one of several key tools you can use to shut down your Inner Critic. And… Continue reading How to Get Focused with The Guide Mind Hack
How to send in the Bouncer as a mind hack
Dealing with the worst of uninvited guests: your Inner Critic I’m excited to teach you how to use a visualized Bouncer character as a mind hack. It’s one of my favorite tools to use with athletes, as the image it conjures is immediate and powerful. Most importantly, it gets the job done. Bouncer is a tool you can use… Continue reading How to send in the Bouncer as a mind hack
Bored in your running? 9 ways to get inspired
When you’re bored and stagnating in your running For runners who are always stimulated and excited about running–every single day, this article isn’t for you. Keep doing what you’re doing! For the rest, do you get bored sometimes when running? Maybe you’re running for fitness and getting tired of the same 5KM loop in your neighborhood, or… Continue reading Bored in your running? 9 ways to get inspired
Running Sucks? Here are 3 ways to overcome
For those times when running sucks, but you want to overcome the suck I love to run, but sometimes it sucks and I hate it. Usually, the suck is merely a perception — a distracting ruse, a ruse that visits me as I’m sitting in a warm house looking out at a gray and rainy day. Sometimes I… Continue reading Running Sucks? Here are 3 ways to overcome
Energize: 9 Ways to Inspire Your Long Runs
It’s tough to stay energized during long runs, especially when alone. What do I do for inspiration? Over the years, I’ve experimented with many techniques and tools for getting the most out of long training sessions without going crazy, getting demotivated or burning out. I’m happy to share what has consistently worked, so in this post I… Continue reading Energize: 9 Ways to Inspire Your Long Runs
Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc 2009 Blog
If you’d like a taste of what it’s like to prepare for the Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc (UTMB), one of the most grueling ultramarathons in the world, please feel free to have a look at my 2009 blog posts listed below. For a quick, humorous read, check out the cow and hallucinations stories in Part 3!… Continue reading Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc 2009 Blog
How to think like a coach: race season planning
How do you plan a race season to perform at your peak, have fun and avoid burning out or overtraining? In 20+ years of endurance sports, spanning triathlon, running, cycling and adventure racing, I’ve seen too many athletes get this wrong. It really frustrates me, as coach and friend, because the result is often burning out… Continue reading How to think like a coach: race season planning